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The British tabloid The Daily Star has been accused of printing made-up stories. Richard Peppiatt, who has recently resigned from the paper because of its anti-Muslim stance, has made the claims. He was dismayed by the favourable coverage the paper gave to the English Defence League, a far-right group who conducted a series of controversial [...]
(Read More)17th Nov 10
X Factor slashes odds for Take That
by Sally Davies
The X Factor has slashed the odds of Take That taking the number one slot in the Christmas charts. The odds for the Take That album, Progress, taking the number one spot on the Christmas charts have dropped 2.5 following the acts performance on X Factor. It was the group’s first performance as a five [...]
(Read More)1st Nov 10
Take That show sold out
by Harry Oldfield
All tickets for the upcoming Take That reunion tour are reportedly sold out. Shows in the UK and Ireland for the highly anticipated Progress reunion are booked full, say tour agencies responsible for official ticket sales. Ticketmaster, Ticketline, Ticketfactor and Gigsandtours have all posted official notices on their websites stating there are no more tickets. [...]
(Read More)21st Dec 09
Battle heats up for Christmas No. 1 single
by Natasha Redman
The heat is on in the battle for the top spot on the UK singles chart on Christmas day with contenders including an ageing metal band, the winner of The X Factor, global superstars and even Rolf Harris. Following the four years of success for winners of The X Factor, the No. 1 song is [...]
(Read More)15th Dec 09
Robbie Williams fumbles again on The X Factor
by Sally Davies
Popstar Robbie Williams was caught messing up his second stint on the show after fudging his lines while singing Angels, while X Factor producers claim it had nothing to do with them. The singer began to sing too early for the first line in a rendition of his biggest hit and had to repeat it [...]
(Read More)16th Nov 09
Robbie on stage with Take That for the first time since 1995
by Harry Oldfield
Pop superstar Robbie Williams has joined his former bandmates from Take That on stage at the Children in Need charity concert, however there was no reunion performance. Take That opened the show at the Royal Albert Hall in London before Gary Barlow introduced ‘old friend’ Williams, who went on to perform solo material. Williams and [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Robbie Williams speaks of Take That reunion
by Sally Davies
Singer Robbie Williams has confirmed that he is currently working with Take That again in preparation to rejoin his bandmates on stage. The singer has said that he was looking forward to performing with the group once again. In an interview on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, he said that the band has got together [...]
(Read More)22nd Oct 09
Robbie Williams begins comeback
by Natasha Redman
Robbie Williams has put his somewhat lacklustre X Factor performance behind him last night as the impressed thousands of fans at what was his first concert performance in three years. It was obvious that the 35-year-old gained confidence throughout the special club show at London’s Roundhouse to begin a comeback campaign that was damaged by [...]
(Read More)20th Oct 09
Alexandra Burke tops Robbie Wiliams Comeback
by Adam Richards
The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has this year’s fastest selling single, beating Robbie Williams to the top of the UK singles charts after both performed on the show last weekend. Robbie Williams was outdone by Alexandra Burke’s Bad Boys featuring US rapper Flo Rida, which sold more than twice as many copies as Robbies [...]
(Read More)14th Oct 09
Robbie Williams live performance ‘not to plan’
by Sally Davies
Robbie Williams has revealed that his first live performance in three years did not go according to plan as his set on Sunday’s X factor suffered a malfunction. He announced on his blog that the sliding door was supposed to open before he sang failed at the last minute. Williams said that the failure threw [...]
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