Robbie has the last laugh as Rudebox is nominated for songwriting award
He was criticised, laughed at and flat out told that white boys from Stoke shouldn’t rap. Now Robbie Williams is having the last laugh. Rudebox, the song that saw Williams panned by critics, has been nominated for an Ivor Novello songwriting award. Released last year, Rudebox was a new sound for the singer and it went down like a lead balloon. Not only was the single roasted, the album Rudebox failed to sell as expected and was named the worst album of the year at the NME Awards.
Recently out of rehab, Williams will no doubt be pleased to hear of his nomination in the International Hit of the Year category. He is up against Madonna and her single Sorry and the Scissor Sisters’ hit I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’. Other nominations for the songwriting and composing awards include Amy Winehouse for Rehab and Arctic Monkeys for When the Sun Goes Down. Casino Royale has been nominated for Best Original Film Score. The awards will be held at The Grosvenor House hotel in central London on May 24.