We admit that going into the Judges’ Houses on “The X Factor” at this point last year, we were feeling all right about Simon Cowell and the Overs as contenders. Eventual winner Ben Haenow came from the category, and Fleur East was ultimately the runner-up. While Jay James didn’t make the finale, he was definitely […]
Here’s the problem with creating a group in today’s modern music industry: Not only do you have to make sure that the talent is there, but you better make sure that you choose a name that is not being used somewhere else. The struggle already for all of these groups on “The X Factor” is […]
“The X Factor” is airing Judges’ Houses this weekend, and there may be a pretty wide consensus that Rita Ora has one of the best overall teams. She’s got at least a number of winner contenders on here, and even some who don’t end up making it far could still have a career in the […]
Since “The X Factor” UK is officially beginning the Judges’ Houses phase of the competition this weekend, we figured that now was the best time to come through with what is a long-standing tradition here at CarterMatt: Conducting contestant rankings! We’re taking a quick glance at every category over the next two days, and determining […]
Everyone associated with “The X Factor” knows that One Direction is the biggest act to ever come out of the series. Meanwhile, those who have studied it closely over the years also know that Louis Tomlinson has not put much distance between himself and the franchise. He has a good relationship with Simon Cowell, has […]
Anton Stephans’ perfect philosophy – With the Judges’ Houses phase of “The X Factor” starting up this weekend, some of the acts are getting a chance to have more time in the spotlight than they’ve had to date thanks to press interviews. This includes Anton Stephans, who is a personal favorite from a few different vantage […]
We figured that with a much-hyped “shocking moment,” ITV was going to find a little bit of success with “Downton Abbey” Sunday night. That was proven to be true the moment that the ratings officially came in on the night. The drama, which created a stunning TV moments thanks to Robert (Hugh Bonneville) suffering from […]
It only took us a few minutes on Sunday night’s new episode of “The X Factor” to realize one thing about Simon Cowell and his group of Overs: He was not in the best of moods, and really did not seem willing to dish out compliments even to some of the people who he gave […]
Tonight’s new episode of “The X Factor” had a couple of things that it needed to address. Sure, you had to see how some of the contestants fared in Simon Cowell’s category of Overs, but they also had to wrap up the members of Cheryl Fernandez-Virsini’s Groups as well. This category really suffered when it […]
We admit that going into Sunday’s final part of the Six Chair Challenge on “The X Factor,” we have very little memory of Max Stone as a performer. Maybe he’s one of those great filler acts who, despite having some ability, is missing a thing or two that will allow him to make it to […]
