51-year-old single mother Alison Brunton performed the track earlier this year as the X Factor toured the country during its audition stage.

The cringe-worthy performance was panned by the judges and Brunton was told to stop singing early.

She had, however, brought her two children - aged 14 and 16 - who were watching backstage and featured on the show looking somewhat embarrassed by their mother.

Broadcasting guidelines state that under-18s must not be "caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes" and as a result, industry watchdog Ofcom are investigating the episode, which was shown recently.

A spokeswoman for the ITV series said: "The X Factor does not include child contestants but takes the welfare of any children featured in the show very seriously. It is a well-established format and contestants regularly bring along their family to support them, as Alison did. Footage of family members is only used when appropriate consent has been obtained."

X Factor meanwhile is also being investigated over a Britney Spears impersonator whose saucy audition saw her sit on the lap of judge Louis Walsh.

A handful of big names appeared in a promotional advert ahead of Nick Grimshaw's new Radio 1 Breakfast Show, which launched on Monday (September 24).

The presenter replaced Chris Moyles after over eight years at the helm and an advertising campaign, which also starred the likes of Cheryl Cole and Professor Green, was run to build up support for Grimshaw and his 'Team Grimmy'.

A video looking at the making of the advert has now been uploaded online, showing the amount of work that went into an advert which lasted only 30 seconds.

Other talent featured in the advert included Wiley and fellow radio host Sara Cox.

Last week, the lads treated their fans to a sneak peek at the cover art and they have now shared details about the songs that make up the highly anticipated record.

The band's online following spent time 'unlocking' the information via social networking site Twitter this afternoon (September 24) and it has been confirmed that 'Chapman Square', which is due to be released on October 22, will feature 12 songs.

A hand-written tracklisting was then posted to their official Twitter page (pictured below) and it revealed that their hit singles, namely 'When She Was Mine' and 'Taking Over Me', will be on the album. Other songs on the list include 'Standing In The Dark', 'Waterfall', and 'The Girl I Knew'.

The bonus edition of 'Chapman Square' will have an additional 6 tracks including 2 acoustic versions.

The singer has impressed on the TV series so far this year with self-penned tracks like 'Last Night (Beer Fear)' and she told The Sun that her open sexuality has positively influenced people around the country.

Spraggan said that people have been coming up to her to express their gratitude at helping them come out. She said:

"I've done gigs and some young girls there said they were watching TV with their parents, they heard my music, their parents loved it, found out I was gay, still loved it and they've said, 'Oh, I'm gay as well', and their parents have been fine. For me, to have helped someone come out is the biggest compliment ever."

Lucy Spraggan is currently 8/1 favourite to win this year's X Factor competition, with Ella Henderson the top tip.

The 26-year-old, whose massive number one, 'Call Me Maybe,' has already been covered by the cast, told more! magazine that she’d be interesting in joining the likes of Britney Spears, Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin as a guest star on the hit musical show:

"With my musical theatre background, Glee would be pretty cool. At this point I wouldn''t say no to anything. I'm leaving my options open and seeing what happens."

The former Canadian Idol contestant, who is set to chart inside the UK Top 10 tomorrow with second album, 'Kiss,' also went on to reveal some surprising names when asked who her musical influences were:

"I love Robyn, and I''m really into Jagged Edge and La Roux. I''ve been listening to older stuff like Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison too.”

The former Daily Mirror editor and Britain’s Got Talent judge angered the ‘We Found Love’ chart-topper after passing comment on her hairstyle during the Paralympics closing ceremony.

However, the CNN host told the Daily Star that the pair’s brief Twitter war has resulted in the Bajan singer agreeing to appear on his Piers Morgan Tonight show:

“I tweeted that she should go back to her old hairstyle and then she tweeted back that I should grow a dick.

“On the back of that, I asked if I could interview her for my show in the States and she agreed.

“I was up all night sorting it out but I managed to bag an interview out of it.”

Speaking to London's Evening Standard newspaper, she explained how talent shows are important for the future and longevity of television, but added that she's not so much a fan of the groups they put together:

"The emphasis of 'The X Factor' is on the televisual aspect; on that level you can’t fault it."

"The music is incidental and I don’t have a problem with it — but obviously I’m not going to go home and listen to One Direction."

Despite having been discovered on the programme, heartthrobs One Direction have gone on to enjoy an incredibly successful career and the music video for their new single, 'Live While We're Young', has racked up almost 4 million hits in 24 hours.

The assets referred to include some of the company's biggest labels such as Parlophone, which houses Kylie Minogue and iconic rockers Pink Floyd.

The BBC reports that "the Commission's demand for assets sales also includes disposal of EMI's Chrysalis, Mute, and Classics labels, as well as Universal's Sanctuary and Co-op Music labels." An official statement was issued by EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia, which explains the need to 'preserve' the competitive nature of the music industry:

"The very significant commitments proposed by Universal will ensure that competition in the music industry is preserved and that European consumers continue to enjoy all its benefits. Competition in the music business is crucial to preserve choice, cultural diversity and innovation."

"In this investigation, we have paid close attention to digital innovation, which is changing the way that people listen to music."

A spokesperson from Universal added: "Today's approval brings to an end an extensive EU regulatory review and the acquisition will benefit the artistic community and music industry."

Universal also confirmed that its catalogue would still include the Beatles, Beach Boys, Genesis, Katy Perry, Emeli Sandé and Robbie Williams.

In a rare appearance together, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones assembled in a London cinema to preview Celebration Day, a film of their one-off 2007 reunion gig.

The band teamed up with drummer Jason Bonham - son of late original member John Bonham - for a massive gig at London's O2 Arena nearly five years ago to commemorate the life of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who had passed away.

In a media Q&A with the band today, Led Zeppelin dodged questions about a further reunion, with guitarist Jimmy Page retorting:

"Can I just ask you all if you enjoyed the film?"

When further pressed for an answer on the idea of another reunion, singer Robert Plant quipped: "That would be kiss and tell."

Their show in 2007 was their first together in 27 years, with 20 million fans applying for tickets - but only 19,000 were selected for tickets.

Celebration Day will hit cinemas in the UK on October 17, with a DVD release on November 19.

The Canadian pop songstress has been over the in the coutry recently to promote her new album 'Kiss', which was released on Monday (September 17) and then a day later in the US.

Speaking to the Daily Star, Jepsen - who performed this summer at Wembley Stadium for Capital FM's Summertime Ball - said that she is a big fan of British culture. The 'Call Me Maybe' star said:

"I've fallen in love with the UK; the fashion, the architecture, the accents. But I haven't had enough time to really check things out so I plan to take some time off and return."

Jepsen meanwhile also commented on the sound of her new album, confirming that she set out to make it as fit for dancing as possible. She added:

"It's pure pop. For years I was attracted to songs that made me want to dance, and this is the result."

The band's Twitter followers were given the chance to unveil the photograph by using Twitter to pass a 'tweet target' and as soon as they hit it, the lads kept their promise and revealed the cover for their forthcoming studio album, 'Chapman Square'.

The record is due to be released on October 22 and the artwork shows singer Andy Brown, drummer Adam Pitts, guitarist Joel Peat and bassist Ryan Fletcher posing on leather chairs in a woodland setting.

Earlier this evening (September 20), Fletcher sent out a message to his fans that explained he's overwhelmed by Lawson's success: "12 years ago I had my first guitar lesson... Today I Get to ask what do you all think of our first ever album art work?!"

Lawson returned to their official Twitter page soon after sharing the cover and added: "Well we've had the #LawsonAlbumArtwork… who's ready for the Standing In The Dark vid behind the scenes at midnight? http://youtube.com/LawsonVEVO"

The pop icon was in Amsterdam on her Born This Way Ball tour when she lit up what was thought to be a joint and told the crowd that she loves the drug for its relaxing properties:

"I want you to know it has totally changed my life and I've really cut down on drinking. It has been a totally spiritual experience for me with my music."

Now, chief executive of Blenheim CDP John Jolly has spoken out against Gaga's actions and slammed her decision to paint the drug in a positive light when she has young people who look up to her as a role model:

"I think it’s always unhelpful when people in the public eye of a particular influence are seen engaging in drug use, particularly because cannabis use is a significant problem for people under 25 in the UK. The predominant drug we are dealing with in our treatment centers for people under 25 years old is cannabis so it’s particularly unhelpful when things like this happen.”

Speaking to Marie Claire magazine, Mackintosh explained that fans of the boyband would wait outside of Caggie's parents' house and used to turn up unannounced:

"It was horrible for Caggie. When people are showing up outside your parent's house it's gone too far. Caggie is a fun loving girl, I don't think she minded the attention too much but it all does get a bit much.

She added: "There's a different direction she wanted to go in and I think she got a bit freaked out."

Meanwhile, Styles has recently been linked to model Cara Delevingne and he watched her during London Fashion Week's Burberry runway show, describing her in an interview afterwards as "amazing": "Yep, she was great, she did a great job. She looked amazing."

Although they are no longer together and each have their respective solo careers, the trio announced that they will unveil a collection of their most popular hits called 'Playlist' on October 8.

This will mark their first release in seven years and 'Playlist' will feature 14 tracks, including well-loved songs 'Bootylicious', 'Lose My Breath', and 'Say My Name'.

Back in August, member Kelly Rowland quashed reunion rumours by admitting that the girls are now at a place where they're just "enjoying each other's friendship. That's the greatest gift of Destiny's Child."

The full tracklisting is as follows:

Bootylicious
Bug A Boo
Emotion (Neptunes remix)
Jumpin', Jumpin'
Independent Women, Part I
Say My Name
No, No, No Part 2 - featuring Wyclef Jean
Survivor
Lose My Breath
So Good
Girl
Bills, Bills, Bills
Soldier - featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
Illusion - featuring Wyclef Jean & Pras

The new poll puts the 'Boyfriend' hitmaker in the coveted No.1 position for the second year running and the One Direction lads finished in second place after their debut album, 'Up All Night', was confirmed as the second highest-selling in America so far this year.

Elsewhere in the list, Bieber's girlfriend Selena Gomez made an appearance at No.6 as her career has gone from strength to strength and has seen her design a fashion line, act in movies and release 3 studio albums with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene.

Rapper Mac Miller came in at No.5, former X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd was included at 8, and current X Factor USA judge Demi Lovato scored a high position at No.3.

The full list can be seen here:

1. Justin Bieber
2. One Direction
3. Demi Lovato
4. Scotty McCreery
5. Mac Miller
6. Selena Gomez
7. Porter Robinson
8. Cher Lloyd
9. Earl Sweatshirt
10. Nick Jonas

Watch Bieber's latest music video, 'As Long As You Love Me', below: