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Kelly Rowland has been appointed a judge on American X Factor

Simon Cowell appoints Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio American X Factor judges

Simon Cowell has hired former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer/actress Paulina Rubio as judges on the American version of The X Factor.

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Khloe Kardashian will not return as X Factor judge

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Reality television star Khloe Kardashian will not return as a judge on the American X Factor.

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Get up (Rattle): Bingo Players knock Britney and Will.I.Am off UK number one spot

Dutch dance duo Bingo Players scored their first UK number one last night with a track that failed to make the top 40 in their native country, the Official Charts Company said.

Cast of Les Miserables knock Emeli Sande off the top of the album charts

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David Bowie's surprise and much talked-about comeback track looks set to miss out on a place in the singles chart.

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Oasis star backs Christopher Maloney and James Arthur

Britney Spears 'was addicted to amphetamines' her ex-manager claims

Pop star Britney Spears' former manager has claimed the singer was "addicted to amphetamines", a civil court has heard.

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Looks like Simon Cowell has a challenger on his hands in a competition for who can be the most nasty television judge.

Macy Gray, Jazz Cafe, London

Macy Gray calls her band the Sexy Things, the crowd “sexy people” (as if it’s actually our names), and sings Rod Stewart’s “D’Ya Think I’m Sexy?” For Gray, sex, like music, is earthy, funny, and gives clues to some happy, higher purpose.

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