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The album is #11 in todays midweeks - very good news - I had feared it may drop alot more, but it is obviously still selling strongly. Let's hope it can maintain good sales throughout the week and get back in the top 10 again :D

Hmm, very interesting indeed. I am suprised he has praised EMI so much for their promo of RKTVS though - compared to the vast majority of other big albums around Xmas time, the advertising both on TV and especially when it came to billboards etc was very poor - all you have to do is look at the brilliant promo Michael Buble's album recieved from his record label. Under the circumstances though, I supose they did an ok job - certainly alot better than Rudebox. Interesting that there may be a possible Gary Barlow collaboration on it - I would've thought they would wait till next year for a proper album before releasing anything together - although I supose it could just be a solo Robbie track simply co-written by Gary. Although I don't like the sound of that either - as if it went to #1 (which there is a higher chance of happening due to more people perhaps not buying the album, like with Radio) I am sure Gary will be the one who will get the credit for it. Either way, Im more looking forward to hearing the left over tracks from RKTVS which Rob said he will release - Id like him to do it via the OS. I do like the article though - especially how it ends stating that RKTVS has returned to the top 10 an the GH recieved such a huge increase in sales, also the compliments of his Brits performance - and just the general positiviity in it. A well written article is very rare these days. :lol:

Williams camp praises embattled EMI Music Week Monday February 22, 2010 Robbie Williams’ co-manager Tim Clark has thrown his support behind EMI’s under-pressure management team as preparations begin for the final album in the Brit winner’s current deal with the major. A new best-of from the outstanding contribution recipient is being earmarked for a fourth-quarter release this year and could potentially include a recording reunion with Gary Barlow, who is back working with his former Take That colleague. Against the backdrop of work starting on the new retrospective, Clark is quick to praise the “remarkable job” he believes EMI has done with Williams’ current set Reality Killed The Video Star and, despite the huge financial problems facing the major, is convinced that operationally the management team has “turned things round”. “We think that from an operations point of view they’ve really got to grip with things,” says Clark, whose opinion of the current EMI regime has not always been favourable, once describing Guy Hands as behaving like a “plantation owner”. “We think the current team in the UK led by Andria Vidler, but with other extremely good people all around her and around the world, are really starting to get it right. From a financial point of view they’re making money.” Although EMI earlier this month posted an annual loss of £1.75bn and now needs to find £120m of new cash by June 14 to avoid Citigroup potentially taking it over, Clark is urging the bank to continue its support of EMI under the present Terra Firma ownership. “The thing comes down really to the debt and this comes down to something between Terra Firma and Citigroup. My own view is Citigroup would be mad at this stage not to keep EMI on as a going concern. It just would be bonkers,” he says. “They really are turning things round and it’s a choice between two painful courses really. Do you take EMI back and break it up, which is pretty painful, or do you write off some debt? I’m not a high financier so I have no idea what is going on between Terra Firma and Citigroup but I do think EMI are getting themselves out of the problems they’ve been in and I absolutely believe they should be supported in that.” While Clark says he, his IE colleague David Enthoven and Williams are “not in any great rush” to decide what to do once the existing EMI deal ends, he suggests the major has done itself “huge favours” in how it has performed with Reality Killed The Video Star. The album has sold more than 800,000 units in the UK and, among its many international successes, spent five weeks at number one in Germany. Clark adds work on the best-of will fully start in March, noting, “There’s not much we can say about it at the moment because it’s being put together. We don’t even have the tracklisting yet.” But he does confirm it will include new material, raising the possibility of a reunion with Gary Barlow. “It’s not much of a secret he’s been writing with various people, including Gary Barlow. That’s sort of out there but there’s nothing certain at the moment as we don’t yet have the songs to choose from,” he says. Meanwhile, Reality... returned to the Top 10 yesterday [sunday] on the back of Williams’ show-closing Brits performance, while sales of his 2004-issued Greatest Hits were around 150% up on the week. Virgin Records president Shabs Jobanputra says Williams’ Brits set “exemplified what a fantastic British artist is”. “He sung, performed and had real charisma; he’s a true British star and we don’t have many of those and that’s why he is so revered. How many artists could have stood there and represented 30 years of the Brits?” http://www.musicweek.com Courtesy of Pure Robbie and TRWS

Jay Z is definatly one of the best rappers ever - he was great on Wossy last week - very witty guy :D - sadly Eminem appears to have lost it - his last album was very poor imo.

Really? :o I usually hate big blockbusters but have seen Avatar 3 times now and simply love it :wub: I am not pleased The Hurt Locker beat it at the Baftas - it is a very good film but nowhere near good enough to warrent best film - there were half a dozen better films in 2009 than the Hurt Locker imo. Avatar will have a massive influence on the future of cinema and will quite possibly revolutionize film and how they are made. The Hurt Locker was a very solid war film but not up there with the classics. My faves of 2009 were Moon, The Road, Inglorious bast*rds - oh and I loved Public Enemies as well which has been ignored in everything. :rolleyes: The Loveley Bones seems to be getting very mixed reviews - such a shame - I thought that was going to win a load of awards. Apparently it is very messy. :(

Jumanji :lol: What a timeless classic that was :wub: Sorry I missed the reunion - my broadband connection has been acting up since Friday - improved now but still slow. Is there a 2nd reunion in the pipeline? :smoke:

Yeah I saw him interviewed on MTV news - he seems like a nice guy - It was amusing when he slipped on stage when running to get the award for Best Band :lol: Kasabien are a great band though, especially live - I've seen them twice and they are at the top of their game.

Rob and Jay Z are the only veterans on the list :lol:

Wolfman is a load of crap :lol: Not as bad as Mel Gibson's latest - Edge Of Darkness - it is beyond appauling :rofl: Jeff Bridge's latest 'Crazy Hear' is excellent though :D

:lol: Yeah, I have to say Bodies never gets old - I still play it all the time and love it more and more. I hear the instrumental version in the background on TV all the time - it is a orchestral masterpiece in many ways - I just love it :wub:

Top 5 Scorsese films for me have to be: 1. Raging Bull 2. Taxi Driver 3. Goodfellas 4. Casino 5. Cape Fear/The Departed Also mentions for 'Mean Streets, The Last Waltz, King Of Comedy, Color Of Money as well as many others - his partnership with De Niro is in my view the greatest ever between an actor and director. B)

Dissapointed sales were not higher this week - overall sales are down over 18% compared to last week which is suprising considering it was Brits week. Hopefully he can stay top 15 at least this week.

It's about time this came out - I have been looking forward to it for what seems like years :lol: I am delighted it has been recieved so well in the US - the #1 grossing film and the the highest opening weekend for both Scorsese and DiCaprio :o Many critics have said it is the first commercial thriller Scorsese has done since 'Cape Fear' almost 20 years ago - considering that is one of my all time favourite films - and Scorses is defiantly my third or forth favourite director ever - I am really looking forward to this. I do think he needs to stop using Dicaprio all the time though - he is a great actor but it seems like all of his films in the past decade have had him in the staring role and his next few do as well. The fact Scorsese and De Niro are reuiniting for not one but two films in the next few years is excellent news. :D

And the good news just keeps coming :D YKM climbs 19 places to #49 in the singles chart and on the Airplay front - the Robster has two songs in the top 20 - the only artist there to achieve that. Pretty amazing after 20 years :D UK Airplay Chart: 16 20 Robbie Williams You Know Me 18 51 Robbie Williams Morning Sun

Some brilliant news - the album climbs 13 places to #8 :D Also the Greatest Hits climbs from #101 to #38 :D

Robbie's Brit dedications. http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af167/therobbiewilliamssiteukau/sc009b4957.jpg http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af167/therobbiewilliamssiteukau/sc009b6af2.jpg http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af167/therobbiewilliamssiteukau/sc009b9ce3.jpg http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af167/therobbiewilliamssiteukau/sc00675d19.jpg Thanks to Jackie at TRWS

It was #14 in the mids yesterday and is #12 today so I think it is likely we will see a return to the top 10. That NME article was incorrect though. The GH is back in the top 40 so hopefully we will get some total sales in the MW report on Sunday.

If that is correct then RKTVS will returnt to the top 5 with over 33K sold this week. Alcia will remain #1 with over 100K with Gaga and Florence following. And Paolo will still prob sell 40K +, so Rob will be #5. Having said that knowing NME it could be totally made up - and Rob could miss the top 10 :lol:

Robbie Williams leads post-Brit Awards 2010 sales surge http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af167/therobbiewilliamssiteukau/robbiewilliamspaphotL170210.jpg NME Florence And The Machine and Lady Gaga also fare well in HMV sales February 17, 2010 Robbie Williams has seen a 150 per cent gain in sales of his latest album 'Reality Killed The Video Star' following his appearance at last night's (February 16) Brit Awards. Williams, who performed a medley of hits and was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the ceremony, is joined by Florence And The Machine in the top ten acts with the biggest gains at HMV stores (online and street). Florence Welch's debut album 'Lungs', which picked up the MasterCard British Album prize, has seen sales increase by 140 per cent. The top ten biggest gainers at HMV (percentage gain in brackets): 1. Robbie Williams – 'Reality Killed The Video Star' (150 per cent) 2. Florence And The Machine – 'Lungs' (140 per cent)) 3. Lady Gaga – 'The Fame' (90 per cent) 4. Alicia Keys – 'The Element Of Freedom' (80 per cent) 5. Cheryl Cole - '3 Words' (77 per cent) 6. Kasabian – 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' (75 per cent) 7. Jay-Z – 'The Blueprint III' (68 per cent) 8. JLS – 'JLS' (65 per cent) 9. Dizzee Rascal – 'Tongue N' Cheek' (60 per cent) 10. Lily Allen – 'It's Not Me, It's You' (50 per cent) source

Pic of Rob and Ayda at the EMI party after the Brits from PR http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/nupica/2010-02-16%20BRITS/x6108.jpg http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/nupica/2010-02-16%20BRITS/x6109.jpg http://www.daylife.com/search/photos/2/gri...bie+williams%22

Brilliant stuff - that is alot of singles being sold :D

Itunes updates :D Albums #9 - Reality Killed The Video Star #10 - Greatest Hits #92 - Swing When You're Winning #137 - Escapology #217 - I've Been Expecting You #275 - Live At Knebworth #623 - Life Thru A Lens #633 - Sing When You're Winning Singles #45 - You Know Me #102 - Angels #134 - Bodies (RKTVS version) #189 - Morning Sun #192 - Let Me Entertain You #203 - No Regrets #221 - Fee #230 - Come Undone (Greatest Hits version) #326 - Rock DJ #342 - She's The One #359 - Bodies (Brits album version) #479 - Supreme #529 - Millenium #855 - Come Undone (Escapolgy version)

Itunes updates :D Albums #9 - Reality Killed The Video Star #10 - Greatest Hits #92 - Swing When You're Winning #137 - Escapology #217 - I've Been Expecting You #275 - Live At Knebworth #623 - Life Thru A Lens #633 - Sing When You're Winning Singles #45 - You Know Me #102 - Angels #134 - Bodies (RKTVS version) #189 - Morning Sun #192 - Let Me Entertain You #203 - No Regrets #221 - Fee #230 - Come Undone (Greatest Hits version) #326 - Rock DJ #342 - She's The One #359 - Bodies (Brits album version) #479 - Supreme #529 - Millenium #855 - Come Undone (Escapolgy version)

Oh I didn't realise that - cheers Norma.

Extended ITV2 performance of Everything Changes and Rock DJ/Rudebox :D KxiJgGcuGXE