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The odds are really starting to stack up against X Factor contestant Christopher Maloney. It was revealed earlier in the week that evictee Kye Sones had branded the Liverpudlian as “two faced” despite being way ahead of any of the other acts on the public votes.

Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen hasn't had much luck the last couple of weeks. First, it was reported that she was being sued along with Owl City’s Adam Young for copyright infringement over their hit Good Time. Now she is being sued again over claims of plagiarism.

A new web application for use with Chrome has been announced by Emma Turpin from Google Creative Lab. The app named JAM with Chrome allows users to play music but not just that. It essentially gives users the ability to play music with their friends who are also using Chrome to browse the internet, creating virtual bands in real time.

She had to leave the X Factor due to illness but Lucy Spraggan hasn't completely severed ties with the show.

Her mentor Tulisa’s prediction that “[it was] not the end of Lucy” has begun to come true as she has been offered a place on the annual live tour.

Simon Cowell is allegedly a bit concerned over the outcome of his baby the X Factor this year.

As the weeks go on, contestant Christopher Maloney is building popularity with his teary-eyed performances of 80s power ballads and Cowell is now beginning to worry that he might go on to actually win the show.

Queens of the Stone Age singer Josh Homme has announced that the band's drummer Joey Castillo has left the band.

Robbie Williams has got himself into trouble after punching a pensioner in the video for his number one single Candy.

Kye Sones has branded fellow over 28 contestant on the X Factor Chris Maloney "two- faced".

Sones was voted out of the show this weekend after judge Tulisa decided to take the judge's vote to dead lock between him and Rylan Clark. Sones had received the fewest votes from the public, something blamed on the fact that he had not connected with audiences.

She made her name as Hannah Montana in the Disney series of the same name but now Miley Cyrus has received a very different job offer.

Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the grunge band Nirvana has been widely accepted as a rock god in his own rights and the leader of a generation of early 90s teens, and the singer’s widow Courtney Love has always fiercely defended his name following his tragic death in 1994.

Despite Robbie Williams’ new single Candy looking as though it will probably hit the number one spot this week, the song has apparently been banned from Radio 1.

In this age of downloading at the click of a button, it’s very easy for artists to lose touch with their fans so it’s nice to see when someone makes an effort to be a little different and original.

As the X Factor approaches its tenth anniversary next year, there is no doubt that the show is starting to wane in popularity.

There are fears over Lucy Spraggan’s future on the X Factor after it has been revealed that she is still unwell.

Her best friend on the show, Rylan Clark has confirmed that she is still “really, really ill” and that he has “been at home looking after her”.

Apple has announced that they will be delaying the release of iTunes 11. The updated software was due for release at the end of October but at the last moment was put back by Apple.

Sources at the X Factor claim that Simon Cowell is talking about scrapping the traditional group charity single this year.

Usually, the finalists record a song together, the proceeds of which are then donated to charity. This year however, Cowell is talking about the winner’s single being for charity instead.

Owl City’s Adam Young and Carly Rae Jepsen are allegedly being sued over their hit Good Time for copyright infringement.

Caroline Flack is finally starting to learn that interbreeding with X Factor contestants is not the way forward. The Xtra Factor presenter has famously been linked to One Direction singer and X Factor alumni Harry Styles in the past, something that she has been ridiculed for repeatedly on the show.

Celebrities have taken to Twitter showing their support for people who have been caught up in the chaos of hurricane Sandy.

Since the release of the iPhone, users have been able to use their device as a format to listen to and download music through iTunes; something that they have always been particularly smug about.

Singer Jade Ellis has slammed the X Factor Judge's decision to eliminate her from the show, branding it as tactical voting.

The single mum lost in the sing off against Louis Walsh's band Union J even though fans of the show agree that she did much better in the final performance.