In more news from the X Factor camp, The Sun reckons that Simon Cowell has persuaded Madonna and Robbie Williams to give “masterclasses” to this year’s hopefuls and the stars will – apparently – be singing on the show too.

According to the paper, it was choreographer Brian Friedman who let those cats out of Simon’s bag when he told friends how excited he was that he’d be working with the stars.

It’s further rumoured that Shakira, Rihanna and Whitney Houston will also be making appearances this year. Read more & comment »

Madonna, Beyonce and Robbie Williams are reportedly just a few of the acts being lined up for this years X Factor series.

Simon Cowell is said to be in negotiations with all three singers and as Beyonce is performing in London’s O2 in November, she is expected to appear on a show around that time.

An insider told The Sun: “The last series proved anything is possible when Beyonce performed with Alex. The final got 15million viewers and that is enough to entice the biggest stars on to our stage.

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Pop Queen, Madonna has commented that she doesn’t think she would have stood a chance if she had auditioned for American Idol when she was just starting out.

She told New York radio station Z100: “I did it the hard way. I had to teach myself how to play the drums, I had to get into a band. [I played] in crappy little clubs for years before anybody would even pay any attention to me. [ I had to] take my tape around to record companies and have them shut the door in my face. It took a long time. I came up the hard way.”

When asked about American Idol she said: Read more & comment »