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LMAO!!! My friends love me... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-2/107477/robbietears.jpg

Last night was the second performance night. Tonight (Tuesday) is the elimination night and Dionne Warwick is performing. I saw the last 5 minutes after Joey Fatone performed and I guess they showed Rob during his performance. I can't believe I missed him... :cry:

that article is talking about Take That performing though...

Oh Lord Rob...please don't go there. :puke2:

I agree...he looks HOT in glasses!!!! :wub:

In the audience at least: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-2/107477/dancing0204a.jpg AND I MISSED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry: I watched "Little Miss Sunshine" instead! And we normally watch it!!! I have no idea who he was there for...?????

it's beautimus!!!

LOL....thaaaaaanks. That makes me feel LOADS better!! :P

Better Man :love:

But that's what I'm saying...they won't show it on the US VH1. It's the European one...right? I'm assuming so since Tessa posted the listing.

But you get Canadian's VH1 right? I have it too, but it's the US channel. :cry:

hummina hummina hummina...10 for the look alone!!! http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-2/107477/williamsi12xc.jpg

HEY HEY HEEEEEYYYY!!! No short jokes!!!!! We may be short, but that just makes us work harder, LOL!

A friend of mine made me a Rammstein mixed cd once and I could only listen to a few songs before my ears started to bleed, lol!! Watching them live is incredible though...I've seen a few clips online. But I wouldn't want to be there in person!! I'd be scurred!!!

I think more and more artists are willing to go independant just to have the freedom to release what they want, when they want. I know the two artists are worlds apart, but Nine Inch Nails (which I am a HUGE fan of) are one that is releasing his final album on Interscope and he's planning on releasing one album at a time with smaller studios. Artists HAVE to have the backing from somewhere but when the contracts are on a smaller scale, the artists have more control. With NIN's new release, they didn't even let Intercope know what was going on...Trent Reznor wanted to release it as an ARG (alternate reality game) giving clues on tour shirts, painted murals (one in London actually), mystery websites, etc...it's been really fun watching it all unfold. But he said had they let Interscope know what they wanted to do they would have announced "Be sure to see the mural in London for more clues!!!" They would have blown the game! Anyway...I'm rambling. My point is, it's not unusual now for artists to sign smaller contracts so they can get out of them quicker. I hope Robbie follows this path as well with his next move.

August was when he was supposedly doing Vegas...but I doubt that's going to happen. :mellow:

I would imagine if he does release Swing2 this year there won't be much promotion for it. Being his last in the contract, he'll probably be "good riddance" to EMI I would think.

:wub:

This is the point I was trying to make about Robbie needing to "go away" for a while. The casual fan starts to hate him if he's in their face too much.

Very interesting article from tampabay.com...I think it explains the lack of US success very well. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/22/Floridia...are_comin.shtml The British are coming! ... Will anyone care? Even extreme success in pop music across the pond doesn't always translate in America. By SEAN DALY Published March 22, 2007 British bad girls Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse worry me. But not because they troublemake with Lohanian intensity and devour London tabloid space like Britney does here. No, my concerns are more selfish. Allen's Alright, Still . . . and Winehouse's Back to Black are my fave albums of 2007 so far, and I'm thinking I may still feel that way come December. The 21-year-old Allen throws back to a shagadelic sound and hedonism, while 23-year-old Winehouse puts a self-destructive twist on Motown girl groups. Both are already smash hits overseas, with Allen even starting her own clothing line. For all their wicked ways, these two make my job so much fun. But alas, there's a good chance that Allen and Winehouse will soon disappear from my life, or at least be a lot harder to follow. Because even if they stay hot at home, there's no guarantee that their talent and U.K. success will result in sustained American stardom. Allen and Winehouse could wind up being as popular here as, oh, Cliff Richard or the Arctic Monkeys. Who? What? Monkeys? Exactly. Ever since the Beatles invaded, Americans have flipped for Brit bands. But for every Coldplay or Oasis that becomes a U.S. smash, there are many more who unaccountably can't capture an American following. Where's Robbie? Consider the curious case of Robbie Williams. A boy-bander turned solo stud, Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history. Think about that. More than David Bowie. More than Elton John. But he's not even a one-hit wonder here, despite pinup looks, major label support, cool videos, catchy songs and tons of press. All that just isn't enough, says Mark Sutherland, Billboard magazine's London bureau chief, via e-mail. U.S. success for U.K. bands "generally comes down to two things: interest from the American industry and sheer hard work." "Personally, I think Robbie Williams could have broken in the States, if only he'd fully committed himself to the cause. But when you're selling millions everywhere else in the world, that can seem a bit too much like hard work." Uh-oh. That could be a problem for my new favorites. Allen has sneered to the gossip pages that she doesn't care about U.S. success. And Winehouse has a growing rep for canceling shows due to party plans. Even so, each artist is working the U.S. concert scene with strong results. But even hard work won't always tip the scales, says Bob Merlis, a public relations guru with almost 40 years in the music business. To him, the cultural divide between the countries is a bigger barrier than the Atlantic Ocean. Even with MySpace and iTunes making more music available to more consumers, regional biases and realities still apply. "I think it's a question of (American audiences) not being on hand for the build-up," says Merlis. "The expectations for Robbie Williams have always been huge based on performances in other parts of the world. But we didn't get to see his rise. We didn't see him on his way up. So when he came here, they were like, 'Here's Robbie Williams!' And we were like: 'So what? Yawwwn.' " Size matters The United Kingdom is a much smaller market than the United States, notes Chris Martins, editor of U.S. music magazine Filter. So the buzz and hype of the Next Big Thing often feel more intense in London. "The U.K. is a small place with a lot of music - much of it great, much of it simply immediate," Martins says in an e-mail. "The problem over here is that we're disconnected from the reality of the British music scene." Merlis represents such American icons as John Mellencamp and ZZ Top. But decades ago, he was in charge of selling British stars Leo Sayer and T. Rex. Although each act scored a hit or two, they were never as big here as they were back home. The talent was there. So was the work ethic. But it wasn't enough. "Sometimes this stuff just doesn't translate," Merlis says. "Even in the early days of pop music, the U.K. had their big stars - Adam Faith, Cliff Richard - who didn't happen over here." You remember Cliff Richard, don't you? The guy who dueted with Olivia Newton-John on sappy hit Suddenly? "Cliff Richard was like their Elvis," Merlis says. Of course, Elvis was also their Elvis. The American market is so huge, U.S. musicians often have a much easier time making it big in the U.K. Except for country music. "That's only big in Ireland and the Czech Republic," says Merlis. The new invasion Allen and Winehouse aren't the only new British acts testing our shores. Other young stars with a thirst for U.S. fame include Mika, James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, the Cinematics, Aqualung, the Feeling, the Fratellis and dozens more. This may be their time. "At the moment, America seems more open to British music that at any point for at least 10 years," says Billboard's Sutherland. "But the key for Lily, Amy & Co. - and they are all genuinely exciting artists - will be capitalizing on that interest. "To do so, they'll have to commit big chunks of their year to the States, which might mean spending less time on the U.K. market. This is another problem for U.K. artists: When they're hugely successful at home, gambling on cracking America can seem like a bet too far." That seems to be what happened with the Arctic Monkeys. Last year, the blue collar rock band from Sheffield, England, became the fastest-selling debut band in British history, selling 400,000 copies of their first album in one week. Like many U.S. critics, I gushed about them, declaring their disc one of my Top 10 of 2006. But the buzz here died off quickly, with their disc selling just 300,000 copies here in a full year. Sutherland blames that on the rookie band's wariness of the U.S. media. The Monkeys were often abrasive, distant - when they bothered to do press at all. Which brings us back to my beloved brats. With their hard-partying track record, wild child tendencies and antisocial spells, Allen and Winehouse's ultimate obstacle to U.S. fame might be Allen and Winehouse. Oh well. Enjoy 'em while you can, Yanks. Sean Daly can be reached at sdaly@sptimes.com or (727) 893-8467. His blog is at blogs.tampabay.com/popmusic .

No one likes my diagram? poo... :cry:

I think for the sake of the casual fans, he needs to wait AT LEAST a year to release ANYTHING new...swing or not. Unfortunately, those people get tired of seeing/hearing him all the time. So if he wants to be "fresh and new", he needs some down time in between. Then come back with a vengence!!

TOLD YA!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Our "spy"?!?! You mean, the video that has been all over the web for the past week? You knob.

I know maybe 3 or 4 TT songs, so I won't vote.