Robbie Williams Pulls Out Of MTV Europe Music Awards Performance
Robbie Williams has pulled out of a scheduled appearance at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.
According to a statement issued Friday by the U.K. singer’s spokesperson, the cancellation was “due to a scheduling conflict.” The statement went onto say that “all other promotional commitments carry on as planned.”
Wiliams was expected to perform alongside Jay-Z, Green Day, Tokio Hotel, Leona Lewis, Foo Fighters and Shakira at the awards ceremony, which takes at Berlin’s O2 World Arena on Thursday (November 5).
The singer — who recently ended a three-year hiatus with the single “Bodies” (Virgin/EMI) — is up for the award for best male at the ceremony. “Bodies” entered the Official U.K. Charts Co. singles rundown at No. 2 on October 25.
Williams’ new studio set, “Reality Killed the Video Star,” will be released internationally on November 9.
Williams also is set to receive the outstanding contribution to music prize at next year’s Brit Awards, which take place February 16 at London’s Earls Court.
Robbie Williams Wants To Work With Take That
The singer was on Radio 1′s Chris Moyles show to premiere his new solo single Bodies.
He told the DJ: “We’ll see how it works out. I’m excited about it though – maybe doing something with the lads.”
It comes after the singer spent time with ex-bandmate Gary Barlow watching footage of Take That’s last showing-stopping Circus tour.
He said: “I was with Gary a few weeks ago and we watched the whole show at mine and I just thought it’s one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.”
“It was an absolutely amazing show. Loved it. It made me want to be with them – in the band.”
“It’s a bit like, ‘How do they top this? Hang on, how do I top that?’”
He admitted that he’s thought about joining his old bandmates on stage before but was worried that people would put it down to his solo career having failed.
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He said: “The perception has been that the lads have done really well – ‘What’s the other fella doing? I’ll bet he’s dying looking at these lot’.”
“I thought I’d actually like to go and do something and the perception was such that it was like, ‘Oh look he’s had to get up with these now, now that Rudebox has failed’.
“I thought I’d just wait off a little bit and get my album out and then I can go and play with my mates.”
Robbie has been working with record producer Trevor Horn on his latest album Reality Killed The Video Star, which is out on 9 November.
