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Robbie's still
swinging The film "Swept
Away" is directed by Madonna's husband Guy Ritchie. The film
which cost around £4 million to make includes scenes in which
Madonna is beaten to make her bark like a dog. The crown of
the UK singles chart changed hands this week. Replacing Colourblind
by Darius at the top is the pop group Sugababes. The female trio
captured the No: 1 spot with the song "Round Round". The group which
formed in 2000, made its debut in the chart at No: 6 in September
of that year with the song 'Overload'. They were no
manufactured act but had a genuine harmonised soul pop. Sugababes'
first No:1 song came in April this year with 'Freak Like Me'. 'Round
Round', is the group's second chart topping song. The Sugababes
have also become the third act to score two No:1 songs in the UK
this year following Gareth Gates and Will Young. The second
highest new entry on the UK singles chart at No: 3 is the song 'Romeo
Dunn' by rapper Romeo. It's the debut
solo hit for Romeo who is a part of the rap act So Solid Crew. The
solo chart success for Romeo comes three months after the group
made it into the chart with 'Ride Wid Us'. Romeo is the second solo
artiste from the group to venture out after Oxide & Neutrino. Daniel Bedingfield
had his first No: 1 for this year with his song 'Gotta Get Thru
This'. This song was also a No: 1 hit in December last year. After all these
months Bedingfield has another release called 'James Dean (I Wanna
Know)' which debuted this week at No: 4. Having succeeded
with the previous garage dance track, many had doubts the London
teenager would be able to repeat it with another song. Daniel did
not have a back to back No: 1 song but managed another hit in the
top 20. The New Zealand-born
Bedingfield strays away from garage pop on the new hit but it remains
dance friendly. 'James Dean (I Wanna Know)' was written by Daniel
himself. We have been
reading about the squabbles in the group Hearsay or at least the
fights that led to the departure of Kym Marsh. This week Hearsay
entered the singles chart at the No: 6 position with 'Lovin' Is
Easy'. It's the lowest chart position for the group. The previous
single they released from the second album peaked at No: 4 in December. 'Lovin' Is
Easy', is a pop song featuring the vocals of new recruit Johnny
Sehntall. The track will be featured in Hearsay's third album shortly. In the early
Nineties the dance/ rap group Snap was very popular on the club
scene. The group however experienced changes and then faded away
but not before making a distinct mark on the scene. The group had
two No: 1 songs in the UK with 'The Power' in 1990 and 'Rhythm Is
A Dancer' in 1992. It was in 1992
that the main rap star Turbo B quit Snap. Niki Harris took centre
stage and was credited as vocalist on the hits 'Exterminate' and
'Do You See The Light' which peaked at No: 10 in 1993. Nine years
later Plaything has reworked 'Do You See The Light' giving Snap
another run at the chart as it entered the Top 20 at No: 14. The Rolling
Stones opened their world tour surprisingly at a club show in Toronto,
Canada on August 16. Sir Mick Jagger and his veteran rockers performed
to 1000 fan club members at the Palais Royale. The band's 15 song
set included 'Honky Tonk Women', 'Wild Horses', 'Brown Sugar' and
a new track titled 'Don't Stop'. The band which
is in its 50th year is due to tour 27 cities and give 40 shows in
North America, Australia, South East Asia and possibly China next
year. Robbie Williams
who is now on holiday in the US is rumoured to have completed work
on a new album called 'Escapology'. The album will be his first
since 'Swing When You're Winning' released in 2001. The new album
is due for release on November 18 along with a new single titled
'Fell'. Meanwhile the World Intellectual Property Organisation closed the unofficial website in a case of "Cybersquatting''. The host of the site agreed to transfer www.robbiewilliams.info back to the singer. TW LW |
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