X Factor: Olly Murs gets record deal

After being passed over by Simon Cowell’s record label, X Factor finalist Olly Murs has reportedly landed a recording contract with Epic.

Epic also picked up JLS last year after Cowell refused to sign them.

A source told The Mirror: “Olly’s been down in the dumps because Simon had turned down working with him and it didn’t look like anybody else would want to sign him up.

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Heather Mills wants to make disabled reality TV show

Heather Mills has revealed that she wants to make her own reality TV show about living with disabilities.

Mills was voted off Dancing On Ice last night and revealed that she and partner Matt are already planning the show.

The amputee told ‘This Morning’ presenter Eamonn Holmes: “I want to get people like you Eamonn, and get you to spend a week in a wheelchair. To see what it’s like to live with a disability. You would have to be looked after and pushed around by your wife.

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Piers Morgan calls Louis Walsh is the ‘poor mans Jason Gardiner’

Piers Morgan has lashed out at X Factor judge Louis Walsh, after being branded the ‘poor man’s Simon Cowell.’

Louis made the comments after joining the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel in Birmingham for two days last week.

Speaking out about Walsh’s comments, Morgan told The Daily Star: “Louis is a poor man’s Jason Gardiner and that’s about as bad a place as you can find yourself in the talent judging business.

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Dannii Minogue to model for Marks and Spencer

2010 is going to be a busy year for X Factor judge Dannii Minogue.

Not only is she expecting her first baby, but she’s also going to write her first autobiography, release her first fashion line and we heard today that she’ll be modeling for high street chain M&S.

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American Idol 2010: Carrie Underwood loves Pants On The Ground

Former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has joked that the youth of today can learn a lot from General Larry Platt’s audition song ‘Pants On The Ground.’

“As a songwriter I know we all aspire to write something that is catchy and has a message, and I think the youth of America can learn a lot from Pants on the Ground,” Underwood jokingly told USA Today.

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Cheryl Cole wants to sample Rowetta’s song but doesn’t want her on stage

Former X Factor contestant and Happy Mondays singer Rowetta, is furious with Cheryl Cole after the Girls Aloud star asked to use her vocals for an upcoming award show – but told her she didn’t want her to appear on stage.

Cole will be sampling Rowetta’s dancefloor hit “Be” for a live performance of her single “Fight for This Love” at the upcoming BRIT Awards.

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Non-music retailers back Simon Cowells ‘Help For Haiti’ Everybody Hurts

House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer, BHS, Oxfam and BP Connect/BP Express have backed Simon Cowell’s Help For Haiti single and agreed to stock it in their stores.

Twenty-one top current music stars have added their vocals to the single, which is a cover of REM’s Everybody Hurts.

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I’m A Celebrity: ITV fined after Staurt Manning and Gino D’Acampo killed a rat

ITV has been fined 3000 Australian dollars, for the killing of a rat on their TV show I’m A Celebrity …..Get Me Out Of Here.

Chef Gino D’Acampo and Stuart Manning killed the rat and cooked it for their fellow campmates during the show show last November.

Chief Inspector David Oshannessy, from the RSPCA, revealed that ITV were fined 3,000 Australian dollars and will have to pay a further 2,576 dollars in costs.

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Peter Andre wants to ban Alex Reid from profiting from his children

Peter Andre has sought legal advice, on ways which he can stop Alex Reid profiting from his children.

After Katie Price and Alex Reid eloped and got married last week, Peter decided that he didn’t want Reid appearing in lucrative photoshoots or TV shows with his ­four-year-old son Junior and daughter Princess, two.

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X Factor 2010 will include public auditions

X Factor sources have confirmed that despite some criticisms last year, they plan to conduct this year’s auditions in front of a live audience again.

Many critics argued that the public auditions were humiliating for the bad acts and ruined the atmosphere of the show. However bosses feel that the thousands of people watching the tryouts, helped the show achieve it’s highest ratings ever.

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Simon Cowell’s ‘Everybody Hurts’ Help For Haiti (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Simon Cowell’s charity single, the proceeds of which will be donated to the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake, was released yesterday and already sits at the top of the UK download charts.

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Alex Reid struck down with Delhi Belly

Newly wed Alex Reid has been struck down with a bad case of Delhi Belly, as he films his new fighting show in India.

Bravo channel’s Alex Reid: The Fight Of His Life will see Alex fighting against a range of martial art experts.

And as he arrived in the Indian town of Nashik, a friend told The Sun: “He could barely speak he was so shattered. And now he’s got a week of being pummelled by fighters.”

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Pixie Lott sings ‘Cry Me Out’ on Dancing On Ice 2010 (VIDEO)

Pixie Lott gave two brilliant performances on tonight’s Dancing On Ice shows.

She opened the early performance show with an alternative rendition of Kings Of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody.’ She then sang her own single ‘Cry Me Out’ on the later results show.

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Heather Mills leaves Dancing On Ice 2010

Heather Mills has become the fifth celebrity to be voted off ITV’s Dancing On Ice.

Paul McCartney’s ex-wife found herself in the bottom two alongside Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson. After performing in the skate off, Heather advised the judges to send her home because ‘Kieron is the better skater’, which we thought was a pretty magnanimous comment for her to make.

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Jedward miss number one spot

X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes, have narrowly missed out on their first number one single.

The 18-year-olds, released their debut single ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ – which featured a collaboration with American rapper Vanilla Ice – this week.

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