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Tate Stevens Kicks Off His Country Career Writing With John Rich

Megan Pacella — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:00:59 +0000

In late December, 'X Factor' winner Tate Stevens announced that he would be moving his family to Nashville to work on his country music career. It looks like Stevens has arrived in Music City and is already working hard, according to a photo that he shared this week.

LeAnn Rimes Reportedly Back in Discussions to Judge 'The X Factor'

Sterling Whitaker — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:50 +0000

Country songbird LeAnn Rimes is reportedly back in the running as a possible judge on the reality competition ‘The X Factor.’ According to Examiner.com, the ‘Borrowed’ singer is under consideration to replace Britney Spears, whom insiders are speculating will be released from the show after a generally lackluster performance. The news comes almost a year [...]

Tate Stevens Wins Season 2 of 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:21:21 +0000

Congrats to future country superstar Tate Stevens. He was announced as the winner of Season 2 of 'X Factor' during Thursday's (Dec. 20) season finale, capping off a week of reality singing competition shows that were dominated by country wins. Remember, Blake Shelton and his pop-country protege Cassadee Pope notched the Season 3 win on 'The Voice.'

Tate Stevens Makes It to 'X Factor' Finals

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:30:35 +0000

Country favorite Tate Stevens, who regularly placed atop the fan-voted leaderboard in Season 2 of ‘X Factor,’ will move on to the finals as one of the Top 3 contestants. In Thursday night’s (Dec. 13) elimination episode, Stevens found out that he was the second act going through to next week’s finals. When asked how [...]

Tate Stevens Turns Up the Heat With Keith Urban's 'Somebody Like You' on 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:17:07 +0000

Country hopeful Tate Stevens fell from grace a little on 'X Factor' last week, dropping from the top slot on the leaderboard after occupying it for multiple weeks. He's out to recapture that crown, so he decided to change things up a little and do an upbeat song on Wednesday's (Nov. 28) episode -- something we haven't really seen from him in past weeks. He tackled Keith Urban's 'Somebody Like You' with a guitar strapped to him.

Tate Stevens Rocks Bon Jovi's 'Wanted Dead or Alive' on 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:00:25 +0000

Country hopeful Tate Stevens is 37 years old and chasing his dreams on 'X Factor.' But he is doing so with true country grit and undeniable talent. Stevens made it through to the live shows on the popular reality series, and is a member of mentor L.A. Reid's team. On Wednesday's (Nov. 7) live show, he impressed viewers with Bon Jovi's power ballad 'Wanted Dead or Alive.'

Simon Cowell Says "The X Factor" Firings Are Just Business [VIDEO]

Jane Prince Jones — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:07:05 +0000

It's been all over the news how two of the judges, and the emcee got fired from "The X Factor". First reports showed Nicole Scherzinhger was the first to go along with host Steve Jones. Then news that judge Paula Abdul was let go as well. Simon Cowell, the show's creator says the firings came after a top secret meeting to determine what went wrong and what was done right.

X-Factor Contestant Hannah Jackson Pays Visit To 99-5 The Bear Studios

Rick Gilbert — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:55:33 +0000

Does she have the "X-Factor". We'll soon find out. Hannah Jackson of Lubbock had a great audition and made it to the next round.

Simon Cowell Brings "X-Factor" to U.S. Viewers Soon

Jane Prince Jones — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:19:27 +0000

Coming up Wednesday, September 21 is the new Fox TV reality show, "The X-Factor". The show is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom and has had so far, 53 winners around the world.