Jay-Z has signed X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd to his Roc Nation label, it has been reported.

The rapper offered the singer a record contract after she impressed him on the X Factor, The Sun reports.

Lloyd had previously been in talks with Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am to join his record label after the pair performed on the X Factor final together.

"Even though Cher didn't do terrifically well in the X Factor finals, there's been a hell of a lot of interest in her. Will.i.am's backing only intensified the battle to get her signature," a source told The Sun.

Adding: "After weighing up the pros and cons, it was thought that the team at Roc Nation would be best placed to turn her dreams of stardom into a reality."

Meanwhile, Dr Dre has teamed up with Eminem, Jay-Z and 50 Cent on a new song.

(by Holly Frith)