The X Factor 2012 season premiere has hit FOX and the reviews are good so far for the debut of new judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato. You know FOX is looking forward to having some fun with Britney when they even give her her own “mean judge” montage scene.

It wasn’t just all about the judges either. There was lots of great talent on stage.

X Factor fansite XFactorNetwork.com recapped tonight’s premiere episode and highlighted several of the standout singers:

Reed Demming: The 13-year-old Justin Bieber lookalike (actually I didn’t thin he looked like Beebs, but everyone else did) was a bundle of nerves at first. After Simon stopped him and asked him to pick a different song, he did a much better job. He wasn’t exactly my favorite of the night. He actually left me wanting to gasp for air. But the judges loved him and he got four yeses.

Jennel Garcia: I was a little nervous when she took the stage. I thought we were in for a gag audition, but then she started singing and it was amazing! She has this little feisty rocker edge. She seems a bit too young for such sexy moves, but I think I’m growing more old-fashioned every year. I thought she was fantastic. Hope she goes all the way.

The fun doesn’t stop here either though. We’ll get another show with Simon, LA, Demi, and Britney on Thursday night with the second episode of the season.

Tonight on FOX brings the return of Simon Cowell with the premiere of X Factor 2012. The new season premiere will feature a return of the auditions as the new panel of judges tour the country in search of talent with that special “X Factor.”

Joining Simon and LA this season will be new judges Demi Lovato and Britney Spears. They’ll be replacing Nicole and Paula from last year’s panel. It will be interesting to see how everyone works together and if they’ll have that magic touch missing from the previous season.

Tonight through the end of September we’ll be watching auditions from Austin, TX, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, Providence, RI, and Greensboro, NC, and online applicants. After that the judges will form their teams, compete against one another, and then wrap up on December 20th for the finale.

It’s time to see if Simon Cowell and his X Factor USA team have what it takes to defeat NBC’s competition from The Voice. Will you be watching tonight?

Sharon Osbourne says America’s Got Talent hasn’t asked her back. Whether or not Sharon Osbourne will return to America’s Got Talent next year is anyone’s guess, the TV star said Tuesday. “They haven’t asked me back,” the judge acknowledged during a Television Critics Association panel, adding, “Who knows?”

Osbourne, who first suggested last week in a tweet that she may be leaving America’s Got Talent, also revealed that newcomer Howard Stern has already been asked to stay on for another season. At Tuesday’s panel, during which she was meant to be just discussing The Talk, Osbourne expressed reservations about returning to “AGT” for another go-round. Click Here to Continue Reading »

Steven Tyler On Why He Left American Idol, Says It Was “Not My Cup of Tea”. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Aerosmith front man says the reality competition was “not my cup of tea,” and reveals several of the issues he had with being a judge on the show. “It was just hard work: seven-hour days and then I went and did the [Aerosmith] album for eight hours after that,” Tyler explains.

The rocker admits he also had trouble delivering some of the harsh criticism Idol had been known for under the reign of Simon Cowell, saying, “They wanted me to take the piss out of the kids and I don’t have that in me.” “That’s not what I’m about,” he tells the magazine. “That’s more about that other guy. Not me.” Click Here to Continue Reading »

Sharon Osbourne is leaving America’s Got Talent. Sharon Osbourne says she’s leaving America’s Got Talent. The judge seemed to announce her departure on Tuesday, writing on Twitter, “My darling @HowardStern, money is not the reason I’m not returning to @nbcagt, it’s because…”

But as of now, Osbourne has not continued the thought or elaborated on the reason for her exit. NBC would not comment, and a rep for Osbourne has yet to confirm a definite departure — or time frame. Osbourne, who also co-hosts The Talk, has been judging America’s Got Talent since the show’s second season in 2007, when she joined Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff on the panel. Click Here to Continue Reading »