The X Factor (US)

Pop music needs a Latin star right now, and "The X Factor" finalist Carlito Olivero would like to be that person. "I feel there has been a void in the market for a Latin artist for a long time," he tells reporters after last week's semifinals results. "I remember back in the day turning on the radio and Latin artists were dominating the radio. That kind of faded away, and I'd like to bring back the true R&B and hip-hop and definitely want to put a new Latin face on music and at the same time tour around the world. I feel being here is an amazing opportunity. I'm so in love with life right now and blessed." Olivero hasn't exactly been a shoo-in during Season 3 of the FOX reality competition -- he sang for his life in the Bottom 2 multiple times, and didn't always receive the best feedback from the judges. But... //blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/12/the-x-factor-carlito-olivero-wants-to-be-the-latin-star-pop-music-needs.html

Less than three years ago, Demi Lovato had hit rock bottom with her drug and alcohol abuse, and now she's shaped-up, sober, and ready to open up about her battle from addiction. Demi Lovato comes clean about her former cocaine habit. The 21-year-old X Factor judge recently opened up to Access Hollywood about the shocking extent of the drug addiction that made her hit "rock bottom" at just 19. "I couldn't go 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine," she reveals. "I would bring it on airplanes." The 'Heart Attack' singer has since sobered up, saying "I've stuck to it because it's made my life so much better." Don't miss Demi in action on The X Factor judging panel, Wednesdays and Thursdays on FOX, and stick with us at Celebified for more celebrity scoop.

Season 3 of The X Factor is almost over: The 2013 finale airs just next week. Sadly, though, ratings for the Simon Cowell-fronted singing competition aren’t picking up as the show races towards its climax. The December 13 episode saw country boy band Restless Road eliminated from the competition, and a total of 4.9 million viewers tuned in to watch the show. That’s more viewers than tuned in for NBC’s The Sing Off, but sadly, the rival show ended up with a higher demo rating: 1.4 to the X... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/q9KK0aKsR20/2013-12-13-top-4-ratings-fall-again

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of a million heartbroken teenage girls all letting out a collective sob. During Thursday night’s episode of The X Factor 2013, the adorable trio known as Restless Road was officially eliminated from the competition. The country boy band actually seemed like they had a chance of winning the whole competition. Girls love boy bands — and have you seen a country version of One Direction anywhere? No, you haven’t. It’s a gap in the market, and we were sure it was... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/TwC1soOmkTc/2013-12-13-restless-road-eliminated-country-boy

Restless Road is eliminated in the latest results show despite never being in the bottom three before.   Read More... //www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00066617.html

Okay, so we fully realize that tonight’s elimination on Season 3 of The X Factor isn’t as big of an upset as if say, Alex & Sierra had gone home. But it still certainly comes as a shock. During the December 12 episode of The X Factor 2013, favorite country boy band Restless Road was sent packing. That’s right. Country crooners Zach Beeken, Colton Pack, and Andrew Scholz are officially out of the competition. The Top 3 contenders are Alex & Sierra from Simon Cowell’s groups, Jeff Gutt... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/72TMpuacqNk/2013-12-12-should-restless-road-gone-home

A lot of times the acts kicked off of "The X Factor" are in tears talking to reporters backstage after their elimination. That wasn't the case for Restless Road, who were cut one week shy of making the Season 3 finals. The boys were as happy and energetic as ever when discussing their cut. "We're just happy to make it as far as we did because we almost didn't make it anywhere past the second round," Andrew Scholz tells Zap2it. "We got nos in the boys category, then we got put in this group which was just a blessing. We're so happy to be where we are." Their mentor, Simon Cowell, looked mighty disappointed when the boys didn't advance to the last week, but Zach Beeken says Simon knows they tried their best. "Simon really wanted us to be in the finals -- as did we -- and then we didn't make it there and... //blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/12/the-x-factor-restless-road-think-alex-and-sierra-will-win.html

You guys, this time next week we’ll know who the Season 3 winner of The X Factor is. Crazy, right? After a seemingly endless line-up of brutal double eliminations, we’ve finally reached a week when just one person is going home but that hardly made tonight’s (December 12) show any easier. In the one-hour elimination episode we faced one of the toughest Bottom Twos yet. With each semifinalist performing two songs this week — one selected by a judge and the other his or her choosing — there... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/dehM_xMNtRs/2013-12-12-who-went-home-december-12

Drumroll please. We’ve got our final three contestants for Season 3 of The X Factor. These are the acts that will go head-to-head on December 18 to win America’s final vote and claim the title of Season 3 X Factor victor officially on December 19. Sound tough? You bet your official Demi Lovato fan club t-shirt it sounds tough. ‘After a harsh elimination of semifinalists Restless Road, the final three acts remaining on the show are as follows: Alex & Sierra — Team Simon Cowell Alex &... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/ZFSf3257Mx0/2013-12-12-who-top-3-contestants

We guess Sierra Deaton of The X Factor’s dynamic duo Alex & Sierra shouldn’t have worried if she and boyfriend Alex Kinsey could recreate the magic of last week. Their duet of Sara Bareilles’s “Gravity” has hit number two on iTunes less than 24 hours after they debuted the number on the December 11 Live Show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The good news comes on the heels of the couple’s stunning success of last week; their take on “Say Something” by A Great Big World claimed the... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/Od1DAKNJ0e8/2013-12-12-alex-sierra-top-itunes-chart