X Factor UK Headlines for 08/20/17

First trailer for X Factor UK season 14 is out! The start date is not confirmed yet, but September 2nd is likely.

Seeing is Belieb-ing! Little Mix announce release of Spanish anthem Reggaeton Lento… months after Justin’s record-breaking success with Latin hit Despacito
Little Mix have seemingly taken inspiration from Justin Bieber’s recent Despacito success after nabbing a spot on Latin American boyband CNCO’s track.
The girl band will release their own Spanish anthem, Reggaeton Lento, on Friday, and it’s already predicted to be a hit, given that the original single has been viewed over one billion times on YouTube.
The single has also been streamed more than 472 million times, a figure that will no doubt heighten when the British pop favourites work their magic.
Read more: Daily Mail

All that glitters! Perrie Edwards puts on an eye-popping in a bra top and crystals… as bandmate Jesy Nelson’s ex Chris Clark ‘cowers away’ from her at V Festival
She made her V Festival debut in 2016 performing alongside her bandmates Little Mix – which also marked their fifth anniversary as a four-piece.
Yet, Perrie Edwards, 24, swapped her stage antics of the previous year to attend this year’s musical offering at Hylands Park, Chelmsford as a fellow festival goer, covered in the obligatory glitter and crystals on Saturday.
The blonde bombshell made sure to turn heads at the event as she slipped into a saucy sequin encrusted khaki-coloured strapless bralet that she layered over her sizzling black lace bra.
Read more: Daily Mail

Just Hold On: Louis Tomlinson Is Flying Solo
It has been a remarkably swift and assured journey to the upper echelons of stardom for Louis Tomlinson. As a member of the cultural juggernaut that is One Direction, he was a crux of what is inarguably the defining ‘boy-band’ of a generation. Of course, they would go on to challenge and redefine our previous notions of that artistic mould, but that is a tale worth another, entirely separate tome.

Tomlinson is no longer a boy, aided in no small part by the fact that he himself is now a father to a boy of his own. But growing up for him now means establishing his artistry on his own terms, no longer tethered to a group of his peers. Our first taste of things to come came at the tail-end of last year with “Just Hold On,” a collaborative single with Steve Aoki that debuted at number two on the charts in his native UK.
Read more: Highsnobiety

‘It’s ridiculous’: Zayn Malik ‘doesn’t believe’ in social media despite boasting 23M Twitter followers… as he reveals plans to become an English lecturer if he hadn’t been a pop star
His Twitter account is followed by 23million users while on Instagram, he boasts an eye-popping 23.4million followers.
And despite Zayn Malik’s vast fan base, he insisted in a new interview with VMAN magazine that he ‘does not believe’ in social media as the former One Direction star claims the Internet outlets ‘breeds sheep and not lions’.
The 24-year-old pop phenomenon admitted to his struggles with fame and discussed his ‘alternative reality’ – which he claims would have resulted in becoming a lecturer after attaining a degree in English Literature.
Read more: Daily Mail

GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Love for Harry with newly single Chanel model, while Niall invests in bottles of rum
I’ve got bad news for One Direction’s female fans: Harry Styles has his eye on a newly single Chanel model, while bandmate Niall Horan has turned his attention to bottles of rum – but only as an investment.
I hear Harry, 23, has been back in touch with Paige Reifler, the 21-year-old he was briefly linked to in 2013 when the couple were caught larking around on camera position.
Read more: Daily Mail

It’s Jake Thick-enden! Former X Factor star debuts results of £5k hair transplant… after revealing insecurities over balding locks that left him looking like a ‘peanut M&M’
He recently revealed that his receding hairline had left him riddled with insecurities.
So it was no wonder Jake Quickenden was keen to show off his luscious new locks following his £5,000 hair transplant.
Debuting his new hairdo, the 28-year-old singer seemed in good spirits as he enjoyed a stroll around the Cheshire countryside on Wednesday.
Read more: Daily Mail

JLS’ JB Gill is “excited” to combine his faith and music as new Songs of Praise presenter
His first episode airs this Sunday.
It’s definitely a good time to be a JLS fan. Following the news that Aston Merrygold has joined this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, it’s now been announced that his former bandmate JB Gill has a new telly gig lined up too… on Songs of Praise.

Indeed, the singer will join the BBC show’s team as a features presenter and has revealed that he’s excited to combine his faith and music.

“BBC One’s Songs of Praise has played an integral part to my childhood,” he said.

“I remember growing up watching and singing along to all of the hymns, many of which I’d learnt during hymn practice at my Church of England primary school. Needless to say, I’m incredibly excited to be taking on this new role as a Songs of Praise presenter.
Read more: Digital Spy

First X Factor 2017 trailer relives the show’s biggest moments — from 1D Mania to Rylan’s meltdown
Maybe it’s now YOUR chance to make history?

Dermot O’Leary takes you on a walk down memory lane in The X Factor’s first 2017 trailer.

ITV’s teaser whips through 13 years of X Factor history — from the rise of One Direction through to Matt Terry’s victory last year — in record time as Simon Cowell gears up for a new series.
Read more: Digital Spy


The Official Charts
Singles
1 Dua Lipa – New Rules
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7 Rudimental – Sun Comes Up (feat. James Arthur)
8 Louis Tomlinson – Back To You (feat. Bebe Rexha & DFA)
11 Little Mix – Power (feat. Stormzy)
14 Enrique Iglesias – Subeme La Radio (feat. Sean Paul & Matt Terry)
17 Camila Cabello – Crying in the Club
20 Major Lazer – Know No Better (feat. Travis Scott & Camila Cabello & Quavo)
24 Liam Payne – Strip That Down (feat. Quavo)
34 Zedd – Get Low (feat. Liam Payne)
39 Niall Horan – Slow Hands
54 Olly Murs – Unpredictable (feat. Louisa Johnson)
57 Camila Cabello – Havana (feat. Young Thug)
90 Little Mix – No More Sad Songs

Albums
1 Ed Sheeran – Divide
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13 Little Mix – Glory Days
54 Harry Styles – Harry Styles
90 James Arthur – Back From the Edge

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