Take That! Robbie's pay falls to £270k
POP superstar Robbie Williams has paid himself £269,566 this year – despite seeing his royalties and tour revenues drop by 75 per cent.
Latest accounts show Tunstall-born Robbie received the cash for his recording, performance and touring activities in 2008.
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CUTBACKS: Robbie may have taken home only £269,566 this year but his new album and tour should mean he does much better in 2010.
But that was down from £1 million a year earlier.
And its just a fraction of the £32 million he pocketed in 2006 from royalties and tour revenues on the back of his Rudebox album.
The details are included in the latest filed accounts of The In Good Company Co.
They do not list the turnover of the business, while sales in the accounts do not list other lucrative income Robbie has made from the sale of merchandise, image rights and sponsorship and property deals.
But the accounts do highlight the volatile nature of a pop star's earnings between albums.
The In Good Company Co was set up in March 2002 to handle Robbie's recording and tour revenues, and posted sales of £34.9 million in what was a bumper year for the chart-topping singer.
During the 12 months, Robbie signed a reported £80 million recording deal with EMI, released his album Escapology and sold out tickets for a European tour and three dates at Knebworth.
Robbie also enjoyed peaks in his earnings in 2004 and 2006 as he recorded, released and toured his Greatest Hits and Rudebox albums.
Signal One DJ Simon Morykin said the fluctuation in income was a trait of the music industry.
He said: "A steady trickle of royalties will head his way each year, but it's the big stadium concerts and top 10 singles and albums which will earn the money for Robbie. Robbie will see a huge increase in his money when he tours with the new album, sells his merchandise and maybe does a few sponsorship deals."
The Sunday Times Rich List currently values Robbie at £80 million.
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by Edith, Stoke-on-Trent
Tuesday, December 08 2009, 2:12PM
“To deb8er, I'm not being "self rightous." I just find a lot of these posts bitter. Maybe if people posted their real names and addresses the comments section wouldn't be so full of bile? Just a thought - feel free to abuse me back if it adds to your "tapestry of life."
On the subject of Robbie, good luck to him. I don't wish him ill just because he has had so much success.”
by keith, France
Monday, December 07 2009, 8:05PM
“I really do wonder why people have to make snide remarks about Robbie, if you dont like him and dont buy his music or go to his concerts why let it bother you.
I can take him or leave him but i certainly have more important things happening in my life to worry about what hes earning.!!”
by Denise, UK
Monday, December 07 2009, 7:36PM
“What a lot of whingers, bet you lot wish you'd got his money and bet you wouldn't be giving it away either.”
by mh, stoke on trent
Monday, December 07 2009, 5:54PM
“doesnt realy matter how much hes on realy does it, its still more than he would have been on on a potbank or the unemployment line that he prob would have been on if his mum hadnt got him his audition with the rest of the kiddies who wanted to go in to TAKEEEE THATTTTTTTTTT..lol”
by Renee, West Midlands
Monday, December 07 2009, 5:44PM
“why do we have to keep hearing people bang on about this attention seeking has been,no ones interested,it seems that he will not be joining "Take That" and most welcome the good news,the man is not right in the head and his drop in his income tell him a lot,or should do,please Sentinel stop wasting your your time on the idiot He,s hell bent on making headlines at any ones expence one way or another”
by john, Weston coyney
Monday, December 07 2009, 5:43PM
“Robbie, Mate,, if you;re really down on yer uppers. Dougie Mack in meir do all clothes for £1. Thats where we get our's from”
by deb8er, Stoke
Monday, December 07 2009, 4:37PM
“We can't all be so self-righteous you know Edith. People make comment, at times sarcastically, but it adds to the tapestry of life as the debate trundles along with no real malice intended and it can knock the sharp edges off us all. I feel a sharp edge protruding and so which one of the bitter people bit the 'e' off Stoke in your post?”
by Edith, Stok-on-Trent
Monday, December 07 2009, 3:52PM
“My some of you are a bitter lot.
If you're not having a go at the people in the story you're having a go at the people who comment on the story!”
by Mike, Hanley
Monday, December 07 2009, 1:27PM
“Raymond, the story is just statistics...... I dont see anyone moaning about it - not Robbie or 'his lot' as you put it. The only moaning minnies are the ones commenting about it. Dont let it wind you up.”
by Warren, Meir
Monday, December 07 2009, 1:15PM
“I agree, bound to get the idel, un-educated local dole-woling spongers on there high horse. Just think, it's a life times surply of cheep larger and smuggeled Spanish fags.”