Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul have released statements on the recent shakeup at Fox’s X Factor that left Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones without their jobs at the show. “I want to say a massive thank you to Paula, Nicole and Steve for being part of The X Factor last year,” Cowell said. ”We had a [...]

Let the bloodbath begin. X Factor host Steve Jones, along with judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul are reportedly not returning to the show next season. A lot of people had their suspicions that Steve and Nicole might not be making a return, but I don’t think anyone expected Paula to be on the list [...]

X Factor 2011 winner Melanie Amaro has officially signed her record deal. Rival judge L.A. Reid signed Amaro and even though she might not have been one of the contestants he was mentoring, he seems to be happy with the outcome. “I joined The X Factor to be able to discover undeniable talent such as [...]

It looks like no one but Simon and Paula are safe for X Factor 2012. Simon sat down with People magazine and revealed that he’s expecting big changes in the coming months and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make XFactor as big as he wants. “Can we make the show better? Yes. [...]

Simon Cowell took some time to reflect on the first season of The X Factor USA and what he had in mind for next season which FOX has already ordered up. Overall Simon says he was happy with the premiere season here in America, but could things change? Oh yes, you bet they can. “In [...]

I guess maybe Wednesday’s premiere of “The X Factor” was just an experiment to see what happens when a talent show only shows us what we’re all really there to see: talent. I guess that experiment failed, according to the ratings, so now we’re back to joke auditions “American Idol” style. At least that’s my [...]

Simon is making the rounds to promote the 2011 premiere of X Factor USA. Here he is on Piers Morgan’s show last night going through all the easy questions except, “how did you get to be so wonderful?” Excellent work, Piers. Anyway, the first few segments are just Simon Cowell and then in the last [...]

Oh, Simon. Welcome back. Simon Cowell sat down with Jay Leno to discuss the upcoming premiere of X Factor and all about the other judges he’d be sharing the screen with. Simon says LA Reid is just as difficult to work with as he is, Nicole is crazy but doesn’t know it, and he even [...]

After just sharing the news that Cheryl Cole would still be part of the X Factor premiere episode there’s been word that she might be back to join the show again. If true, Cole wouldn’t be behind the judges’ table like she used to but instead may have a chance on stage and with the [...]

“Right now, I’ve got my money on a girl winning the show,” said Simon Cowell in an interview with Yahoo! TV covering the advance premiere of his new X Factor show. Simon also goes on to discuss what kept him from being quite as cruel as we grew to expect on American Idol. Give his [...]