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Tate Stevens of 'X Factor' Signs With Sony Nashville

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:00:38 +0000

‘X Factor‘ winner Tate Stevens has signed an exclusive recording contract with Syco Music/RCA Records Nashville — a deal reportedly worth $5 million. Stevens, 37, took home the top honors last month after beating out teenage powerhouse Carly Rose Sonenclar for the grand prize. The Missouri native performed a selection of hits from country superstars [...]

Tate Stevens Kicks Off His Country Career Writing With John Rich

Megan Pacella — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:00:59 +0000

In late December, 'X Factor' winner Tate Stevens announced that he would be moving his family to Nashville to work on his country music career. It looks like Stevens has arrived in Music City and is already working hard, according to a photo that he shared this week.

LeAnn Rimes Reportedly Back in Discussions to Judge 'The X Factor'

Sterling Whitaker — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:50 +0000

Country songbird LeAnn Rimes is reportedly back in the running as a possible judge on the reality competition ‘The X Factor.’ According to Examiner.com, the ‘Borrowed’ singer is under consideration to replace Britney Spears, whom insiders are speculating will be released from the show after a generally lackluster performance. The news comes almost a year [...]

Simon Cowell Trying to Lure Shania Twain for 'X Factor'?

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:00:33 +0000

It looks like maybe Blake Shelton and Keith Urban have started a trend. Shelton became the first major country star to appear on a mainstream reality TV singing competition when he signed on as a coach for 'The Voice,' while Urban is appearing as a judge on the upcoming season of 'American Idol.' Now, according to reports, Simon Cowell is trying to woo country superstar Shania Twain for 'X Factor.'

'X Factor' Winner Tate Stevens Is Headed to Nashville, Home of Country Music

Megan Pacella — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:00:16 +0000

In case you haven’t heard the news, country music hopeful Tate Stevens took home the winning prize on the latest season of ‘X Factor.’ Not wanting to rest on his laurels, Stevens is heading to Nashville to try to break into the country music scene. According to MJs Big Blog, Stevens and his entire family [...]

Carly Rose Sonenclar's Family Furious Over LeAnn Rimes' Comments About 'X Factor' Performance

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:00:40 +0000

The drama surrounding LeAnn Rimes' duet with 'X Factor' contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar continues. After the less-than-perfect performance generated some criticisms -- like comments that the ladies had no chemistry and struggled to the suggestion that Rimes was drunk -- the family of Sonenclar, who placed second on the show, is hopping mad over the singer's comments. Rimes' statements seemed to lay blame on the teen.

Tate Stevens Wins Season 2 of 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:21:21 +0000

Congrats to future country superstar Tate Stevens. He was announced as the winner of Season 2 of 'X Factor' during Thursday's (Dec. 20) season finale, capping off a week of reality singing competition shows that were dominated by country wins. Remember, Blake Shelton and his pop-country protege Cassadee Pope notched the Season 3 win on 'The Voice.'

Tate Stevens Makes It to 'X Factor' Finals

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:30:35 +0000

Country favorite Tate Stevens, who regularly placed atop the fan-voted leaderboard in Season 2 of ‘X Factor,’ will move on to the finals as one of the Top 3 contestants. In Thursday night’s (Dec. 13) elimination episode, Stevens found out that he was the second act going through to next week’s finals. When asked how [...]

Tate Stevens Performs Clay Walker's 'Fall' in 'X Factor' Semi-Final Round

Cory Stromblad — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:36 +0000

'X Factor' contestant Tate Stevens may have performed Clay Walker's 'Fall' during Wednesday night's (Dec. 13) race for a spot in next week's finale, but the country hopeful did anything but stumble during his own rendition of the emotional power ballad.

Tate Stevens Turns Up the Heat With Keith Urban's 'Somebody Like You' on 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:17:07 +0000

Country hopeful Tate Stevens fell from grace a little on 'X Factor' last week, dropping from the top slot on the leaderboard after occupying it for multiple weeks. He's out to recapture that crown, so he decided to change things up a little and do an upbeat song on Wednesday's (Nov. 28) episode -- something we haven't really seen from him in past weeks. He tackled Keith Urban's 'Somebody Like You' with a guitar strapped to him.