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Is X Factor contestant James Arthur feeling the strain already?

Tonight saw the shocking exit of Carolynne Poole from the X Factor Competition. After a nail biting five minutes presenter Dermot O’Leary announced the bottom two contestants. Rylan Clark and Carolynne Poole had to go head to head in a sing off to fight for their place in the competition. With Rylan singing  ‘One Night Only’ and Carolynne singing ‘There you’ll be.’

The UK saw another internet fuelled song hit the top spot. This weeks number1 is that of a Korean called Parker Jai Sang AKA 'Psy' made it with song 'Gangnam Style'.

Chris Brown is arguably one of the hottest and most talked about entertainer of this generation. Having shot to worldwide recognition at the tender age of 16, Chris Brown has gone on to become one of the “most wanted” musicians, uniquely standing out of the pack with his smooth vocals and intriguing dance skills. In a world where some music professionals complain of declining album sales, Chris Brown still goes platinum and wins Grammys, BET awards, AMAs and features in great movies. Chris Breezy, as he is commonly known, is a superstar who has changed the music scene and may as well follow in the legendary steps of his greatest inspiration of all times, the late Michael Jackson.

She was really born to make us happy!! Britney Spears is such a gifted entertainer that she never ceases to amaze us. She found massive mainstream success in her teens and is now one of the most successful musicians in the history of music, having sold over 100 million album copies worldwide. And Oops! . . . She Did It Again!! The elegant Miss Spears is back on the limelight this time judging talent on X-Factor.

Reports have been emerging that Adele is in the process of making the new James Bond theme song. The movie and song is said to be named Skyfall and reports are saying that the 24 year old has already started recording. This news is bound to be exciting for any Adele fans, James Bond enthusiasts also seem happy with the choice.

Available Today for Free in the UK Google Play Apps Store

September 18th, 2012- Today, download-and-discovery service eMusic released its new Android mobile app, fulfilling its commitment to bringing its members new products and services that better serve their music discovery and listening habits.

Results of a study have emerged today for the amount of illegal music downloads in the UK. The results are split up into cities. It seems Manchester has come out top, for the area which downloads music illegally most. A whopping 1.3 million tracks were reported in the city alone. The digital music analysts Musicmetric has been measuring the downloads through BitTorrent downloads. Reports suggest that a high percentage of these would be illegal.

New rapper from North London, Bomber, has decided to give you all a taste of his music for completely free. His track On My Way can be downloaded completely free from his homepage, with an option to get the whole EP for free also.

Bossk are a post-rock band from the UK who earlier this year reformed after a 3 year hiatus. The reformed band has been playing a number of live shows across the UK to celebrate their return to the music scene and have begun work recording new material.

This week we have seen one of the most anticipated devices hit the market, the iPhone 5 is one of the most discussed pieces of technology on earth. Obviously its a device which is very useful in the music world and it seems the new model has been geared up with some pretty neat music features for playback, recording and sound.

After it's recent world premier on PureGrainAudio.com, Reverse Order's newest music video is streaming live on YouTube. Stepping away from their Pop/Rock roots and expanding their horizons even further, Reverse Order fuses a Maroon 5/ Fall Out Boy-esque sound into "Playing Games", a song filled with jumping piano lines and witty lyrics about the games we play when we like someone.

If you're looking for a new unusual music, we are proud to introduce to you the most unique band of the modern art. New band from Transylvania, it is SchmetterLynx! A real Fairy from The Garden of the Blue Lakes, other world, lives in a small town Brashov, Romania, where she makes a strange and wonderful music.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- BandSwap is a musical and cultural alliance among six like-minded cities combining the best of grassroots celebration, cross promotion, creative interconnectivity and most of all, the unrivaled experience of live music.

For some reason this years X-Factor audience is down, we aren't just talking a few thousand either. Its actually being reported as much as a whopping 3 million. So why is this happening?

Parish "PMD" Smith is set to deliver the keynote address to an audience of aspiring musicians and seasoned music professionals during the 10th yr anniversary of the Midatlantic Music Conference.   He is currently on the road touring with Erick Sermon and the remaining Hit Squad members, through the Rock The Bell tour. 

Lucy Spraggan has got many people talking in the early stages of the X-Factor show, so much that last years winners Little Mix have come forward with some handy advice for her. Mix's words of wisdom to Spraggan was “stay humble and grounded and don't change” if she makes the live shows.

On www.beats4djs.net– The combination of Native American Flute, Japanese Vocals, and a Filipino Dub Step producer intertwine to give you a single called, “Autumn Winds of the Rising Sun”

These days, V finds itself frozen out by bigger and better emerging festivals yet lacking the niche appeal or distinct identity to attract true specialist music fans AA list headline talent or the peak of up and coming talent to perform.

A surprise came out to the music world today when Avril Lavigne announced that she was to get married to rocker Chad Kroeger, lead singer and front man of Nickelback.