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Monday Morning Mediabase 11/08/2021

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Three milestones this week on the Monday Morning Mediabase Memo. The US franchise of X-Factor was short lived, but it did launch Fifth Harmony which would go on to launch several solo careers. Normani was

Monday Morning Mediabase 10/25/2021

10/25/2021 Kirsten 4

Five milestones to herald this week – four from this week and one from last week. This week features two milestones on Country. Carrie Underwood’s collaboration with Jason Aldean has turned out to be a

Monday Morning Mediabase 09/27/2021

09/27/2021 Kirsten 40

Four milestones this week – three from Country artists. Scotty McCreery, winner of season 10 of American Idol, achieves yet another number one on the Country airplay charts. “You Time” is the debut single off

X Factor USA 2 Alum Freddie Combs Dead at 49

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X Factor Season 2 alum Freddie Combs died last week in Florida. The singer, who battled obesity, had lost over 400 pounds.

Monday Morning Mediabase 09/06/2021

09/06/2021 Kirsten 8

Just two milestones to celebrate on the first Monday of September – Happy Labour Day! Carrie Underwood’s collaboration with Jason Aldean goes top 10 on Country this week. “If I Didn’t Love You” is likely

Monday Morning Mediabase 08/30/2021

08/30/2021 Kirsten 3

Four milestones to close out the month of August for the Monday Morning Mediabase Memo. There are three milestones on the Country chart this week. The highest milestone is from Season 10 Idol Winner Scotty

Monday Morning Mediabase 08/16/2021

08/16/2021 Kirsten 8

Five Milestones this week on the Monday Morning Mediabase Memo. Danny Gokey was on the eighth season of American Idol and he has gone onto become a star on Christian Radio. His collaboration with Evan

THE X FACTOR: L-R: Judges Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, Britney Spears and Louis Walsh (filling in for Simon Cowell) at THE X FACTOR: CR: Ray Mickshaw / FOX

Britney Spears ‘Wasn’t There Mentally’ on X Factor USA, Says Louis Walsh

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Louis Walsh, who guest judged on X Factor USA for Simon Cowell in 2012, says Britney Spears, a judge at the time, “wasn’t there mentally.”

AMERICAS GOT TALENT -- Season: 15 -- Pictured: Simon Cowell -- (Photo by: Art Streiber/NBC)

Simon Cowell Pulls Out of Judging X Factor Israel

05/25/2021 mj santilli 0

After announcing he would be sitting on the X Factor Israel judges panel, reports say Simon Cowell has pulled out of the show.

Monday Morning Mediabase 02/22/2021

02/22/2021 Kirsten 31

The last week of February features one milestone and it’s a bit of a stretch. Duncan Laurence was on the fifth season of “The Voice of Holland” and then went on to represent The Netherlands