
Dannii Minogue is to be ditched as an X Factor judge in this year's series, a report has claimed. The Aussie judge, who is expecting her first child in the summer, is said to lose her job on the panel when Simon and producers meet up to discuss the new series in LA this week.

X Factor twins Jedward have signed a new record deal with music giant Universal Music just a day after being dropped by rival label Sony. The Irish duo have been signed to produce three albums with manager Louis Walsh saying that the boys now have "a great career ahead of them."
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