Now, our X Factor coverage isn't great, I know that, but there are two good reasons for that. [1] CMU Daily's readers are all far too cool and on it to be bothered about some silly pop reality show. [2] No one on the CMU team can watch any show hosted by Kate Thornton for more than three minutes without feeling nauseous.
As I understand it only two artists are left in the running - Leona Lewis and Ray Quinn - both assigned to Simon Cowell for coaching purposes. I also understand that the increasingly mouthy Jamelia has been having a pop at the former, describing her voice as "Mariah Carey circa 1990".
Those comments have angered the aforementioned Cowell, who told reporters this week: "Jamelia's been fantastic. She's a one-hit wonder and she's got all the advice. My advice to her would be to have a second hit then have an opinion."
In an unusual show of solidarity, Cowell's fellow judges joined in, with Sharon Osbourne saying: "Can I just ask something? Who is Jamelia? This is all going over my head", and with Walsh adding: "She's had one hit. There are much bigger stars than Jamelia."