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Gary Barlow "hates" his name. The 51-year-old singer was the first of four people to be given the full moniker back in 1971 and admitted that even though he loathes the name, it is a "bit late" to change it now. He said: "There were four Gary Barlows born in 1971 and I am relieved to report that I was the first.

Robbie Williams has told NME about his notorious weekend at Glastonbury in 1995, saying it made him feel “like Putin turning up in Westminster”.During a new interview with NME about his album ‘XXV’, out yesterday (September 9), which contains re-recorded and orchestrated versions of songs from across his career, the former Take That member discussed the indie snobbery of the mid-1990s and Britpop era.Williams discussed the “that school of thought that pop music is a lower art form” that saw him set apart from the country’s Britpop heroes, saying: “I grew up in a time where that was never more prevalent, that sort of militant indie-ness: them against us. And by them against “us” I mean indie people against pop people, not pop people against indie people.

Robbie Williams says he could easily have competed in an Olympic Games for “self-hatred” and still battles his natural desire to be morbidly obese. The former drink and drug user, 48, added his substance abuse took him to “faraway places” and insisted his ego was not what some people think as he ended up convinced he couldn’t sing and hating his body. He told The Sun on Friday night (09.

Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 on Thursday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, bringing an end to her 70-year reign.Since the news broke, music events including the 2022 Mercury Prize and major sporting fixtures have been cancelled out of respect.Now, Radio 2 have shared a statement to confirm that their Live In Leeds event, which was due to take place across next weekend (September 17-18) at Temple Newsam Park and feature performances from The event was set to take place at Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park and be headlined by Robbie Williams, has now been cancelled.A statement said: “Following the very sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, as a mark of respect, BBC Radio 2 Live in Leeds will now not take place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September.“Ticket holders will be issued with refunds via the ticketing provider.”Some news regarding Radio 2 Live in Leeds. pic.twitter.com/Iv8jyIs8nb— BBC Radio 2 (@BBCRadio2) September 9, 2022Alongside Williams on the line-up at Live In Leeds were set to be George Ezra, Kaiser Chiefs, Nile Rodgers & Chic and more.Williams was set to top the bill on the Sunday (September 18) accompanied by the 56-piece BBC Concert Orchestra.

Paul McCartney, Elton John and Robbie Williams, has started to recirculate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.The UK’s longest-reigning monarch passed away yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, aged 96.As tributes continue to be paid to the Queen, footage of memorable moments from across her reign are being broadcast on TV networks and online.Footage of the star-studded Diamond Jubilee Concert, which took place outside Buckingham Palace in central London on June 4, 2012 to mark the Queen’s 60th year on the throne, is one such moment being remembered.Organised by Take That‘s Gary Barlow, the concert featured performances from the likes of John, Williams, Grace Jones, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder and Madness.McCartney closed the show with a short set that included ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘Let It Be’, ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’.You can see official BBC footage of the concert-ending firework display below.McCartney was among a host of famous names to pay tribute to the Queen following the news of her death yesterday, writing: “God bless Queen Elizabeth II[.] May she rest in peace[.] Long live The King.”Elton John, meanwhile, spoke about the monarch during his show in Toronto, Canada last night.“She was an inspiring presence to be around — I’ve been around her and she was fantastic,” John told the crowd.

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Robbie Williams has compared his musical and songwriting approach to that of Morrissey and Elton John in a new interview.The pop star is set to release his latest album ‘XXV’ on Friday (September 9), which contains re-recorded and orchestrated versions of songs from across his career.Speaking to NME, Williams spoke about the lack of credit he receives as a songwriter despite penning numerous hits over the last three decades. “If you break down the maths of what I’m doing musically on a song, I do the same thing that Morrissey does,” he said.“I’m not saying in any way, shape or form that I’m as good as or better than Morrissey, I’m just saying: I do the same thing.

Robbie Williams has hit out at Damon Albarn over his inaccurate past claim that Taylor Swift “doesn’t write her own songs”.Back in January, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman said that Swift’s “co-writing” approach to making music was at odds with his “traditionalist” view of songwriting during an interview with the LA Times.The journalist then put it to Albarn that Swift is “an excellent songwriter”, to which he responded: “She doesn’t write her own songs.” Albarn said he believed co-writing “doesn’t count”.Swift subsequently hit back, tweeting: “I write ALL my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging.

Gary Barlow has confessed he was "drowning in jealously" after Robbie Williams quit Take That for a solo career. The 'Back For Good' hitmaker wishes he was the one who ditched his bandmates and become a wild pop star like the 'Angels' hitmaker, who became one of the world’s biggest solo stars after leaving the band in 1995. Writing in his new tome, 'A Different Stage', he spilled: "I felt a bit jealous that I wasn’t the one who’d stood up and said, 'Up yours, I wanna have some fun.

MTV VMAs took place at New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sunday night (28 August). Below is a list of winners from the action-packed ceremony, including brand new award for Best Metaverse Performance.

DEALSThree Six Zero has announced a partnership with artist management company Forward Motion Artists, run by Jazz Spinder. “I’m THRILLED Jazz and his Forward Motion Artists team will be another fantastic addition to the Three Six Zero ecosystem”, says Three Six Zero CEO Mark Gillespie. “Their commitment to creatively evolving and amplifying their artist’s vision is immensely impressive and I am excited to see their contribution to our expanding management business globally”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSLil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment has appointed Karen Civil as General Manager.

Netflix have announced a tell-all Robbie Williams documentary that will explore his addictions, affairs and his reunions with former band Take That. The multi-part series will be released in 2023 and will be an honest exploration of all the highs and lows of his 30-year career. It was announced that the series will cover how Robbie dealt with the media scrutiny, addictions, affairs, recoveries and moreThe impact fame had on his mental health and relationships will also be explored in the upcoming series.

Netflix has put a doc series about British pop superstar Robbie Williams into production, as its UK original series chief Anne Mensah doubled down on the streamer’s commitment to the UK despite the coming cost of living crisis and concerns over share price drop impacts.

Gary Barlow has reflected on one of the most difficult chapters in his career as he discussed the highs and lows of Take That during a candid chat with Welsh comedian and actor Rob Brydon.MORE: Gary Barlow and wife Dawn look so in love in photos taken by son Daniel during family holidaySpeaking on the latest episode of Brydon &, a Spotify exclusive podcast, the musician opened up about his experience being in the 90s band.WATCH: Gary Barlow reveals surprising secret to healthy shakes following weight loss"Early on in your career you think, 'Wow we're the luckiest people in the world,' but you know it's not going to last forever," he said, adding: "When it came to an end, there were many upsides to being in a band."One of those upsides is when you're coming out of a period like I've been in. To sit alongside my bandmates and brothers again, I needed it so much.

Robbie Williams says he no longer craves sex with strangers since finding love with his wife. He also admitted he is still a “s******” and reckons he would be “naked all the time” if he had a “bigger c***”. In an interview with Grazia over Zoom while naked in bed, the 48-year-old singer also said his wife of 12 years Ayda Field, 43, gives him everything he wants.

Robbie Williams, 48, has confessed that he was built to be a "sh**ger", and that he had sex with women he barely knew throughout the 90s - something he wasn't sure he could give up when he decided to get married.

As Love Island viewers reel from the recent announcement that host Laura Whitmore will not be returning for the next series, many fans have been left curious about her friendship with the late Caroline Flack, as she paid tribute to the former host in her exit announcement. Sharing the news on Monday evening that her time as the show’s host had come to an end, Laura wrote: "Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love Island.

Robbie Williams mistook Barbra Streisand for a “nice old lady” on holiday – while she thought he was a footballer. The singers were introduced through mutual friends on Tahiti when they both failed to recognise one another. Former Take That member Robbie, 48, told Scott Mills and Chris Stark on their final Radio 5 Live morning show on Saturday (20.

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field recently threw an epic mermaid-themed bash to mark their youngest daughter Coco's fourth birthday. The singer, 48, and his model wife, 43, have been enjoying a sun-soaked family holiday in Ibiza but still made sure their daughter's big day was celebrated in style.

The Struts have returned with a new single called ‘Fallin’ With Me’ – check it out below.The new track is the Derby band’s first new music since signing to the Big Machine label earlier this year.Discussing the new track, frontman Luke Spiller said: “The song’s lyrics were written down whilst on numerous nights out with someone that I was seeing at the time. We always kept meeting at the same place on the Sunset Strip and after a while I had a collection of phrases and lines that all had a certain feel to them.”“The chorus was intended to be a really heartfelt ballad, but once the music had been recorded it took the vocal delivery to another place entirely,” Spiller added.

This summer many A-listers have descended onto Ibiza and it seems Robbie Williams is no different.The singer, 48, was his usual excited self as his wife Ayda Field showed him flaunting his dance moves on the Balearic Island in a pair of flamboyant shorts and flip flops on the white sand beach. Robbie has been on holiday on the island with wife Ayda, 43.The pair share four kids together - Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and Beau, two - and have been married for 12 years.That wasn’t the only moment Robbie busted his moves on the trip, as Ayda shared a sweet video of him and Beau dancing around.