L.A. Reid

January 17, 2013 by Staff

X Factor judges Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid have signed season two’s third place finishers, Fifth Harmony, to a record deal on Wednesday. The five members originally auditioned for X Factor separately, but were then put into a group during the show’s boot camp. The group, composed of Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani Hamilton, Dinah […]

October 12, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Wednesday’s episode of the X Factor was slightly more contrived than usual, according to Justin Bieber who appeared in cameo ahead of Thursday’s episode on which his personal mentor L.A. Reid was featured more heavily. Realising he’s only on screen long enough to say a few sentences, he wrote on Twitter Wednesday: “heard we got used […]

May 15, 2012 by Hollywoodite

It was confirmed, yesterday afternoon, that Britney Spears and Demi Lovato replaced Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger on American X Factor. The Fox Upfronts presentation in New York City followed protracted negotiations with Spears’ conservators, and what felt like days of rushed negotiations with Lovato who recently told the UK’s Fabulous Magazine that a return to […]

February 12, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Following the news that Whitney Houston passed away age 48, there have been many reactions from other celebrities. Houston died unexpectedly of an unknown cause of death Saturday afternoon only hours before she was scheduled to sing at the Clive Davis annual pre-Grammys party taking place at the Beverly Hilton, the same hotel at which Houston was […]

December 9, 2011 by Hollywoodite

Last night’s X Factor saw 13-year-old Rachel Crow, who may have been too young and emotionally ill-equipped to handle the pressure if last night’s reaction is anything to go by, eliminated. Season one episode 22 determined the top four, from the remaining five. With the bottom two vote between Crow and Marcus Canty (who has been in […]