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Simon Cowell is reportedly going all out to make some big changes to help boost flagging ratings for the next series of the X Factor.

The latest news from the music mogul’s camp is that he has apparently approached and is in talks with Rihanna to get her to appear on the show.

To celebrate the Christmas reunion of Grease stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton, here are the greatest comeback hits of all time.

Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around

Christopher Maloney has been confirmed to be taking part in the X Factor tour despite his fellow contestants launching a Twitter campaign to get him replaced with Kye Sones.

He will appear on the tour along with show favourites Ella Henderson, Union J, Jahmene Douglas and winner James Arthur as well as other as yet unconfirmed acts.

Adele is in the running for another Golden Globe as it has been announced that her song Skyfall which she wrote with Paul Epworth has been nominated for best original track at the Golden Globe Awards 2013.

Police in America have managed to foil a plot to kidnap, murder and castrate Justin Bieber at a concert.

Two men, Mark Staake and his nephew Tanner Ruan have been arrested in connection with the twisted plan.

Nirvana enjoyed a rather unusual reunion at the 12/12/12 concert with Paul McCartney stepping into the role of lead singer in place of the late Kurt Cobain.

The concert was held at Madison Square Gardens and was held in order to raise funds to help people who were affected by Hurricane Sandy which ripped through New York in October of this year.

The X Factor contestants have finally had enough and are campaigning for Kye Sones to join them on the tour instead of Christopher Maloney who finished third in the competition.

The final straw was Maloney’s behaviour after he was eliminated from the show during the first night of the finals. He allegedly turned up late for rehearsals for the final group song stinking of booze and was intimidating to both the other contestants and production team.

The Spice Girls reunited last night for the premiere of the West End musical based on their songs, Viva Forever!

Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Mel C posed on the red carpet prior to the show with a notable absence of Victoria Beckham who blamed her lateness on traffic.

James Arthur’s X Factor winner’s single has become the fastest selling ever in the show’s history, beating X Factor heavy weights Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis.

The official first day sales figures for the download version have been released by The Official Charts Company ahead of the song’s physical CD release on 11th December and shows that the Impossible has sold over 187,000 downloads.

Shocking statistics have been released revealing that the number of complaints that have been made to the police about online ticket fraud has sharply risen this year.

There have been 3,000 complaints this year compared to just 600 in 2010 according to Action Fraud which is the UK’s centre for reporting fraud and online crime.

On sunday night, James Arthur was announced as the winner of the X Factor in front of a crowd of 10,000 in Manchester.

Runner up Jahmene Douglas was gracious in his defeat, saying that it was "a blessing to share the stage with such a talent".

Singer Adele could be on the verge of facing a fine of £1,000 after failing to register her baby within the 42 day deadline in England.

Legally, parents are bound to register their children within this time frame, after which they and even their local registrars could get fined for the oversight.

Christopher Maloney was kicked off the X Factor last night leaving Jahmene Douglas and James Arthur as the last two standing for the final.

Christopher had previously never been in the bottom two so seemed slightly shocked when it was announced that he would be leaving the competition.

He performed Irene Cara’s Flashdance... What a Feeling on his own as well as a duet with his mentor Gary Barlow with a rendition of his song with Take That, Rule the World.

The final of the X Factor is looming but one of the acts is apparently in trouble.

Christopher Maloney has apparently been having trouble with his voice this week and resting it under the doctor’s orders which means that he won’t have had a full rehearsal of his performance before he goes on stage live on Saturday night.

Cheryl Cole is allegedly suing the producers of the X Factor USA after she was spectacular dropped from the show before it aired.

She only sat on the judging panel in two cities; Los Angeles and Chicago before she was sacked over claims that US audiences may not be able to understand her thick Geordie accent. She was quickly replaced with ex-Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger who is currently on the UK version of the show.

X Factor boss Simon Cowell has apparently been busy making plans for the future careers of James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas but has snubbed Christopher Maloney entirely.

The Mirror interviewed Louis Walsh who is a close personal friend of Cowell and he revealed that he hadn't even mentioned Christopher.

Metallica have today announced that all music spanning across the guitar wielding band’s 30 year career is now available on Spotify.

Spotify users, starting immediately, are able to stream music from every single Metallica Album, Including Master of Puppets, The Black Album and Justice for All.

The shortlist for The Brit Awards 2013 Critics’ Choice Award has been announced.

There are three hopefuls battling it out for the award; Tom Odell, Laura Mvula and AlunaGeorge.

Nicole Scherzinger has hinted that she may not be returning to the X Factor next year.

The ex-Pussycat Doll is currently working on a new album and is apparently keen to focus on her music career.

She told The Sun: “I’m really glad I did the show. I don’t know if I’ll come back next year. End on a high, right?

She may only be sixteen but she is already following in her father’s footsteps by causing controversy. Hailie Mathers, daughter of rapper Eminem has been forced to apologize over comments she made on Twitter about Taylor Swift and Harry Styles’ reported romance.

Tulisa’s debut album is struggling to be anywhere near as successful as the singer and X Factor judge was hoping.

The Sun has revealed that The Female Boss is looking like it will miss out on the top ten all together when the chart is locked down on Sunday.