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Miley Cyrus has reacted badly to various outlets' reporting on a recent interview she conducted with LOVE magazine. The star was reported today to have said that she considers herself to be better than Beyonce - and has vowed to take down whoever started the false rumour. Love magazine have also denied that she said anything of the sort. She was quoted as saying: "As...

One Direction's Midnight Memories has won the title of 2013's best-selling album at the last minute - stealing the lead from Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events. The Scottish singer's LP was the best-seller of 2012, but continued its momentum throughout 2013 - and, until last week, was on course to finish on top of the heap for this year as well. However, the former...

They may have split many, many years ago - but Britney Spears has named ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake as one of her musical inspirations. The popstar, who launched her Vegas residency Piece Of Me on December 27 to mostly positive reviews, praised the way the 'Mirrors' singer is reinventing himself musically. She told USA Today: "This generation is hungry for...

The X Factor winner Sam Bailey has discussed her plans for her first album, after shooting to victory in the Christmas charts. The 36-year-old mum-of-two sold 149,000 copies of her cover of Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper' last week, scoring her the Christmas Number One for 2013. And, speaking to the Official Charts Company, she confirmed speculation that it wouldn't...

X Factor winner Sam Bailey's tour support slot for Beyonce has been announced. It was revealed on Saturday's finale of the reality competition that whoever won the contest would get to open for the superstar on one show of her Mrs Carter World Tour in the New Year. Following on from that, bosses have now revealed that Bailey will sing ahead of Bey on February...

The X Factor runner-up Nicholas McDonald has slated his former mentor Louis Walsh for appearing to back Sam Bailey on the weekend's final. The Scottish 17-year-old said he was "disappointed" with the Irish mogul for giving his backing to Sharon Osbourne's mentee instead of him. "I was disappointed with Louis saying, 'Vote for Sam and her single everyone'. It felt...

Sam Bailey has been crowned the winner of The X Factor 2013. The 36-year-old former prison warden from Leicestershire beat competition from 17-year-old Nicholas McDonald to take the crown in the ITV competition. Bailey's victory was also a first win for mentor Sharon Osbourne, who was serving her fifth season on the panel but only just scored her first victory. [caption...

Rumours suggesting that Rihanna is annoyed with Beyonce for bringing out an unannounced album last week have been shot down. Bey bought out a self-titled LP of 14 songs and 17 music videos last Friday, without any prior announcement or promotion. Surprised fans have flocked to iTunes to buy it, and over 800,000 copies have been purchased online in just three days. MediaTakeOut...

Demi Lovato opened up earlier this week on her previously undiscussed cocaine and alcohol use, and now she has also talked about her much-documented battle with self-harming. The X Factor USA judge went into rehab in 2010 for a number of issues, including drug use, bulimia, undiagnosed bipolar and cutting. [caption id="attachment_2590" align="aligncenter" width="300"]...

The X Factor frontrunner Sam Bailey was not snubbed by Celine Dion out of personal dislike, it has been claimed. Dion was reportedly invited to sing with Bailey in the event that she makes the grand final of the ITV talent show, however she turned the job down. [caption id="attachment_2562" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sam Bailey won't sing with Celine Dion...