New X Factor judges begin auditions

The circus surrounding the UK X Factor and its judging panel is now over.  Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh, Tulissa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland arrived in Birmingham today to kickstart this years auditions process.

Here are some pics of the new line up arriving at the LG Arena:

The only constant in this years X Factor, Louis Walsh, was the first to arrive.  He urged viewers to get over Cheryl and Danni and to give Tulissa and Kelly a chance on the show.  Take That frontman Gary Barlow said he would liked to have seen Cheryl back on the panel.  Be careful Gary! You don't want to offend Kelly and Tulissa on your first day.

Pics of Tulissa and Kelly after the jump:

Kelly Rowland Gets sexy for "Motivation"

Euro pop queen Kelly Rowland returns to her RnB roots for new single "Motivation"

Having grown quite attached to Kelly's synth pop floor fillers ("Work", "When Love Takes Over", "Commander", etc) I was somewhat dubious of her planned return to urban music, not because I didn't like Kelly's older stuff but because I felt she had found her niche in the euro pop sound.

Then I heard "motivation", an undeniably sexy, infectious and understated RnB smash in waiting.  The song is all about SEX but is not provocative for the sake of it.  Everything about the Jim Jonsin produced track oozes sex and Lil Waynes super smooth bars certainly add to the cut.

It helps of course that the video is an absolute flesh fest (not in a distasteful way though).

Check out the video below: