Another month of nothing but blooming aliens no doubt.... :rolleyes:

As I was saying <_<

 

 

http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=14769856

 

 

Robbie Williams in talks to star in UFO-based TV show

 

Friday, 03 October , 2008, 11:31

 

English singer Robbie Williams, who’s fascinated with the extraterrestrial world, is expected to star in a TV show about UFOs.

 

The UFO Data Magazine is apparently in talks with the 34 year old singer to star in their new satellite TV show, due to be aired next year.

 

“He has really helped people feel like they can talk about UFOs again and that is really important,” the Daily Star quoted spokesman Philip Mantle, as saying.

 

The rocker, who claims to have seen aliens twice, has penned alien anthems at a UFO camp in Washington.

 

Extraterrestrial expert Michael Cluckman deems the Rock DJ hitmaker is working on an aliens-inspired album, which could be used to help call upon little green men to Earth.

 

Williams visited the Trout Lake with all the equipments to capture any extraterrestrial happenings, and the popstar is now compiling an alien album.

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7652143.stm

 

Musicians enter into rights fight

 

By Ian Youngs

Music reporter, BBC News

 

British pop and rock stars including Radiohead, Robbie Williams, David Gilmour and Kate Nash have signed up to a new body to fight for musicians to have more control over their work.

 

It is almost exactly a year ago that Radiohead made their latest album available on their own website.

 

It was a simple act - but it was like an incendiary bomb in the music industry.

 

Radiohead were one of Britain's biggest bands, but their major label deal had expired and they proved that big names no longer needed the big labels.

 

"I think it was one piece of the hammer that started to crack the mould of the old business model," says Brian Message, one of the band's co-managers.

 

"It certainly gave everybody the thought that, you know what, you can do things in a different way. For us, the key thing was about an artist taking control and doing what they wanted to do.

 

"It wasn't an attempt at a business model of the future - it was the right thing for Radiohead at that time in their career. From those roots, everything grew."

When artists see their music put into all forms in the new digital arena, they're never consulted about it

 

It may not have been a deliberate manifesto for other artists to follow, but their success has shown their contemporaries that they can do things differently.

 

Few bands have the clout of Radiohead, but the balance of power has shifted.

 

Many will always need labels to build their careers and market their music. But artists do not need labels as much as they used to.

 

It is against this backdrop that the Featured Artists' Coalition has been launched, with the aim of wrestling more control for the musicians.

 

That includes keeping ownership of their recordings - currently, the rights are usually kept by the labels.

 

"I've managed a lot of big artists," says Jazz Summers, who looks after The Verve, among others.

 

"They always say this - why have I paid for my record and I don't own it? It's a bit like you buying a house but at the end of it, when you've paid for it, the bank manager says 'I own it'."

 

Instead, the body is proposing that artists should own the rights but lease them back to labels, technology companies, or anyone else for that matter, for up to 35 years, as happens in the US.

 

Then there are the deals done by record labels and music publishers to sell music on a range of new digital services. "When artists see their music put into all forms in the new digital arena, they're never consulted about it," Mr Summers says.

 

Those deals, according to the managers, include download stores like iTunes, Napster and the new MySpace Music, and mobile phone services run by the likes of Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

 

"I think the people making the millions at the moment are the technology companies and the internet service providers [iSPs]," Mr Summers says, naming Apple, MySpace and YouTube.

 

"The artists deserve a fair share, and they're not getting that."

 

But he says the new campaign is not about the money, but rather about the artists having control of their art.

 

Robbie Williams is one who has already taken control.

 

In January, his manager Tim Clark told his label EMI that he would not deliver a new album until he was happy with how EMI would handle it after the label was taken over.

 

The artists may have more bargaining power, but why should we feel sorry for pop stars who complain about their deals?

 

Does Williams, who famously proclaimed that he was rich beyond his "wildest dreams" when he signed to EMI for £80m in 2002, really need any help?

 

"Robbie Williams' deal was done when CD sales really meant something," Mr Clark says. "Those sorts of deals are just not possible any longer."

 

The coalition is "not about Robbie Williams", he says, instead pointing to former Zero 7 singer Sia, whom his company has managed for the last eight years.

 

"She was dropped by Universal Island after just seven months," he says. "We have worked incredibly hard, as has she, for very little return.

 

"It is artists like this, and young artists - artists that do really need protecting, artists that aren't in Robbie Williams' position, that actually need protecting."

 

Kate Nash is one of the artists on board and is among those fronting the coalition.

 

"I've had friends who've had dodgy deals and have been completely screwed," she says.

 

"In this industry, there is so much sharky water that you've got to be aware of what you're getting yourself into.

 

"Don't be blinded by all the shiny lights and pay-cheques - it's not like that.

 

"You've got to care about what you're doing and you've got to look after yourself because no-one else is necessarily going to do that."

 

 

 

 

 

Discord over the phone that comes with free musicNokia's bold plan to offer unlimited downloads with its new mobiles is making artists nervous about their royalties, writes James RobinsonJames Robinson The Observer, Sunday October 5 2008 Article history

Kings of Leon top the UK download chart, but most young consumers are not prepared to pay for music

 

It sounds too good to be true: the world's largest mobile phone company launches a service allowing its customers to download an unlimited number of tracks by almost any artist or group, completely free, for as long as they want. But Nokia's new Comes With Music contract, launched in London last week, promises just that.

 

It is good news for fans, but some artists are unhappy about the deal, which is the latest example of a big corporation using the power of music to sell its products. Artists fear they may not receive a large enough proportion of the proceeds.

 

Comes With Music also comes with catches. Users will have to pay a one-off £130 for a new handset, and the contract runs for 12 months, after which they can download tunes only if they buy another Nokia product. The number of tracks will be limited by the capacity of Nokia phones and its music website, which can hold around 6,000 songs.

 

But users will be able to keep what they've already saved to their handsets or PCs after the contract expires, whether or not they remain Nokia customers, raising the prospect of music-lovers assembling a free library of digital songs that would fill a small record shop if they were in physical form. The four major record companies - EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner Music - are signed up as partners, and similar deals have been reached with the industry's largest independents, including Beggars Group and Ministry of Sound, with dozens of smaller labels also likely to come on board.

 

The details of the deal have not been disclosed, but some industry observers wonder how Nokia will make a profit from it. The assumption in the industry is that the mobile phone company will pay record firms a small fee - more likely to be pennies than pounds - for each song its customers download, so only users who use the service heavily, taking many hundreds of tracks, would cost Nokia dear. Studies of other digital music sites, including Apple's iTunes, show that users typically download a fraction of that, although that may be explained by the fact that they have to pay.

 

Giving away music could change that, representing a huge gamble for Nokia, but the mobile phone company - which has 1 billion customers worldwide - points out that even free music sites, most of them illegal, are rarely used heavily. Many consumers still choose to buy tracks in CD form, topping up their collections with digital tracks rather than moving their entire collection online.

 

If Nokia's analysis is correct, the new service will boost profits along with sales of its handsets, creating another revenue stream rather than acting as an expensive marketing device. Nokia is presenting the service as a seismic event, the moment when the music industry belatedly embraced downloading after years of resistance, although the 'big four' have also endorsed a similar initiative from internet giant MySpace, which launched its own online record store earlier this month.

 

The same commercial logic underpins both deals. 'It is better for music companies to receive something for their music than nothing,' says Nokia's UK managing director Simon Ainslie, who adds that only 15 per cent of music is downloaded legally, despite the huge success of Apple's revolutionary iTunes.

 

iTunes has a huge market share in the US and parts of Europe, but it is far less popular in emerging markets such as India and China. There next-generation mobiles, rather than PCs, are the gadget of choice for young consumers. Nokia hopes to leapfrog Apple, becoming the world's biggest provider of digital music at a time when phones are morphing into handheld devices that do far more than make calls, attracting a young and affluent audience in the process.

 

Legal downloaders tend to be older, whereas young fans are unwilling to pay for tracks, instead taking advantage of the growing numbers of artists who place their music online without charge.

 

Radiohead made their latest album available over the internet for free, asking devotees to pay as much or as little as they liked; and even Oasis, whose attitude to giving music away was once as unreconstructed as their music, streamed their new album, Dig Your Own Hole, on MySpace last week.

 

Nokia hopes Comes With Music will make its latest handset one of this year's most sought-after Christmas gifts, but there are signs of protest from artists and songwriters.

 

They say labels are paying them far less, and the new players on the music scene, from mobile phones companies to internet service providers, are exacerbating that trend. Tim Clark of IE Music, which manages Robbie Williams, among others, says: 'There are players in our industry now that weren't there a few years ago. Nokia, Apple and MySpace are huge companies using music in one way or another to promote products or services and most of the deals they strike are essentially loss-leaders.'

 

Labels that argue that they make far less money from downloads, meaning artists must receive a smaller share too, are being disingenuous, Clark says. Corporations and individuals may pay less for digital music, but the cost of getting that music to fans has also been reduced. 'Digital technology does away with manufacturing, packaging and distribution costs,' he says. 'There are huge savings to be made. We now have a new economic model because we're seeing huge savings in the distribution of content. Some of that should be passed on to artists.'

 

Clark has helped to set up an organisation, the Featured Artists Coalition - launched this weekend - which will campaign for performers and writers to get a larger share of digital revenues. Its members include Robbie Williams, Billy Bragg, the Verve's Richard Ashcroft, Kaiser Chiefs and many other household names. The coalition hopes that signing away rights for indefinite periods, allowing record companies to sell them on as they see fit, will become a thing of the past. It hopes to persuade up-and-coming artists to join their established counterparts to campaign for a change in the way digital deals are structured.

According to its website, its key aim is to ensure 'artists ... receive fair compensation whenever their business partners receive an economic return from the exploitation of the artists' work'. It declares: 'Record and technology companies are signing agreements to deliver music to fans in new ways. Artists are not involved in these negotiations and their interests are likely to be overlooked. [They] should receive fair compensation as part of these new deals.'

 

Robbie Williams famously remarked that his 2002 deal with EMI had made him 'rich beyond my wildest dreams' - but the era of huge CD sales which underpinned that is over. Music fans may not mourn the fact they are no longer enriching their idols, but free music could come with an unexpected price: much of it may not be worth listening to if those who create it don't get paid.

 

 

Source ...The Observer

 

 

Ooooooooooooooops !!!!! so Tim Clark says on Friday that there should be a new album next year...reading the above I doubt it somehow.....I do not think they want to give away Robbies album for nothing....maybe the words ' SHOULD BE AN ALBUM ' are very important after all...

 

<_<

http://www.ozap.com/actu/robbie-williams-retour-2009/167378

 

Someone needs to translate

In brief-

 

New album next year. Maybe. No guarantees. But hopefully. Says Manager. :rolleyes:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/0...ams.ends.strike

 

Robbie Williams to end strike with new album?

 

Turns out he's not been hiding in a dingy flat scribbling anti-EMI diatribes over the wall, he's been working on new material – just don't expect any songs about aliens

 

Sean Michaels guardian.co.uk, Tuesday October 07 2008 09:58 BST

Apparently, Williams's UFO obsession has not inspired his new songs ... which is a loss to pop music.

 

Robbie Williams's strike is over. The pop singer has set aside his grudges and packed his mining pick - sorry, microphone - and will be returning to the hard slog of singing for millions of adoring fans.

 

Though it was never officially confirmed, Williams had for months been understood to be striking for music-making, turning his nose up at Guy Hands and the new management at EMI. But according to Williams's manager, Tim Clark, the singer has been writing songs for some time and may release an album next year.

 

"I would certainly hope that a new album will be coming next year," Clark told BBC Newsbeat this week. "There are never any guarantees but that's what we would hope."

 

"I was with Robbie last week. He was at home and he was writing songs and he played some of them to us ... We heard some wonderful stuff."

 

While some of us had imagined Williams in a dark, run-down flat, firing gunshots at a Guy Hands poster and scribbling anti-EMI diatribes all over the walls, Clark painted a different picture. "He's in very fine spirits, in very fine form and I think what he's doing sounds really wonderful," he said.

 

And although the songs may turn out to be vitriolic hate-letters to studio suits, they will most certainly not be about extra-terrestrials. Clark dismissed rumours that Williams's interest in aliens had trickled down to the songwriting process. "It's been pretty much exaggerated in the press, as if that is anything new," he said.

 

http://www.javno.com/en/celebrities/clanak.php?id=191121

 

Gary Barlow Hates Flying With Other Celebrities

 

Gary wants to be the most famous person on board if the plane crashes.

 

 

The Take That star was travelling from Los Angeles to London recently when he realised top chef Gordon Ramsay and soccer star David Beckham were sitting alongside him, prompting him to realise his demise would not make the front pages of newspapers if the aircraft went down.

 

 

He joked to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “I could just see how that would be written, ‘football star and top chef in plane crash.’ Then in the last paragraph, ‘pop singer Gary Barlow was also on the plane.’ ”

 

 

Gary was in the US with the rest of the band – Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange – to put the finishing touches to their new album. After they had finished working on the record, the boys decided to take some time off and embarked on a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

 

 

Gary said: “We couldn’t even figure out how to fill the car up. It’s really rare for just the four of us to be on our own. It took us six hours to get up there but it was such a laugh. I love Vegas. We went to see the Cirque du Soleil show to get some inspiration for our tour. It was amazing, but I just kept thinking, ‘That looks expensive.’ ”

 

 

While they were in America the band paid a visit to ex-member Robbie Williams, who now lives in Los Angeles. Recent reports have suggested Robbie has become increasingly reclusive and is obsessed with aliens, but Jason insists they are wide of the mark.

 

 

He told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Robbie’s looking really well at the moment. We went out for dinner and he was telling us he’s been chilling out and writing a lot, but nothing with us. I don’t know if it’s all about UFOs but he’ll be bringing something out soon.”

Edited October 10, 200816 yr by Jupiter9

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertai...212178075.shtml

 

Robbie Williams Reunited With Ayda Field?

by Staff

 

 

Robbie Williams has reunited with his girlfriend.

 

The 'Millennium' singer was reportedly bombarding Ayda Field with phone calls following their split last month, but when she refused to accept them, Robbie's best friend Jonathan Wilkes intervened.

 

A source revealed: "Robbie and Ayda are not fully back together but Jonathan's idea for them to meet in a relaxed group setting worked really well.

 

"It was obvious they still cared for one another so he decided to set up a day out with him and his son Mickey.

 

"It seemed an ideal way to dial down the emotion and give them both a chance to get reacquainted without too much pressure."

 

 

 

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/goss/view/54173...-his-girl-back/

 

 

ROBBIE GETS HIS GIRL BACK

 

ROBBIE Williams has enjoyed an emotional reunion with his girlfriend after Jonathan Wilkes stepped in as matchmaker.

 

The 34-year-old pop recluse has been desperate to win back gorgeous Ayda Field, 29, since they split last month.

 

Rob, who is working on a new album, bombarded the pretty actress with phone calls. But she retained what she referred to as “radio silence” with the Stoke chappie, fearing they’d be dragged back into emotional turmoil.

 

Happily, she answered the phone to Rob’s bessie mate Jonathan, 30, and he arranged a public meeting at LA’s Century City Mall.

 

Our source told us: “Robbie and Ayda are not fully back together but Jonathan’s idea for them to meet in a relaxed group setting worked a blinder.

 

“It was obvious they still cared for one another so he decided to set up a day out with him and his son Mickey.

 

“It seemed an ideal way to dial down the emotion and give them both a chance to get reacquainted without too much pressure.

 

“And guess what? It worked!”

 

But the alien-loving balladeer and his sexpot girlfriend, who starred in Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip with Matthew Perry, 39, aren’t out of the woods yet.

 

Our mole continued: “They aren’t planning to buy a house together.

 

“That might be what Robbie wants but Ayda still wants a lively social life.

 

“It was a factor in breaking them up and hasn’t been resolved.

 

“The alien obsession has calmed a bit, because Rob is working so hard. He’s written three ballads that are as good as Angels.”

 

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle1790234.ece

 

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/a5dl4k.jpg

 

 

Rob with true love...

and his girl

Published: Today

 

ROBBIE WILLIAMS has been having a tough time recently.

He’s had hassle with the missus, a lack of alien activity and everyone poking fun at him for kicking around with oddball preacher DAVID ICKE.

 

But things are finally looking up for the singer. Here he is snapped hand-in-hand with actress girlfriend AYDA FIELD.

 

After a stormy spell in their relationship the pair were all smiles as they wandered around a Los Angeles mall with pal JONATHAN WILKES and his son MICKEY.

 

Tinseltown tipsters have been telling me for a while that Rob has been ahem, alienating, his remaining friends with increasingly odd behaviour.

 

Just as well the true love of his life, TV presenter Jonathan, has flown over to perk up his spirits up.

 

I’m sure he will be giving Robbie a hug, pat on the bum and some ego massaging to let him know he’s still the ultimate man alive...

 

Eventhough he's a little on the pudgy side, he looks great...happy looks good on him. :wub:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle1795914.ece

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/xo2l1x.jpg

 

 

By GORDON SMART

Bizarre Editor

 

Published: Today

 

ROBBIE WILLIAMS is defying the credit crunch by buying a £12million pad.

The seven-bedroom mansion is on a star-studded estate in Los Angeles.

 

And Robbie, 34, who has lived in America since 2002, is moving in with his actress girlfriend AYDA FIELD, 29.

 

The ex-Take That star signed the contract for the property this week.

 

Neighbours will include ROD STEWART, DENZEL WASHINGTON, EDDIE MURPHY and SYLVESTER STALLONE.

 

See more pics of the stunning mansion by clicking on the link below.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...50&nSlide=1

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...50&nSlide=2

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...50&nSlide=3

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...50&nSlide=4

 

 

 

 

A source said: “Robbie has been looking for a new house for a while. He knew the area he liked and decided it was time to start afresh with Ayda.

 

“They had a spell where he was reluctant to settle down but he wants to show her he is serious by moving into a new place together properly.”

 

 

Robbie bought the home in Beverly Park Estate, the most expensive gated community in California, from Italian actress and ex-Bond girl LUCIANA PALUZZI, 71.

 

He made a series of visits to sample the stunning views over LA.

 

 

The Mediterranean-style house sits on almost two acres and has seven bathrooms, a guest house, separate staff quarters and a huge terrace.

 

It also boasts fountains, a pool, spa, and grand two-storey entrance.

 

Robbie also owns flats in Chelsea, West London.

 

Last night his spokesman declined to comment.

Edited October 11, 200816 yr by Jupiter9

He needs to update the decor....eesh!!!

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertai...212179046.shtml

 

Take That Plan Official Musical

by Staff

 

Take That singer Gary Barlow wants to write an official musical based on the British band's career - and hopes to recruit former band member Robbie Williams for the project.

 

The boyband, who disbanded in 1996 and reformed in 2005, was the subject of an unauthorised stage production, Never Forget, which launched in London's West End in May (08).

 

The singers were eager to distance themselves from the musical, which finishes its run in November (08), insisting it had "absolutely and 100 per cent nothing to do with Take That".

 

But now, frontman Barlow is dreaming of his own version of the hitmakers' rise to fame.

 

He says, "We have a musical in us and if we can all agree on which bits of the story to include, we'll have a hit show."

 

And Barlow, 37, is adamant the production won't be the same without contributions from Williams, who left the band in 1995 to launch a solo career.

 

He adds: "It would be good if Robbie got involved. After all, he is part of the story." © WENN

 

Nice comment on Robbie here from Dave Hogan, photographer.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle1801892.ece

DADDY ROBBIE

The Star

16th October

 

NURTURING private sing alongs to Robbie Williams has long been a guilty pleasure for us, so we’re glad to see the pop recluse emerge from his nest.

 

It’s all thanks to his reunion with girlfriend Ayda Field and, we can exclusively reveal, the fact they’re planning to start a family.

 

Ayda, 29, has told pals that she’s stopped drinking in preparation for producing Child of Williams and that they’re planning to visit his Blighty clan soon.

 

Our source told us: “Robbie and Ayda are really back on track now and one of the things that helped them bond was playing with Jonathan Wilkes’ son.

 

“It’s no secret that Jon helped get the pair back together and he’s been spending a lot of time with them at Robbie’s Hollywood home.

 

“But the balm that really soothed tensions was Mickey, Jon’s son and Rob’s godchild. Spending time with him made Rob realise what he really wants.”

 

Rob, 34, is also writing the best material of his career, according to those around him, getting less interested in alien life forms and planning a trip home.

 

“There’s talk of Rob making an appearance at next month’s MTV Awards in Liverpool,” our mole continued. “As a presenter rather than a performer.

 

“Ayda asked what would be good to wear in the north-west and said Rob was going to show her Stoke.”

 

But don’t get excited about a showbiz wedding. That’s not going to happen.

 

Our source went on: “Rob and Ayda are keen on starting a family but he will never have a showbiz wedding. He would hate it.

 

“Family is foremost to him – he’ll be a great dad.”

 

We do not doubt it, sigh...

 

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/goss/view/54937/Daddy-Robbie/ via TRWS

Ooooooh interesting (and for once nice) article about him.

http://angryape.com/news/2008/10/17/coldpl...knebworth-event

 

Coldplay To Play Knebworth Event

Published Friday, 17th October, 2008 at 6:24 PM

 

Coldplay are to stage a large outdoor event at Knebworth - the same location that has hosted famous concerts by Oasis and Led Zeppelin.

 

Frontman Chris Martin revealed the group will be performing at the venue during a radio interview with Zane Lowe last night (October 16).

 

In a not-so-cryptic message, Martin said: "We're trying to book a place that rhymes with Blebworth. We realised there's a lot of people who don't like us in Britain but, you know, they don't have to come."

 

Speaking of the concert, Chris did mention that Coldplay won't be trying to compete with the current record held by Robbie Williams, who played three consecutive nights at the country park.

 

"We're not gonna do three, Robbie did three. We'd be happy with one. Then the next day can be some kind of caravan conference."

 

:lol:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest-cele...15875-20832621/

 

Robbie dreaming of Little and Large

 

 

23/10/2008

 

Robbie Williams has been plagued by recurring dreams about comedy duo Little and Large, according to Syd Little.

 

Little, 65, once got in touch with Williams through their mutual friend Jonathan Wilkes after meeting an ill girl who was a fan of the ex-Take That star.

 

Williams told Little he would sign CDs for her - and then went on to explain how he dreamt about the 1980s comedy duo, Little said.

 

Speaking on Lancashire station 106.5 Central Radio, Little said: "I couldn't believe it when Robbie rang me up and I just thought it was Bobby Davro winding me up doing an impression.

 

"But then he explained that he'd been talking to Jonathan Wilkes and I realised the call was genuine.

 

"Robbie then went on to say that he had recurring dreams, almost nightmares, which involved Little and Large but, now that he'd spoken to me, the dream had been broken."

 

Comics Little and Eddie Large have enjoyed a career together spanning nearly 50 years.

 

They hit the big time in the late 1970s and regularly appeared on prime time TV in the 1980s.

 

:wacko: