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 IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS Greatest Hits 1990 -2010 Out 11th October
REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR No.1 on World Chart No.1 on European Chart
 BODIES THE SINGLE WORLDWIDE SMASH HIT No.2 on World Chart No.1 on European Chart
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Updated: 02/09/10 
Robbie Williams is to release a new book called You Know Me later this month, which documents his 20-years in music. Robbie himself co-wrote the publication with author Chris Heath and besides recalling his career, the book will also include 250 photos of the Bodies singer. Due to hit shelves on September 20, Williams says the book features "my observations and my memories". Robbie is also releasing a new best of album next month, called In And Out Of Consciousness – The Greatest Hits 1990 – 2010. The 39-song collection includes his new Gary Barlow duet Shame. Source: omgmusic.com
 Singer Robbie Williams is male drivers' guilty pleasure when they are at the wheel, according to a new poll. In a new poll men were asked what artist they like to secretly sing along to when they are driving on their own. Williams, 36, came top of the new poll, which was carried out by Spanish car company Seat, with Abba coming in second place. Almost 3,000 drivers were surveyed in the poll with 14 per cent of men and 11 per cent of women saying they have a music collection they only listen to alone. The men also admitted to listening to Kylie Minogue, Shirley Bassey and Cyndi Lauper when they are alone. source Monstersandcritics.com
 Robbie Williams says he is "honoured" to be performing in a special one-off concert held to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity. The British singer, who recently rejoined Take That, will be fronting the event, which will take place at Twickenham Stadium on September 12 and is being aired by the BBC.
Other acts helping to raise funds for wounded servicemen and women include Alexandra Burke, Plan B, The Saturdays and James Blunt. And it's not just top musicians taking part; comics including Jack Dee, Michael McIntyre, Jason Manford and Bruce Forsyth will also be making an appearance. Some 60,000 fans and troops are expected to attend.
 
The game attracted a sell out crowd and raised over 2 million. It's not too late to donate, please visit UNICEF UK Soccer Aid website SoccerAid 2010.
TV Charity football match Soccer Aid 2010 pulled in over 5million on Sunday night. The programme, which was organised by Robbie Williams and featured an England team of celebrities and sportsmen taking on a Rest-Of-The-World side.
Robbie Williams and Russell Brand have teamed up to sing on a re-tuning of the catchy football anthem Three Lions ahead of the World Cup next month. Fans will hear the voices of Robbie Williams and Russell Brand on the track. The football fans have joined the song's original team of David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds. Three Lions is often credited as being the greatest football anthem of all time and reached number one in 1996 and 1998. This version also features vocals by a choir, soprano and the commentator John Motson. The song, which has been recorded under the name The Squad, is likely to once again be the favoured choice for fans on the terraces in South Africa and at home. And Robbie Williams said he could not resist taking part in this version. He added: "I've always been approached to write football songs but have always declined as I thought Three Lions could never be beaten - so I am really happy to be part of this record. "I am counting down the days until the start of the World Cup."
In the run up to Soccer Aid 2010 – ITV’s celebrity football match raising money for UNICEF – Robbie Williams is setting a challenge which will inspire people from all walks of life to help the word’s poorest children and 'Keep it up for Soccer Aid'. He is calling on people across the UK to find a football and get sponsored to do as many keepy uppys as they can. All of the money raised through sponsorship will help UNICEF’s work for children around the world. Register for Keep it Up for Soccer Aid Returning from a visit to Haiti with UNICEF, where he made an appeal film which will be shown in full during Soccer Aid 2010 on 6 June on ITV1, he said: "Everyone knows I'm a massive football fan, and now I'm asking everyone to join me and 'Keep it Up for Soccer Aid'. It’s really simple: do as many sponsored keepy uppys as you can and raise bucket loads of money to help make a real difference to the lives of kids all over the world, including the fantastic young people that I met in Haiti." courtsey of unicef.org.uk
Robbie has beaten legends including Queen, Elton John and Elvis Presley to be crowned the third most played artist of the last decade in the UK. The list, compiled by music licensing body PPL, is based on the number of plays per artist on TV, radio or in public since 2000 and places Robbie just behind Madonna, who tops the list, and The Beatles. Robbie is the youngest male solo artist in the chart, revealed on BBC Radio 2 show, People's Artist Chart, presented by Patrick Kielty. Take a look of the top ten most played artists of the decade below
1. Madonna courtsey of RobbieWilliams.com
Robbie Williams’ official Sport Relief single ‘Morning Sun’ is released on download on Monday 8th March, with the money raised from the single being spent helping vulnerable people living tough lives in the UK and across the world.
 Robbie said “I’m absolutely delighted that ‘Morning Sun’ will be this year’s official Sport Relief single. I’ve seen first-hand the sort of good work that the money raised will fund so it’s an honour to be involved and donate the profits to them”. Robbie has also been photographed in the one-off Sport Relief T-shirts which have been exclusively designed by the whole Beckham family and are available exclusively in store and online at Sainsbury’s and TK Maxx and www.sportrelief.com TV viewers can also look forward to Robbie giving a special performance of ‘Morning Sun’ as part of the fantastic line up of TV entertainment on BBC One on Friday 19th March. Other highlights include a new ‘Smithy’ sketch from James Corden, an Ashes to Ashes special featuring sporting and entertainment legends from the 80s, plus special editions of MasterChef and A Question of Sport Relief. For more news and information about this year’s campaign log on to sportrelief.com
 
 Robbie Williams is on a roll. After scooping the outstanding contribution honour at the Brits, the Angels crooner picked up another gong at Germany's biggest music prize giving, the Echo Awards. The 36-year-old took the best international male crown. Accepting the prize he said: "Ich bin ein very, very happy." It takes his collection of Echos throughout his career to seven.
 We're thrilled to tell you all that Robbie's incredible album, Reality Killed The Video Star, has gone multi-platinum in the UK, with nearly one million copies sold since its launch last November! The album, which includes the singles Bodies, You Know Me and Robbie's official Sport Relief single, Morning Sun, is also certified multi-platinum in Germany, platinum in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria and gold in Australia, Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark… phew! If you haven't bought your copy of Robbie's super-selling album yet grab it now.
 Robbie Williams is organising the third Soccer Aid event to take place later this year, say reports. The X Factor's Dermot O'Leary will host the event rather than regular presenters Ant & Dec, who are busy filming Britain's Got Talent and new gameshow Push The Button. According to The Sun, Soccer Aid will take place at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground in June. Former footballers Alan Shearer and Zinedine Zidane are rumoured to be taking part. The event, which airs on ITV1, previously took place in 2006 and 2008. Celebrities including Angus Deayton, Jamie Theakston, Gordon Ramsay and Danny Jones played in the England vs Rest Of The World matches.
 ROBBIE Williams showed just why he is the most decorated singer at the Brits with a show-stopping live medley of hits to end the show last night. The cheeky singer gave a slick, showman’s performance to celebrate his outstanding contribution to music award. The gong is his 16th Brit after previously winning 11 Brits as a solo artist and four with Take That. Williams, 36, dressed in a sharp black suit, appeared genuinely overwhelmed by his achievement, jokingly singing into his statue, before telling the crowd: “I feel really good up here Brits, thank you so much, have a great evening. He later added: “Thank you so much for this award. God bless you, thank you.”
Robbie Williams Triumphantly Returns to pick up the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ Award At the 30th BRITs Ceremony. Robbie has won more BRITs than any other artist, will be awarded with the coveted trophy at The BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard on Tuesday 16 February.
When he came swaggering out through those X Factor doors to sing Bodies, we realised just how much we’d missed him. His Reality Killed The Video Star comeback album may have been pipped to number one by JLS, but a string of hugely entertaining shows and media appearances confirmed that Robert Peter Williams remains our most maverick and fascinating home-grown pop star.
 POP icon Robbie Williams has added his vocal to The Sun's Haiti charity single - which is now complete. Angels singer Robbie, 35, recorded his lines for the cover of REM ballad Everybody Hurts in LA on Wednesday. Single mastermind Simon Cowell said the track, due out on February 7, was "an absolute priority for us all". Money from the single will be split between The Sun's Helping Haiti fund, which now stands at more than £1million, and the Disaster Emergency Committee.
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 New Album In And Out Of Consciousness Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010 release date: 11th October
Robbie & Take That album
New Single
Shame
1st airplay 26th August New Book You Know Me Out 20th September
Appearances for 2010
Blackpool Illuminations UK
Help for Heroes Concert The Greatest Hits Promo Autumn dates TBA
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