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Drowned-Up: Animal Collective, Green Day, Robbie Williams

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

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Take the power back: musicians rally against labels

News by Rob Webb

What do Radiohead have in common with Robbie Williams? They both want more control over the use of their music, and are joining the all-new Featured Artists' Coalition to campaign for artists' rights»

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Robbie Williams dumps partner for hooking up with ex

News by Kev Kharas

Robbie Williams has split with long-term song writing partner Guy Chambers after hearing of his involvement with former band mate Gary Barlow.»

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I’m Asian pavements instead: Robbie’s Rudebox crushed, recycled

News by Kev Kharas

Over a million unsold copies of Robbie Williams's Rudebox are being shipped to China to be crushed and turned into pavement.»

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EMI to sack 2,000 say new owners

News by Kev Kharas

EMI Group have confirmed that they will cut staff by a third in order to reduce costs, resulting in the loss of around 2,000 jobs.»

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Bon Jovi attacks Williams, Oasis

News by Kev Kharas

American band Bon Jovi have been giving it the big mouth about some of our bands.»

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Ruder still: Robbie goes hip-hop

News by Mike Diver

Robbie Williams is planning to make a hip-hop LP...»

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McGee: Robbie's "utterly vacant"

News by Kev Kharas

Industry 'bigwig' Alan McGee has stuck his neck out and attacked Robbie Williams for being a "showbiz chancer" who is "destroying British pop culture".»

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Robbie Williams to display his artistic side

News by Mike Diver

People of Cardiff, get excited! For art! Robbie Williams' art...»

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DiS reads about the UK charts; rewords everything; calls it an 'article'; goes for lunch.

News by Mike Diver

Finally, the UK album chart has witnessed a significant shifting of top-ten artists. There are no fewer than FIVE new entries in the top ten, four of which debut in the top five. Hooray!? Let’s wait and see…»

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Robbie makes former manager furious

News by Mike Diver

Robbie's in a little hot water over a few lyrics on his forthcoming album, Rudebox (aye, it's got the same title as the single). One song, 'The 90s', contains a series of allegations about former Take That manager Nigel Martin Smith...»

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Crocodile Hunter dead, Trouser Snake not: chart round-up

News by Mike Diver

Yeah yeah, we’re well aware that there was no chart summary piece last week – there’s this thing called a ‘bank holiday’, right, that means us office-bound types can bunk off without getting in trouble with Da Boss. It’s a fairly wicked deal – we suggest you investigate your options come the next occurrence of this awesome one-day holiday...»

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Robbie Williams considers quitting music

News by Mike Diver

MusicRooms.net has reported that Robbie Williams is considering quitting music, stating that his career has become a "monster"...»

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Boring Touring: the mainstream grinds into action

News by Kev Kharas

The balding, the bland and the behemoth have been plotting their final assault on the ears, eyes and throats of the world's youth, it seems. Here's this season's social calendar for the filthy rich...»

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German nutter looking to take a bite outta pop's pretty boys

News by Mike Diver

Not-scary-at-all (um, only he is) German cannibal Armin Meiwes - he who met another man through the internet and proceeded to munch through his meaty thighs... and other bits - has told a court that he'd quite like to sink his teeth into a pair of British pop stars...»

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Robbie's wallet = roughly the size of a space station

News by Mike Diver

He wears that Cheshire Cat grin for a reason, y'know: last year, Robbie Williams paid himself a staggering £30,000 a day. Yes, each and every day. That's £11 million over the course of 2005...»

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Virgin poll reveals Lennon's Imagine as best-ever single

News by Mike Diver

Virgin Radio recently polled some 7,000 of its listeners to discover their favourite single of all time. That's, like, ever. The winner: John Lennon's 'Imagine'...»

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2005's biggest sellers: Blunt owns all our arses

News by Mike Diver

Twelve months ago it was so peaceful, so tranquil, daytime radio airwaves. Yes, we had Westlife and their spawn, delivering ballads to mums about the land, but they were easily ignored; also, we had the enduring Robbie, remaining chirpy and cheeky alongside the new batch of made-by-telly stars. Then, suddenly, Blunt.»

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JCB song outsells Westlife

News by Mike Diver

Nizlopi's more-irritating-than-Sharon-Osbourne 'JCB Song' is totally outselling Westlife this week, leading to bookies William Hill slashing the duo's odds of making Christmas number one to 15/8...»

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Williams' millions: singer gets paid LARGE for private party

News by DiS News

Robbie Williams was paid a stonking one million quid to perform at a city broker's birthday party in the south of France...»

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Williams returns with a "gangster opera"

News by DiS News

Robbie Williams is to return to the charts in October with new single 'Tripping'...»

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Live 8 artists see sales soar

News by DiS News

Artists that performed at Saturday's Live 8 concert in Hyde Park have seen their sales skyrocket over the past few days.»

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Carling drinkers: your music taste is as poor as your taste in beer...

News by DiS News

So you drink Carling? Goodie for you - at least that way when you taste a real beer it'll feel like you've been reborn, or something. But please, sort your lugholes out and switch them on to some NEW and EXCITING music, eh?»

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Robbie decides he likes the Scissor Sisters. And their record sales

News by DiS News

In what is possibly the most cynical move in the history of mankind, apparently Robbie Williams will team up with the Scissor Sisters for a track on his next album.»

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Robbie records to be deleted

News by Mike Diver

Wanna buy 'Life Thru A Lens'? Really? Best get cracking...»

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Scissor Sisters top 2004 album sales

News by Mike Diver

Scissor Sisters shifted more copies of their record than any other act of 2004. Bravo them...»

Video Thrills the Radio Stars: Music DVD Sales Double

News by Mike Diver

High-profile DVD video releases from the likes of Coldplay, Robbie Williams and U2 have pushed sales of the format up by 95% over the last year.»

Rob Idol - D'ya wanna be in Williams' new music vid?

News by Andrew Future

Are you sexy enough to take your skin off in public? Are you over 18, and a member of either sex? If yes, then you may wish to venture along to ExCel, London, E16 this coming Saturday at 10am for open auditions for 'Something Beautiful'; the next Robbie Williams music video. It'»

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Robbie Rocks Knebworth

News by Mark Reed

Everyone's favourite boyband-muppet turned world-conquering Uberman, Robbie Williams, is due to play FOUR nights at Knebworth next summer. Whilst nothing has yet been confirmed, sources close to the industry have a hotline to staff at DIS Towers and tell us that tickets are due to go »

S Club 7 Set To Top Charts

News by James Westfox

S Club 7 are in line for the Number One spot in the UK singles chart this Sunday (November 25) with the CHILDREN IN NEED charity single 'Have You Ever'. The latest figures show that the track is outselling the current Number One and closest rival, Blue's 'If You Come Back', by more than thre»

Warning: Farmers are EVIL?

News by Ollie Appleby

Vegetarians call for boycott of Farm Aid concert The Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva!) pressure group wants bands and fans to boycott Farm Aid, a charity concert organised by Michael Eavis, held in aid of farmers hit by foot-and-mouth. Campaigner Becky Smit»

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Robbie Gets Looks Of Love

News by Adie Nunn

Robbie Williams has asked '80s popsters ABC to support him on his UK tour. Naturally, ABC are said to be "surprised". Singer Martin Fry, he of blonde hair and gold suit, admitted that when his manager received the fax from an agent, they thought they would be opening for quite a different 'act'. "A»