The X Factor

Plus: Rita Ora's big debut!

Ever the savvy businessman, Simon Cowell has come up with a fool-proof plan to save the troubled 'X Factor': Hire Miley Cyrus as a judge!

Here's news NO ONE was expecting: Simon Cowell is reportedly expecting to become a first-time parent very soon.

It has been confirmed that former 'X Factor' judge Demi Lovato will be returning to the show for its third season, joined by creator Simon Cowell -- but not by her former panelists Britney Spears and L.A. Reid. The fates of co-host Khloe Kardashian and her nipples are currently unknown. (Oh let's be real here. She won't be back.)

It looks as though multiple 'X Factor' contestants are walking away winners after all! Country star Tate Stevens may have beaten out fan favorite Carly Rose Sonenclar as the second season winner of the FOX show, but Sonenclar, third-place finalists Fifth Harmony, and the all-male group Emblem3 are reportedly set to ink record deals with Sony Music as well!

I said I wasn't going to watch the X Factor. I said that I didn't want to be committed to another night of television, and then I turned it on.

Call it a clash of the divas! Following a tumultuous first ‘X Factor‘ season, Nicole Scherzinger is rumored to be leaving … And to have a pretty pricey replacement: None other than the best selling female artist of all time, Mariah Carey, may fill the Over 30s judge’s designer shoes!

America selected Melanie Amaro as the winner of the first-ever ‘X Factor.’ She edged out Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene, whose elimination was announced earlier this evening.

You know the phrase “Too many cooks spoil the broth“? Tonight’s opening ‘X Factor‘ performance, featuring the finalists as well as everyone’s favorite cast offs, may give credence to “Too many singers spoil the song.”

We all owe Ellen DeGeneres a big “thank you” for getting the ‘X Factor’s’ Steve Jones to take his top off on her show Tuesday. It really wasn’t that hard — all it took was a simple “I was hoping that you would take what you have on off…” She did give him a black, ‘Ellen’ v-neck as a cover up, though, but for a few moments of glory we got to gawk at the man’s furry abs.

The Twitterverse got a lil saltier. ‘X Factor‘ judge Simon Cowell has joined Twitter, which he announced last night on the performance episode. Cowell is a bit behind the digital times, creating his account on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Hey, better late than never to the social networking party, right?

Cheryl Cole has joined the judges' panel on Fox's upcoming reality-competition series 'The X Factor'