This year’s X-Factor final has been thrown into chaos after Umbrella superstar Rihanna pulled out of performing with boyband hopefuls JLS at the last minute.

The finalists were forced to swap performing partners, with some performers said to be left in tears during last-minute rehearsals following the mix-up.

Instead, judge Louis Walsh’s boy troop will now team up with his Irish crooners Westlife as they bid to win the show tomorrow.

Simon Cowell’s protégé Eoghan Quigg will team up with rival Irish boyband Boyzone and Cheryl Cole’s finalist Alexandra Burke will team up with US superstar Beyonce Knowles. Read the rest of this entry →

This year’s X-Factor final has been thrown into chaos after Umbrella superstar Rihanna pulled out of performing with boyband hopefuls JLS at the last minute.
The finalists were forced to swap performing partners, with some performers said to be left in tears during last-minute rehearsals following the mix-up.
Instead, judge Louis Walsh’s boy troop will now team [...]

Video of Rihanna performing “Umbrella” at Capitol Radio’s Jingle Bell Ball. Thanks to BrandonSexGod

Video of Rihanna performing “Umbrella” at Capitol Radio’s Jingle Bell Ball. Thanks to BrandonSexGod

Singer Rihanna arrives at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball held at the 02 Arena Docklands on December 10, 2008 in London, England. Backstage photos here. HQs here.

Singer Rihanna arrives at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball held at the 02 Arena Docklands on December 10, 2008 in London, England. Backstage photos here. HQs here.

T.I. and Rihanna have knocked Beyoncé off the top of the US singles chart.

Their track ‘Live Your Life’ returns to the top spot this week, forcing Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ into second position.

The highest new entry of the week comes from Britney Spears, who debuts at three with ‘Circus’, which duly becomes her seventh US top ten hit.

Meanwhile, Spears’s latest album, also called Circus, debuts at number one on the US albums chart this week. Read the rest of this entry →

T.I. and Rihanna have knocked Beyoncé off the top of the US singles chart.
Their track ‘Live Your Life’ returns to the top spot this week, forcing Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ into second position.
The highest new entry of the week comes from Britney Spears, who debuts at three with ‘Circus’, which duly becomes her seventh US top [...]

The group will perform a duet with the singer of Umbrella on the live show.

Fellow finalists Alexandra Burke and Eoghan Quigg will team up with Westlife and Boyzone respectively.

In last year’s final Leon Jackson performed beside Kylie Minogue. Her appearance was partly credited with his victory – after he started the show a 6-1 outsider.

And odds on JLS winning have since been cut to 7-2.

Oritse Williams and Jonathan Gill, both 21, Aston Merrygold, 20, and Marvin Humes, 23, would be the first group to win the TV show. Read the rest of this entry →

The group will perform a duet with the singer of Umbrella on the live show.
Fellow finalists Alexandra Burke and Eoghan Quigg will team up with Westlife and Boyzone respectively.
In last year’s final Leon Jackson performed beside Kylie Minogue. Her appearance was partly credited with his victory – after he started the show a 6-1 outsider.
And [...]

Rihanna performs at KRBE 104.1 2008 Jingle Jam at Toyota Center on December 7, 2008 in Houston, Texas.

Rihanna performs at KRBE 104.1 2008 Jingle Jam at Toyota Center on December 7, 2008 in Houston, Texas.