American Idol's Carrie Underwood headed for X Factor USA?

Carrie Underwood has revealed that she would consider taking on an X Factor judging role.

The former American Idol winner knows exactly how it feels to stand on a stage and give the best performance you can, only to have it picked apart by a panel of judges, trusted with the job of deciding your fate.

X Factor USA - Top 17 Perform on First Live Show

The top 17 acts all performed on stage in the very first X Factor USA live show. Sadly for four of the acts, the first time was their last time. The Brewer Boys, Dexter Haygood, Tiah Tolliver and Simone Battle were all eliminated from the show.

The 12 acts remaining are:

The Girls – Mentored by Simon Cowell

• Drew Ryniewics
• Rachel Crow
• Melanie Amaro

The Boys – Mentored by L.A. Reid

• Brian “Astro” Bradley
• Marcus Canty
• Chris Rene

The Groups – Mentored by Paula Abdul

• The Stereo Hogzz
• Lakoda Rayne
• Intensity

The Over 30s – Mentored by Nicole Scherzinger

• Leroy Bell
• Josh Krajcik
• Stacy Francis
  

X Factor USA Top 32 Revealed

The top 32 contestants in the X Factor USA have been revealed in the Boot Camp day 2 episode.
The contestants are:
Girls (Simon Cowell)
- Caitlin Koch, Tora Woloshin, Simone Battle, Drew Ryniewicz, Rachel Crow, Jazzlyn Little, Melanie Amaro and Tiah Tolliver.

Boys (LA Reid)
- Brennin Hunt, Brian Bradley, Skyelor Anderson, Nick Voss, Tim Cifers, Phillip Lomax, Marcus Canty and Chris Rene.

Over 30s (Nicole Scherzinger)
- Elaine Gibbs, Tiger Budbill, Leroy Bell, James Kenney, Josh Krajcik, Christa Collins, Dexter Haygood and Stacey Francis.

Groups (Paula Abdul)
- The Stereo Hoggz, 2Square, 4Shore, The Brewer Boys, Illusion Confusion, The Answer

The X Factor USA continues next Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Simon Cowell gets threat from 14-year-old rapper Brain Bradley on X Factor USA Episode 4

Simon Cowell received a stern warning from young rapper Brain Bradley on episode 4 of The X Factor USA. Bradley became agitated when Simon asked him why he deserved to be on the show.

'Yo yo Simon, I see you man... What is your problem man?... Are you serious? Yo, I swear on your life... if we were on the streets,' he said to Simon.

The teenager then began his performance which wowed the audience and the judges.

X Factor USA visits Chicago and Seattle in Episode 3

It was the turn of Chicago and Seattle to wow the judges of The X Factor USA in episode 3 last night. It was a mixed bag of auditions including a 14-year-old Justin Bieber obsessive and an eccentric performance of Radiohead's Creep by J. Mark Inman. L.A. Reid was won over by Virginia Beach boy band 4Shore after they sang Boyz II Men's "End of the Road", a song Reid wrote. The episode was not without conflict, with Scherzinger and Abdul arguing with Cowell over Tiah Tolliver's rendition of "Impossible". Overall a good episode, we can't wait for the next installment.

Audience for first episode of US X Factor less than expected

The first episode of The X Factor USA has received a lacklustre 12.1 million viewers. Although better than the first ever episode of American Idol, Simon Cowell previously stated that anything less than 20 million viewings for The X Factor USA would be a "disappointment".

Rihanna to guest mentor on The X Factor USA

Rihanna will guest mentor on The X Factor USA. The Barbadian singer will help L.A. Reid choose his final four acts ahead of the live shows.

“Simon loves Rihanna and loved having her on the UK show last year — so it’s no surprise he wants her back,” a source said.