London, Dec 19 : Music mogul Simon Cowell is said to have been raking in 250,000 pounds a day from this year's Christmas chart-toppers.

His music label is not only profiting from X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah, but also from rights to the legendary version by Jeff Buckley, and the original by veteran songwriter Leonard Cohen, 74.

All three tracks are among the top ten, with insiders saying Burke, 20, is at No 1, Buckley at No 2 and Cohen in the Top 10.

"Its win, win, win! This is an amazing coup, even for Simon," the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.

Washington, Dec 19 : American idol judge Simon Cowell has said that former contestant Paula Goodspeed''s death left him shocked.

He insists that the tragedy has hit the judges "like an express train".

"What happened was awful. My regret in all of this was that we didn''t know how troubled this person was," Usmagazine. com quoted Cowell as saying.

"If I could''ve gone back in time and known what she was going through, I wish that we could''ve spent time trying to help her, but we genuinely didn''t know.

"It''s a human tragedy. It hit us like an express train," he added.

Washington, Dec 18 : Members of the band `Coldplay' are persuading media mogul Simon Cowell to make a guest appearance on their tour - and criticize their performance.

The band members are a huge fan of the American Idol judge and love his mocking remarks.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is hoping to convince Cowell to record a video segment for their upcoming concerts.

Washington, Dec 18: Even after the suicide of former American idol contestant Paula Goodspeed, judge Simon Cowell has refused to tone down his level of criticism on the show.

Although Cowell insists that Goodspeed's death has hit them "like an express train", he is adamant he would not have judged her differently when she auditioned- because it is necessary for viewers to hear his honest opinion.

Washington, Dec 17 : `X Factor' boss Simon Cowell is more popular than God and Queen Elizabeth II, says a new British survey, which asked more than 1,000 kids.

The kids, which were under the age of 10, were asked to name the individual they considered the biggest celebrity.

And the music mogul landed the top spot, reports Contactmusic.

Cowell rose from fifth place in last year''s survey, beating the monarch from the top spot.

God was in second place.

London, Dec 14 : `X Factor' supremo Simon Cowell is planning to hire Kate Moss as a judge for the show's next season.

Cowell is considering the Croydon-born supermodel to be next year's new face - to drive the show's ratings even higher.

The new plan indicates departure of Dannii Minogue, who Cowell refused to publicly endorse this week.

Asked if he'd spoken to Moss about joining the show, he said: "Yes. possibly. She could do something. For sure."

Cowell and Moss have become great mates during the latest series, which ended with a record audience of 15 million viewers.