10/12/2011 • mjsbigblog

Tonight’s X Factor Canceled Due to Baseball Rain Delay

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Due to rain that has caused a two hour delay to the start of that has delayed tonight’s ALCS Championship game (It’s 8 pm here on the east coast and only the 6th inning) X Factor has been CANCELED.

Tonight’s X Factor will air Thursday, starting at 8/7c, and then Sunday, from 8 to 10 pm. That is, if the ALCS does not go seven games.

UPDATE: Added SONG SPOILERS

Idol Headlines for 10/12/11 – The Evening Edition

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See Kelly Clarkson for Free in New York. VH1 is filming a very special and VERY Intimate concert featuring Kelly Clarkson on October 27 and they want her biggest NYC fans to be a part of it! If you are a HUGE fan of Kelly’s and would like the opportunity to receive Complimentary Admission to this extremely intimate concert, please reply back to [email protected]. ou MUST be in the NYC area to apply for this concert. More details and a copy of the form can be found at ONTD

Adam Lambert tweets, “Hello! Putting finishing touches on potential first single today! This beat is NUTS!”

David Cook Covers Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds” – VIDEO

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David Cook covered Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds” last night at The Pageant in St. Louis. David is currently co-headlining a tour with Gavin DeGraw.

The Season 7 Idol winner has promised to do some fun covers on the tour. You never know what you’re going to get, so keep watching these pages to see what turns up.

Reportedly, David shot some footage for a music video before the concert! David’s new single, “Fade Into Me” is available on iTunes now.

Video after the jump.

Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna Will Guest Judge The X Factor

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People Magazine reports that Pharrell Williams and Enrique Inglesias will act as guest mentors at the judges’ houses on tonight’s show. (Pharrell recently collaborated with Adam Lambert).

Rihanna is also set as a guest mentor.

Hits Predicts Lauren Alaina “Wildflower” to Sell 60-65K 1st Week

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The Hits prediction for Lauren Alaina’s “Wildfower” bow is in: Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina should do between 60-65k for her debut album, Wildflower, an impressive total for the show’s second-place finisher. Prospect

Clay Aiken to Compete on The Celebrity Apprentice

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The rumors were true. Clay Aiken will compete on the next Celebrity Apprentice. Debbie Gibson and Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice are also in the cast. Oy. I haven’t quite figured out yet

X Factor Judges’ Houses Begin Tonight! – Meet Your Top 32 (VIDEO)

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The X Factor judges houses begin tonight. That’s when the Top 32, divided into 4 different groups, meet with their respective mentors to audition for the Top 16. LA Reid has the boys, Simon Cowell has the girls, Nicole Scherzinger has the Over 30s and it’s up to Paula Abdul to wrangle the groups!

In case you need a refresher, I’ve listed all the contestants below, with VIDEOS to keep handy.

Also, here is the revised X Factor schedule.