Robbie Williams has admitted that the release date for his new album, 'BRITPOP' was delayed in order to avoid clashing with Taylor Swift's 'The Life Of A Showgirl'.
Last month, the former Take That singer confirmed that his album, which was originally fixed for release on October 10,, a week after Swift's album, had been pushed back to February next year.
Confirming this news in a statement, fans received this email: “Due to scheduling changes ‘BRITPOP’ will now be released on February 6 2026. Your order will be dispatched in line with the new release date. Apologies for any inconvenience caused, we promise it will be worth the wait". More on this here.
Performing at a live show in London recently, Robbie Williams played his new album in full, before admitting that the album release date was delayed to accommodate Taylor Swift's 'The Life Of A Showgirl'.
“We’re all pretending it’s not about Taylor Swift, but it f****** is. You can’t compete with that” Williams told the audience. “Here’s the truth: I want 16 Number One albums. Taylor then decided to put her album out the same weekend as me".
“I was like, ‘For f***** sake! I’ll put it out the next week’, and they were like, ‘She does these other deluxe versions’. I was like, ‘F****** hell! Can I put it out the week after that then?’ They were like, ‘Oasis might be around then’… ‘For fuck’s sake! Let’s do it in fucking February when no one’s got an album out’".
He continued: “I was worried about making you all fucking wait, and then I was like, ‘F*** it! I want a 16th Number One album!’ I’m sorry, but I’m fucking being selfish. How many times in your life do you get to have the most Number One albums the UK’s ever f***** had?”.
