Meanwhile, Robbie admitted he is "ultra-competitive" and hopes for his own self esteem that his new album can top the charts to "stave of" his lack of confidence. On what a number one would mean, he said: "'Thank God I don't have to hate myself today. Thank God that they've not deserted me, left me, because without them who am I?'

 

I don't even know what you could say to someone who feels like this.

 

It's very sad but it must be exhausting for him.

Yesterday morning on the radio ( Pat Kenny Newstalk ) was Paul Harrington who is an Irish songwriter , he & Charlie McGettigan won the Eurovision back in the day , amazing songwriters in their own right. Anyway Paul was on yesterday morning where he featured a piece about Robbie , his writing skills & listed off all his achievements over the years. He also talked about She's The One & the story behind that song etc. Paul then sang his own version of the song. Unfortunately somebody knocked at my front door & I missed the rest of the interview . I chekced out the show of Playback but they only have pieces of the show on Podcast so cannot hear the interview anywhere.

 

Paul had posted yesterday morning on Twitter that he eas featuring Robbie on the show but he did not say Williams just Robbie so not people knew until he went live. Anyway it was nice to hear somebody like Paul talk with respect for Robbie as a songwriter .

 

 

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ROBBIE GETS JUST DESERTS Robbie Williams plans to create Las Vegas-style residency in Middle East

 

 

ROBBIE Williams will be pressing ahead with plans to create a mega-hotel in desert city Dubai for huge residency-style shows.

 

The former Take That singer, who has just kicked off the next leg of his European tour and is putting the finishing touches on his next album, said: “I’m building my own hotel.

 

“If it’s a success I will replicate what I’m about to do. “Residencies don’t exist in Dubai, they should. I want to be the man to start that. “It’s easier for performers to be in one place. You know they can stay in Las Vegas for a long time and have their families there in one place. When you’ve got kids, touring is different. “It would be great to invent something for people like me where you go from Vegas to Dubai, Dubai to Vegas, Vegas to Dubai."

 

In a revealing new interview, the star said he’s been working on new music. Alongside the debut dance-music album with his group Lufthaus, Robbie has also been finalising his next solo record. Robbie said: “The album is being produced right now. “I am ultra-competitive, I would like it to be my 16th No1.

 

“Those sorts of things just stave off feelings of lack of self-worth, so there’s no great punch-the-sky moment when it happens, but what does happen is, ‘Thank god I don’t have to hate myself today. Thank god they’ve not deserted me, left me, because without them, who am I?’” Robbie told YouTube channel Weaponised: “I have a song called Comments Section. I don’t read comments any more. It took me a while to wean off them, but I’m out.

 

“Occasionally I get stung because I just find myself somewhere there. I just get reminded every now and again it’s a place I shouldn’t go and visit.” He added: “I picked out my two friends that are famous in England and I went and read the comments section. Second comment in, ‘I hate these two, almost as much as a hate that fat t**t Robbie Williams.’

 

“I couldn’t get away from my comments in somebody else’s comments section.”

 

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/bizarre/...esidency-album/

Robbie Williams invests in Tickets For Good

 

Robbie Williams has become the largest investor in Tickets For Good, a platform which provides free and discounted tickets to NHS and charity sector workers. Williams has joined a funding round that raised £500,000 of investment for the business.

 

“Supporting access to the arts is a cause close to my heart”, says Williams. “The magic of live entertainment is something everyone should be able to benefit from, so I’m THRILLED to be working with Tickets For Good”.

 

Founder and CEO of the company Stephen Rimmer adds: “As we continue to build the Tickets For Good offering, to have backing from one of our country’s most-loved entertainers in Robbie is a welcome endorsement of our work. Our expanded group of heavyweight investors underlines the strength of our mission-driven business strategy and, as we evolve with the next phase of our plans, their support and insight will be invaluable”.

 

Founded in 2019, Tickets For Good has to date processed over 300,000 free or discounted tickets for events across music, sport, theatre, comedy and more. In many cases, users are only required to pay a £3.95 booking fee. Robbie Williams was already one of the artists offering tickets through the service.

 

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/rob...ckets-for-good/

 

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Edited June 12, 20232 yr by Sydney11

Robbie Williams to Make Metaverse Debut With LightCycle

 

British pop singer and former Take That member Robbie Williams is set to make his metaverse debut.

 

Williams’ first foray into the Web3 space is a partnership with AI-powered lifestyle metaverse platform, LightCycle, a virtual city with elements of art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail. A personal performance of Williams’ 25-year anniversary live show, designed as a 3D metaverse experience, will take place in the virtual city. LightCycle is due to launch in the fourth quarter of 2023. The musician’s initiation into the realm began with his AI-assisted composition of his signature 1997 song “Angels (Beethoven AI).”

 

The partnership was formed between Williams and metaverse, Web3 and AI infrastructure provider Vertexlabs.uk. A preview of the Williams metaverse event will be unveiled as part of a LightCycle preview night at Edge Global Web3 and AI investment summit, taking place in Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo on Sept. 26 and 27. Williams said: “Staying connected with my fans has always been important to me. I’m fascinated by the Web3 space – it’s full of creativity and mind-blowing potential. It’s also a big new market for music discovery. As an artist, I’m always looking for ways to push forward so this is the perfect next step in that journey. The talented development team at LightCycle have produced some incredible work and I’m excited to see it all brought to life in full 3D glory.”

 

Sara Ezen, CEO of LightCycle, added: “Robbie has a dedicated and passionate fanbase and we believe that, through our unparalleled technology, we can bring them a supremely enhanced environment and fan-experience. The concert is truly something special and we’re excited to be giving it a home in LightCycle so his fans, new and old, can enjoy next-level interaction and engagement. We are looking forward to seeing where we can go with this.”

 

Ander Tsui, founder and CEO of Vertexlabs.uk, said: “We’ve had a lot of fun creating the project and we can’t wait to share it with the world. We hope that, through Robbie’s initiation into Web3, new and existing fans can elevate their entertainment experience in a virtually enhanced way.”

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/robbie...cle/ar-AA1h2x2j

Edited September 21, 20231 yr by Sydney11

Despite working with AI Software in my job, I have no idea what this means :-)

I guess it's a means of advertising for this new Metaverse technology :unsure: . There is a preview event in Hong Kong Sept 26th/27th . Robbie & Co are not great at explaining this kind of thing .

 

LightCycle - a realistic virtual commercial city, has been created using Unreal Engine 5 and real-time edge rendering. With our powerful editor and AI generation technology, both users and merchants can effortlessly bring their content to life, offering a seamless and secure experience powered by blockchain technology.

LightCycle offers a convergence that spans multiple industries, including art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sports, real estate, retail, and more. It provides an immersive cultural experience within a virtual commercial city that is bustling with activity.

 

 

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To me these are more money making commercial one off events which are really of no benefit to us ordinary fans . You only need so much money in your life <_<

Is the Metaverse the opposite of the Universe :P

Maybe like ABBA performances...

Maybe it was used in the upcoming movie? :huh:

Robbie Williams makes metaverse debut with show for fans worldwide

 

Robbie Williams has never been one to shy away from a creative performance. And now he's taken things one step further, teaming up with a high-tech virtual world, LightCycle in a bid to reach as many fans as possible. The singer, 49, will perform his 25th-anniversary show on the Metaverse platform, so fans from all over the world can join in and watch the immersive 3D virtual concert. Talking about the futuristic performance Robbie said: 'Staying connected with my fans has always been important to me.

 

'I'm fascinated by the Web3 space – it's full of creativity and mind-blowing potential. It's also a big new market for music discovery. 'As an artist, I'm always looking for ways to push forward so this is the perfect next step in that journey. 'The talented development team at LightCycle have produced some incredible work and I'm excited to see it all brought to life in full 3D glory.'

 

Set to launch towards the end of the year, LightCycle is described as an AI-powered 'hyper-realistic virtual city' with the aim to become 'the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail'. This is not the first time Robbie Williams has been involved with an Artificial Intelligence related project. Last year, he partnered with German-based telecommunictions company Deutsche Telekom to create a new version of his 1997 hit Angels. The song borrows moments from Beethoven's unfinished tenth symphony, which was produced by an AI team at Bonn's Beethoven-Haus research centre. Robbie's original version has been streamed over 450 million times on Spotify.

 

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/new...ide/ar-AA1h4i56

Edited September 22, 20231 yr by Sydney11

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Robbie Williams partners with LightCycle for Metaverse debut

 

British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams is making his first foray into the Web3 space by partnering with AI-powered lifestyle metaverse platform, LightCycle.

Robbie will bring an extraordinary and deeply personal performance of his 25-year anniversary live show to the biggest new world stage of all. Fans worldwide will be given unprecedented access to one of music’s most celebrated artists through a 3D metaverse experience, extending his legacy to the digitally inclined.

 

Set to launch in Q4 of 2023, LightCycle is a hyper-realistic virtual city, set to become the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property, and retail. Powered by AI technology, it empowers users, businesses, and brands to create commercial installations, or purchase land and other digital assets through a seamless and secure virtual experience. Users will be immersed in a bustling virtual commercial city where they can engage with their communities in new ways, interact with their favourite brands in a stunning 3D environment, experience live sport and music events, browse NFT collections in an NFT exhibition hall, or visit the fashionverse district.

 

A preview of the landmark Robbie Williams Metaverse event will be unveiled as part of a LightCycle preview night at EDGE Global Web3 and AI Investment Summit, taking place in Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo on 26―27 September 2023. The eagerly anticipated LightCycle’ night will include an augmented reality showcase, treating attendees to a taste of what fans can expect when the live Robbie Willams’ music event streams on LightCycle’s platform later this year. Full details of the Metaverse event and ticket sales will soon be announced.

 

The partnership, formed between Williams and Vertexlabs.uk, is a significant milestone for Vertexlabs.uk’s AI-powered lifestyle metaverse platform, LightCycle. It represents a natural evolution in Robbie Williams’ solo career, whose initiation into the realm began with his recent AI-assisted composition of ‘Angels (Beethoven AI’).

 

Robbie Williams said: “Staying connected with my fans has always been important to me. I’m fascinated by the Web3 space – it’s full of creativity and mind-blowing potential. It’s also a big new market for music discovery. As an artist, I’m always looking for ways to push forward so this is the perfect next step in that journey. The talented development team at LightCycle have produced some incredible work and I’m excited to see it all brought to life in full 3D glory.”

 

Sara Ezen, CEO of LightCycle, added: “Robbie has a dedicated and passionate fanbase and we believe that, through our unparalleled technology, we can bring them a supremely enhanced environment and fan-experience. The concert is truly something special and we’re excited to be giving it a home in LightCycle so his fans, new and old, can enjoy next-level interaction and engagement. We are looking forward to seeing where we can go with this.”

 

Ander Tsui, Founder & CEO of Vertexlabs.uk, added: “Robbie is a visionary creative and, as the ultimate showman, his music and songs have had a huge cultural impact. We are enormously excited to be bringing this super special performance into LightCycle. We’ve had a lot of fun creating the project and we can’t wait to share it with the world. We hope that, through Robbie’s initiation into Web3, new and existing fans can elevate their entertainment experience in a virtually enhanced way.”

 

 

https://www.electronicspecifier.com/product...metaverse-debut

Edited September 22, 20231 yr by Sydney11

For anyone wanting to know more about Metaverse

 

The headset only costs $300 :lol:

 

 

Facebook wants to lean into the metaverse. Here's what it is and how it will work

 

What will I be able to do in the metaverse

Things like go to a virtual concert, take a trip online, view or create artwork and try on or buy digital clothing.

 

The metaverse also could be a game-changer for the work-from-home shift amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of seeing co-workers on a video call grid, employees could join them in a virtual office. Facebook has launched meeting software for companies, called Horizon Workrooms, to use with its Oculus VR headsets, though early reviews have not been great. The headsets cost $300 or more, putting the metaverse's most cutting-edge experiences out of reach for many.

 

For those who can afford it, users would be able, through their avatars, to flit between virtual worlds created by different companies. "A lot of the metaverse experience is going to be around being able to teleport from one experience to another," Zuckerberg says.

 

Tech companies still have to figure out how to connect their online platforms to each other. Making it work will require competing technology platforms to agree on a set of standards, so there aren't "people in the Facebook metaverse and other people in the Microsoft metaverse," Petrock said.

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050280500/w...ow-it-will-work

I guess the price will come down as more people get involved.

 

It sounds mind blowing :wacko:

 

 

Sounds like Rob will be Goggle-boxing himself :lol: .

 

Thanks for video Alex ..

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