Robbie Williams has penned a last-minute Michael Jackson tribute track for his new album. The former Take That star was so moved by the King of Pop’s death that he decided to fiddle around with the tracklisting and add the new song. Record bosses were only told about the new addition at meetings last Thursday when they were set to finalise details of the autumn return. Read the rest…

Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston have been lined up to fill Michael Jackson’s cancelled dates at the O2 arena, it has been claimed.  The promoters AEG hope that both stars will launch their comeback tours at the 20,000 venue in Greenwich, south east London. They have reportedly been pencilled in for dates in January, February and March next year – when Jackson was due to perform the second batch of shows in his 50-date residency. Read the rest…

Williams is used to receiving awards for his music – but now he has been nominated as a Sentinel Hero for the work he does for charity. While the singer, above, may have long left his native Stoke-on-Trent, the Potteries are never far from his thoughts, as he has shown in his song lyrics and interviews. And numerous charities and community groups have been given cash by the singer, through the Give It Sum fund he set up for Comic Relief in 2000. Then, Robbie used £2 million he earned from advertising Pepsi cola to launch the venture so he could give back to worthy causes in the city of his birth. Read the rest…

Police in the Bahamas have questioned the pop star Robbie Williams over an armed robbery against two paparazzi who had snapped him on a beach the previous day.

The photographers, Matt Sanchez of Splash News & Picture Agency and Carlos Mendez, an American freelance – said that four armed men broke into their rented room in the early hours of Sunday.

They were alleged to have held a gun to Mr Sanchez’s head and threatened to kill both men before leaving with $20,000 worth of cash, cameras and other equipment. Read the rest…

Robbie Williams says he is “buzzing” about his new album and is convinced it will resurrect his career. Singer is adamant his new album will be a huge success. The ‘Angels’ singer is currently in the studio working on his long-awaited eighth release and says he’s never felt more positive about a collection of songs. Robbie, who is recording with producer Trevor Horn, said: “It sounds big. I’m buzzing.” The former Take That star has penned over 50 potential songs for inclusion on the album and believes every one could be a potential hit single. Read the rest…

Take That have ruled out any possibility of Robbie Williams rejoining the band. Despite recent speculation and comments from their former band member that he may return to the four-piece, singer Gary Barlow has now confirmed that a reunion is unlikely. “People constantly ask if Robbie will rejoin us but nothing has changed,” Barlow told Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles on his Quiz Night TV show. “We’re a happy band right now. Robbie won’t be joining.” The likelihood of a reunion initially seemed a strong possibility when Williams said on his blog back in December that “he’d loved to be in the band again”. Read the rest…

The Angels singer was in Manchester for the opening night of We Will Rock You, the popular show based on the songs of rock legends Queen. Wilkes, is starring in the show, which is embarking on a UK tour opening at the Palace Theatre. Despite eschewing the red carpet for the venue’s most discreet stage door, the former Take That star was spotted by hordes of waiting press and fans as he disembarked from a large black bus with the letters VIP written on the side. Read the rest…

Robbie in Little Britain USA – Red Nose 2009

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When Robbie Williams and David Walliams recorded a sketch for Red Nose Day, the pair reckon they checked out each other’s tackle. ‘I think they’re much of a muchness. Seriously they are very equal,’ says the former Take That star. ‘It was 2-2. A score draw on the c**k front.’ Robbie, who plays a child possessed by the devil for the Little Britain Comedy Relief skit, says he’d jump at the chance to work with comedy stars David and Matt Lucas again. Read the rest…

Williams has bought a $16 million country estate said to be criss-crossed by mystical energy routes that attract flying saucers. His 71-acre mansion is also in the centre of crop circle country – and just yards from an HQ for thousands of people who investigate the field indentations every summer. Britain’s The Sun newspaper reports the singer, who is obsessed with UFOs, is also within easy reach of a flying saucer study group called SUFOR near his new home in the tiny village of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire. Read the rest…

The ‘Angels’ singer has become a regular visitor to the Premiere Club, which is located in Swindon near his Wiltshire mansion. Robbie, who is often accompanied by best friend Jonathan Wilkes, has been described as a talent by his opponents. A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Robbie has been in frequently over the last few weeks. He plays to a very high standard and has been having fun with Jonathan.

“He’s getting a reputation as a serious adversary around the poker tables here.” ‘Rudebox’ singer Robbie previously played poker while living in Los Angeles, and even ran his own card school, asking celebrities such as Welsh singer Tom Jones to join him. Tom previously said: “Robbie’s started a poker circle. He’s bought a house up the street from me and has been asking me to join in but I can’t play.” Robbie has been in the UK since last December when he rushed home from his Los Angeles house to visit his mother in hospital, where she underwent a heart bypass operation. He subsequently bought a £7 million mansion in Wiltshire. He is using the property as his main residence while he is working on a new album. (Source: BANG Media International)