{"id":322962,"date":"2025-12-18T15:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322962\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:11:09","slug":"simon-cowells-new-boyband-december-10-could-be-in-legal-trouble-thanks-to-a-scottish-metal-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322962\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell\u2019s new boyband December 10 could be in legal trouble thanks to a Scottish metal group"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Cowell\u2019s newly assembled boyband may get the UK music mogul in legal hot water, due to their name being strikingly similar to a Scottish heavy metal<\/a> band\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Cowell \u2013 best known as the sharp-tongued judge on talent shows Pop Idol, The X Factor and Britain\u2019s Got Talent \u2013 has returned to the limelight with his Netflix series The Next Act, which sees him try to assemble the next big pop outfit despite how greatly the music landscape has changed since the days of One Direction and Little Mix.<\/p>\n

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The result of his endeavours is the brand-new seven-piece December 10, named after the date The Next Act premiered. However, their tenure has got off to a rocky start after attracting the attention of Glasgow bruisers December Tenth, who formed in 2020 and claim that they took their name from the day a pen pal of theirs was executed in prison.<\/p>\n

In a now-deleted social media post obtained by The Mirror<\/a>, the singer of the heavy quintet wrote: \u201cIt came to light over the last few days that Simon Cowell, Netflix and Universal Music, are involved in a new boy band that share, to some extent, our name December Tenth. Now if anyone in Simon\u2019s team, Universal or Netflix, would like to get in touch with ourselves and our legal team they can do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI would like to point out, the hundreds of new followers we have over the last few days are most welcome, but I\u2019m not entirely sure they are all genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another statement from the band as a whole obtained by The Mirror, December Tenth write that their social media accounts \u201chave blown up\u201d and that they \u201care now being inundated with well wishes from fans of the show thinking we are that band\u201d.<\/p>\n

Representatives for Cowell, Netflix and Universal are yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

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The potential legal trouble adds to what has been a rough launch for The Next Act. As auditions for vocalists for the series were underway, Cowell received only 160 applicants. Now, although Netflix is yet to release any streaming figures for the six-episode programme, it\u2019s been met with fiercely negative reviews. The Guardian<\/a> gave it one star out of five and called it \u201cthe billionth take on [Cowell\u2019s] one idea\u201d.<\/p>\n

December 10 \u2013 the pop one \u2013 released their debut single, a cover of NSYNC\u2019s Bye Bye Bye, on Monday (December 15) and it currently has more than 250,000 views on YouTube.<\/p>\n

December 10 – Bye Bye Bye (From the Netflix Series Simon Cowell: The Next Act) – YouTube
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