The band had announced on Wednesday (February 29) that Malik had to go home after a family loss.

They were at the time in the throes of a US tour supporting boyband Big Time Rush, and had to perform as a quartet.

However, Malik took to Twitter to announce that he has returned to America, and seemed in good spirits. He said:

"Back in the US can't wait to see the boys hopefully they haven't missed me too much aha ! :D x x."

One Direction comrade Niall Horan replied back to him: "Malik is back! Can't wait t see ya man! Missed ya big time all week! Billlllyyyy."

The show, which was originally shown on October 23 last year, attracted 108 complaints, reports the BBC.

Sister show the Xtra Factor apologised 44 minutes after the incident occured, in which Cocozza said: "F***ing have it. Get in there."

However, Ofcom have ruled that TV bosses should have been more swift in dealing with the swearing.

Channel Television, who deals with the "legal compliance" of the X Factor, is said to have claimed that the swear word wasn't heard at the time by the TV production crew due to the noise in the studio. They added:

"Had we appreciated that the comment was audible to viewers, we would have asked [presenter] Dermot O'Leary to make an immediate apology."

The singer is perhaps best known for her deep, sultry soul singing - but the former X Factor contestant told the Daily Star that she's big on dance too.

And she revealed that she has been sent music from label EMI to work on. She said:

"I like dance music a lot. I think I've got a dance album in me. I've just been sent some songs by EMI that they want me to work on. So I'm writing some dance music on the road - not for me but for other artists."

Ferguson also revealed David Guetta as her dance inspiration - and even suggested that the pair should collaborate in the future. She added:

"I've been a fan of his since back in the day. I love the song Titanium. There will be a time for me to do dance music like that but not now. But I would love to do vocals on a dance tune so maybe I should give David a call soon."

James Marks, 26, and James McCormick, 25, are said to have appeared in Leicester crown court last Friday (March 2) over the alleged stealing of tracks belonging to Sony Music. They deny the charges.

The hacking had been mooted in the press over the past few days, but a statement from Sony confirmed that the hacking incident did occur and that it took place in May 2011. The statement said:

"We confirmed the breach last May and immediately took steps to secure the site and notify authorities. As a result, the two suspects were arrested. There was no consumer data involved in the incident."

Michael Jackson's back catalogue meanwhile has been the subject of question recently, with sister La Toya Jackson suggesting that some of the vocals which appeared on his posthumous album 'Michael' wasn't that of the late singer.

The band had seemingly been teasing their home country fans by previously announcing a slew of European dates and US shows throughout 2012 - but no British gigs had been confirmed.

However, they have have now unveiled three UK dates for October, playing once in Manchester and twice in London.

The band will take to Manchester's Evening News Arena on October 6 before heading to the capital on October 8 and 9 to hit the O2 Arena.

Also announced today are two subsequent shows in Germany and Belgium.

As previously reported, Radiohead recently donated 14 songs to a soundtrack for a documentary film about climate change.

The singer, father and television personality recently revealed that his brother, Andrew, had been diagnosed with the disease, but in his latest column has explained that it is worse than they originally though and "it's the outcome we (the family) were all dreading":

"Sadly, we've not had a great week and Andrew's test results weren't good at all. Unfortunately the cancer has spread and it's the outcome we were all dreading. We're trying very hard to stay positive but it's really knocked us all for six and, if I'm honest, I'm not dealing with it very well."

"I don't mind admitting that there have been quite a few tears on my part. But it doesn't matter how I feel, I just care about how Andrew feels."

He added: "When someone in my family suffers, we all suffer. It's hard to see a sibling go through something so awful."

Watch Andre talk about the importance of family below:

She will play sets at Perez Hilton's annual SXSW showcase (March 17), at Idolator's party (March 15) and finally at the Nylon magazine/Dub Frequency event (March 16), and spoke about her excitement to be back in America to share her music with people:

"I am so excited about coming over to the states and working with LA Reid. LA is a musical genius and has been such a great supporter of me. Now I just cannot wait to get on that stage and for everyone to hear my music."

Upon her return, Lloyd, who was recently nominated for a Kids' Choice Award, will begin her UK tour and the run of dates will kick off in Folkestone on March 29 and are due to come to an end on April 15 in London. 

Watch her latest music video for 'Want U Back' below:

She appeared as a guest on The Talk yesterday, March 5, and opened up about the recent allegations made by TMZ that suggested Paris Jackson had told a friend the voice on the album wasn't her father's.

The teen later denied these claims, but La Toya has thrown her weight behind the rumour, admitting she doesn't believe the King of Pop sang on every song:

"I haven't heard the complete album but I do know some of the songs that I've heard, it is definitely not his voice."

"Paris (Jackson) called me and said, 'Aunt La Toya, I want you to listen to something... You gotta listen to this, this is not daddy's voice.' She played it for me and I go, 'Paris, you're right, it's not.'"

"And I kept listening, and kept listening and it was not his voice and she was so concerned about it and she said, 'We gotta put a stop to this. We must to put a stop to this. And I'm not gonna let them (record executives) get by (get away) with this.'"

"This is a little girl, and this is the way she thinks because she loves her father and she didn't wanna see that out there when it wasn't her father's voice. And she went on to say this is the person who impersonates him and he's very good at it."

Check out Michael Jackson's 'Hold My Hand', the song which TMZ claimed Paris had said wasn't performed by him, below:

The stunning songstress took to her Twitter page yesterday, March 5, and shared a promotional photograph for the production, which informed her 1.1 million fans that a new live show is set to launch down under: "YES! #AntiTour is coming to Australia."

A statement on the 'All The Lovers' star's website explains that this exciting new tour will give fans the chance to hear Minogue "and her band performing those songs you thought you’d never hear live":

"Small, intimate, unexpected. A unique experience, for super fans only.  Kylie and her band performing those songs you thought you’d never hear live! The flipside to a huge “Kylie production”, a once in a lifetime chance and a night to remember."

Last week, Minogue told Sky News that the Anti Tour really appeals to her because it's such an unusual and niche concept:

"(The) Anti tour is something I'm very keen on. I think it's an interesting concept. That's something that's really just for super fans. There's not going to be hit songs in that show, but it's a good balance to something like (the) Aphrodite (tour)."

So far, she has announced 2 dates in Australia and will perform on March 18 at The Palace in Melbourne and March 20 at the Big Top in Sydney. Tickets for the dates will be on sale as of tomorrow, March 7. 

Watch a brief interview with her from Sydney's weekend Mardi Gras celebrations here:

Although the comedian and television personality previously opened up to People magazine about his illness, he sat down with ABC's Good Morning America this week to explain the situation and revealed that "a lot of people have passed away from that":

"The technical term is lupus nephritis. It's a rare form of lupus that's just attacking my kidneys. They thought it was just kidney disease and then they were trying to figure out why my immune system was attacking my kidneys and that was sort of the root of it all."

Earlier this year, Cannon was told that he had simply suffered from kidney failure, but after doctors found blood clots in his lungs he knew it was something more serious:

"A lot of people have passed away from that and the doctor said luckily I was in such great shape and taking care of myself because a lot of people have been taken down by it."

You can watch Carey's full interview with Good Morning America from February 21 here:

The 'Marry The Night' sensation was just under the milestone on February 29 with 19.7 million fans connecting with her through the popular site, but as of today (March 5 at 9pm BST) she has racked up a phenomenal 20,119, 608 followers. 

Justin Bieber is right behind Gaga with 18.1 million followers, pop princess Britney Spears has 13.6 and Katy Perry has 15.7 behind her. 

Gaga's consistent growth in popularity has been helped recently by the launch of her Born This Way Foundation, which she kicked off with a special conference at Harvard University in Massachusetts last week. 

The edgy 'Who Knew' hitmaker has been out of the spotlight for some time now after giving birth to her first daughter, Willow Sage Hart, back in June 2011, but wrote to tell her fans that she is working on new material:

"Okay the hair is the palest pink.... You know what that means!!!!!!!!!! NEW RECORD TIME!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's get to making some tuuuunes. Looney tunes."

She also posted a photograph of herself to the social networking site that showed her new hair colour. Her last studio album was 2008's 'Funhouse' and she hasn't released any new music since then.

The BRIT Award-winning hitmaker has shifted over 70,000 copies of the record in the country and he took to social networking site Twitter earlier this afternoon (March 5) to share the fantastic news with his 1.6 million followers, writing:

"Happy to announce my album '+' has gone Platinum in Australia! big up the Aussies."

He also added that his single 'The A Team' has reached even more impressive heights and has gone quadruple Platinum: "oh, and also The A Team is now quadruple platinum in Australia. good news today from the aussies. yay dot com."

Speaking to MTV News, the heartthrob explained that he thinks his fans will love the new cut and can't wait to share the full-length album with them later this year because it's full of "so many different styles":

"My first single is going to be amazing, everyone's going to love it. This new album is crazy. I've spent the most time on it creatively, just writing myself and being involved in the process."

"It's something that comes from my heart. I hope all my fans and all my Beliebers like it. With my new album 'Believe' there's so many different songs and so many different styles, it's really versatile and fun."

He also took to his official Twitter on March 1 to tell his 18.1 million followers to expect new material from his soon:

"It's a new day...u ready? #March26 #BOYFRIEND #COUNTDOWN#25DAYS word is out. @theellenshow showed the world...the new album and new single are coming..."

Watch Bieber make the exciting announcement on The Ellen DeGeneres Show here:

The boys, who recently toured around the country and had their hit single 'Glad You Came' featured on Glee, took to their official Twitter page earlier this afternoon (March 5) and confirmed that they will unveil their U.S. debut album next month:

"Great news, America: We are thrilled to announce we will be releasing our first US album on April 24!! Stay tuned for details :)"

Following The Wanted's sold-out tour across the USA, they shifted over 500,000 copies of 'Glad You Came' and have also managed to secure themselves a spot on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as performing guests (March 20).