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| 2010-08-04 | Williams set for soldiers show | Robbie Williams has confirmed plans to headline a charity show in aid of injured British soldiers, insisting he feels "honoured" to be taking part.
The Take That star will perform at the "Help For Heroes" gig in south-west London on 12 September to raise money for servicemen and women injured in conflict and the families of those who died in battle.
Williams will join the line-up alongside Alexandra Burke, rapper Plan B, The Saturdays and former soldier James Blunt.
He says, "(I'm) honoured. Their dedication to our country is phenomenal and we are all so proud of them."
The event at the Twickenham Stadium will raise funds for the Help For Heroes charity, while 150 injured soldiers will be given free tickets.
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-12-25 | Blunt's songwriting Christmas | James Blunt has revealed he will be spending the festive season listening to singer-songwriters.
They'll be no repeat TV shows to distract Blunty as he will be holed up in his Ibiza home.
Back To Bedlam Blunt told The Sun: "I don't have a TV or any gadgets. All I've got is my music system and my music collection... singer-songwriters Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, and Neil Young."
Despite a reputation as the hardest party-goer on the White Isle, James told how he spent last yuletide penning new material, adding: "Most of the town shuts down so there's little to distract me."
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-11-08 | Blunt blames criticism on visibility | James Blunt has said he isn't surprised at the backlash against his signature tune.
Former Army Captain Blunty has been attacked by some critics over the ubiquity of his hit, You're Beautiful.
He told US site Underground Online: "I'm very visible and people are going to take a shot at that, that's to be expected, isn't it?
He explained: "If I weren't visible, no one would voice their opinions about it. I have phenomenal support in the music industry. (But) you're also going to have people who don't enjoy that kind of music."
In June, You're Beautiful was voted the most irritating song of all time in a public survey carried out by onepoll.
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-09-18 | Blunt in songwriting diss | James Blunt has slurred his former songwriting partner on his new album.
Blunt and Amanda Ghost penned his No 1 smash, You're Beautiful, but have since disbanded and the former army captain has attacked Ghost on new song, Annie, which is taken from his latest album, All Lost Souls.
James sings: "Annie you had your dream on the bright lights/ You're just not going very far. Your dreams are crumbling."
Going by these lyrics, a music industry insider insists the track is about Ghost, telling Female First: "Amanda did once see herself as a pop star, but that was years ago and it seems like a mean spirited attack on a woman to whom he owes a great deal, if not his whole career."
Ghost has since hit back at the slur saying: "I'd hardly have said my dreams were 'crumbling.' James has had one No 1 hit, but I've since gone on to have two more."
Amanda was the co-writer behind the huge worldwide chart success of Beyonce and Shakira's No 1 smash Beautiful Liar.
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-09-07 | Blunt claims fame and money | James Blunt claims the songs on his new album are about his thoughts on success.
Former army captain Blunt is no stranger to success, having sold 11 million copies of his last album Back To Bedlam.
Blunty told The Daily Telegraph: "A lot of the songs deal with definitions of success, and for a lot of people that has been fame and money, two very shallow human constructs."
He added: "We seem to be looking in the wrong places."
Of his own fame and money, the singer-songwriter says he would still play music without it.
Blunt said: "I do this for myself. If there was no audience, I'd still be doing this."
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-09-03 | Blunt reveals rave love | James Blunt has spoken about the surprising meaning of his new single and revealed a love of raving.
Former army captain James has said that 1973 is named after the year Ibiza nightclub Pacha opened.
He told the BBC: "In 2006 I spent far too much time there, so it's about the time I spent there with my friends, it's a celebration with a sense of nostalgia."
It emerges that mild-mannered Blunt was actually a dedicated clubber before his worldwide success.
He said: "I'd been out (to Ibiza) about eight different times in eight years, I think the clubbing scene's still pretty healthy."
Source: Ananova |
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