Whitney Houston, Robbie Williams to fill O2 hole left by MJ’s tragic demise

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - Whitney Houston is set to make a guest appearance on the hit television music talent show 'The X-Factor'. The singer will perform for the UK TV, her first time in 12 years, on October 18.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer Robbie Williams was photographed clutching his pet poodle Poopette in a new photo shoot. Williams, 35, who loves his pets very much, was devastated when Poopette and his three other dogs were quarantined on his return to the UK from LA earlier this year.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer songwriter Robbie Williams has revealed that his addiction to prescription drugs was so bad that it nearly killed him. Williams, 35, who checked himself into rehab on his 33rd birthday in 2007, when death "came knocking", has for the first time revealed how grim his life became during the depths of a three-year addiction.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - British pop singer Robbie Williams fears that talent show "X Factor" contestant Olly Murs is so talented that he can take Williams' place. "There's this one guy on the X Factor who is amazing.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled singer Whitney Houston admits that she still fights the urge to take drugs but turns to god whenever the temptation becomes too strong. "Don't think I don't have desires for it.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Robbie Williams has confessed that he is a changed man, away from Class A drugs. The singer said, "a new Robbie had emerged" who no longer had any "pent-up sexual energy".

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has asked Robbie Williams to get in shape before he sings on 'The X Factor'. Minogue, who's a judge on the show, insists she's a big fan of 'Take That' band member but is looking a bit too tubby to be at his best.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Australian singer Dannii Minogue, a judge on the reality show "X Factor", has asked singer Robbie Williams to reduce his weight before he sings on the show. Dannii, who is a massive fan of the Take That pop singer, reckons he is looking a bit too tubby to be at his best.

August 20th, 2009 Whitney Houston grants TV interview to WinfreyNEW YORK — After a long absence from music, Whitney Houston is staging a much-hyped career comeback with an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Houston will be Winfrey's first guest as the talk-show queen launches her 24th season on Sept. 14. According to her Web site, Oprah.com, Winfrey calls Houston's appearance "the most anticipated music interview of the decade." The 46-year-old superstar hasn't done a major TV interview since 2002, when she addressed questions about her drug use from ABC's Diane Sawyer.

August 15th, 2009 LONDON - Robbie Williams has agreed to make an appearance on The X Factor. The former Take That star's website confirmed that the 35-year-old will feature on the ITV1 show's sixth series, which kicks off on August 22, reports the Sun.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Peter Andre apparently believes that he can match the likes of Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Robbie Williams in future. "When Elton, Rod and people like that were signed up they had seven-album deals.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - English singer songwriter Robbie Williams is set to mentor the finalists in this year's 'X Factor'. Williams, 35, will also be performing songs from his long-awaited album 'Reality Killed The Video Star', when the ITV show reaches the live stages of the contest in October.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - English singer Robbie Williams has written down a song about Michael Jackson as a tribute to the late King of Pop. "Michael Jackson died.

July 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - Wendy Williams is apparently over her feud with Whitney Houston, for she has said that she would be more than happy to have the crooner on her new TV show. The duo got into a massive row in 2003, when the radio host questioned Houston about her alleged drug problems.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - Kerry Katona has something to get off her chest: super singer Robbie Williams stripped naked in front of her in a desperate bid for sex. The 28-year-old has bragged that she enjoyed a hot night with Robbie shortly after her split with Brian McFadden, reports News of the World.