By Owen Tonks

JLS and The Saturdays are to duet for a Christmas single, reports suggest.

Marvin is currently dating Rochelle from The Saturdays and the boys have expressed their desire for a collaboration.

Speaking to Bang Showbiz, Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill said: “Will we see a JLS/Saturdays duet? Wow. I don’t know but we’d do it in a shot.”

He continued: “We’d love to do a song with the girls. A Christmas number one, maybe? Watch this space.”

By Owen Tonks

N-Dubz’ Tulisa has allegedly been thrown out of a Miami hotel after trashing her room.

The group have been in the US working with record company Def Jam and Tulisa has been frequenting the clubs and bars in her free time.

A source told The Sun: “Tulisa has been going for it, she’s out of control.

“It started in Miami, then Hollywood – she has been out constantly.

“She had just a little too much to drink one night and trashed the hotel room.

“She did regret it the next day, especially when staff told her to check out. The band’s management have had to step in again and tell her to settle down.”

The singer also allegedly got the name of her band mate and cousin Dappy tattooed on her neck whilst drunk.

Third N-Dubz member Fazer has had to remain in the UK following apparent issues obtaining a visa due to criminal convictions.

By Owen Tonks

Cheryl Cole has decided to release her next album under her married name, reports suggest.

The singer is currently separated and will soon be divorcing her footballer husband Ashley Cole but is to keep his surname rather then returning to her maiden name Tweedy.

A source told The Sun: “Cheryl has decided her married name will stay. She feels the most successful period of her career has been under the name Cole.

“She’s established in Europe. Going back to her maiden name Tweedy would be confusing.

“It also shows she is bigger than Ashley and prepared to be grown up about a difficult time in her life.”

The move is said to be influenced by Tina Turner after the star kept her husband’s name after their 1976 divorce.

The source confirmed: “She is a fan of Tina Turner. Tina was divorced during her career but decided to stick with her married name because it was how she was best known.”

Cheryl is due to perform the first single from her new album on the X Factor in October.

By Owen Tonks

La Toya Jackson has claimed that Michael Jackson was murdered for the rights to his back catalogue, reports suggest.

The King of Pop passed away in June last year after a fatal dose propofal was administered and La Toya has claimed that Michael always knew he would be murdered.

In an interview on GMTV, she said: “I never had a doubt. You must remember from the day that I found out that Michael was no longer with us, when my mother screamed ‘he’s dead’ on the phone, I just went into this, ‘Who did it?’.

“Michael was murdered for his catalogue – that’s the bottom line. He was murdered for his catalogue and they knew that, and they knew Michael was much more, worth so much more dead than alive.

“His children deserve the truth. I think his parents deserve the truth, his family and his fans. Personally I think it is a slap in the face, not just to Michael but to the entire family. It’s totally unfair, it’s wrong and it was not an accident.”

It is estimated that Michael’s estate is currently worth £670 million.

By Owen Tonks

Simon Cowell’s run as a judge on American Idol is to end in 2010, reports suggest.

The music mogul is leaving the show to concentrate on taking the X Factor to the US where it will take a new slot on Fox.

Simon’s brother Tony confirmed the news on his podcast, The Cowell Factor. He said: “A press statement is being prepared which will confirm what everybody expected. Simon will leave Idol at the end of 2010 to concentrate on bringing the American version of X Factor to US TV in 2011.”

The record company exec’s contract with Idol ends in 2010 but Simon has not yet confirmed the news himself.

By Owen Tonks

Details of a forensic report carried out following the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately have been revealed.

The National Toxicology Institute in Barcelona has confirmed that the star died from an undiagnosed heart condition.

The report obtained by The Sun rules out drink and drugs as a contributing factor and predicts that Stephen was dead for eight hours before his body was discovered with his husband sleeping next to him for three.

Relative’s of Stephen have revealed that there is a history of heart problems in the family.

By Owen Tonks

Rage Against The Machine have beaten X Factor winner Joe McElderry to the UK Christmas number one spot having sold over 500,000 copies.

A Facebook campaign was launched earlier this week to urge the record buying public to boycott the X Factor and make Rage Against The Machine’s 1992 single Killing In The Name number one.

In a statement the managing director of The Official Charts Company, Martin Talbot said: ”Congratulations to Rage Against The Machine on their number one – as we have seen in recent years, overhauling any X Factor winner in the race for Christmas number one is no mean achievement. The public support we have seen for the record this week has been truly amazing – and handed them two all-time records.

“But congratulations too should also go to Joe McElderry. In taking the number two spot, he has still achieved one of the highest weekly sales of any single this year – in almost any other year, 450,000 copies would have given him the Christmas number one.”

In a message on Twitter, Joe said: “Hey guys thankyou to everybody that bought the single and supported me! Well done to RATM for an interesting chart battle.”

By Owen Tonks

X Factor winner Joe McElderry has criticised Rage Against The Machine single Killing In The Name.

Joe’s song The Climb is currently in a chart battle with Killing In The Name to reach the top spot after a Facebook campaign was launched encouraging people to boycott the X Factor single.

Speaking to The Sun, Joe said: “They can’t be serious! I had no idea what it sounded like. It’s dreadful and I hate it. How can anyone enjoy this? Can you imagine the grandmas hearing this over Christmas lunch?”

He added: “It’s a nought out of ten from me. Simon Cowell wouldn’t like it. They wouldn’t get through to boot camp on X Factor – they’re just shouting.”

The singer added that he hasn’t taken the situation personally and believes that it is aimed more at Simon Cowell and the X Factor than him.

By Owen Tonks

Simon Cowell has claimed that he is helping the entire music industry by claiming the Christmas number one spot every year with the X Factor winner’s single.

The credit crunch and illegal downloads have seen a downturn within the music industry but Simon believes he is responsible for an uplift in record sales.

In an interview with NME, Simon said: ”However you look at it, every record label was looking at it in a very cynical sales-based way.

“There’s a tradition of quite horrible songs. I think I’ve done everyone a favour. I do! And, by the way, anyone is entitled to have a pop at us one year.”

Joe McElderry and Rage Against The Machine are currently battling for the Christmas number one spot after a Facebook group was created in an effort to stop Joe’s The Climb reaching the top of the charts.

By Owen Tonks

A spoof video of the X Factor contestants singing a Rage Against The Machine song has appeared on the internet.

A Facebook group has been made to encourage people to buy Rage Against The Machine’s Killing in the Name over Joe McElderry’s The Climb.

The video sees Joe accompanied by Olly, Stacey, Danyl, Jedward, Susan Boyle and Simon Cowell.

Simon Cowell has allegedly described the campaign as spiteful and has claimed that it is directed at him and that Joe should not be used as part of a game.

Joe’s The Climb and Rage Against The Machine’s Killing in the Name are both out now.

View the video below.