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Robbie Williams confirms new album BRITPOP and unveils bold first single Rocket – listen now

"I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw."

Robbie Williams attends the "Better Man" Canadian Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 09, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario.

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Published: Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:34 am

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Robbie Williams has announced a brand new album, titled BRITPOP, and unveiled a new song featuring Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi.

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The former Take That star confirmed the news of his first studio album in almost a decade on Wednesday (21st May), previewing the record with the first single, Rocket, which you can listen to now.

“I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995,” the singer said in a statement. “It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British music."

He continued: “I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual.

“There’s some ‘Brit’ in there and there’s certainly some ‘pop’ too – I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear this album.

"I also can’t wait to perform a song or two from it on my upcoming BRITPOP tour, which I’m opening in the UK, naturally.”

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BRITPOP is out this autumn, and you can pre-order the new album here.

Fans who do so before 11:59pm on 27th May will be in with a chance to win a meet and greet with Robbie at any show on the upcoming tour, which will kick off in Edinburgh next week, before heading to London, Manchester and Bath.

Here's a full list of UK and Ireland tour dates:

Robbie previously teased the single Rocket during an interview with NME back in January while promoting his biopic Better Man.

"This [track] is massive guitars, as you can imagine," he said. "It’s adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall."

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