The Latest Phil Collins News:

10/23/03 07:00 am ET Good Morning America
10/24/03 09:00 am ET Live with Regis and Kelly
10/30/03 09:00 am ET The Wayne Brady Show
10/30/03 01:00 pm ET The E! True Hollywood Story

Other shows, some in the UK, are being recorded. More details soon.

July 2, 2003

Phil goes to LA in September to put the Brother Bear soundtrack to the movie and to work on several foreign language versions of the soundtrack. He will also be doing some very long lead time press work for the album/film.

A single from the movie soundtrack will be released in mid to late September and the soundtrack album will be released in late October.

Work is also ongoing on remixing several of Phil's studio albums for surround sound releases.

'A Life Less Ordinary', the DVD of the recent BBC documentary about Phil will now be released on 9th June.

Also, Phil's Serioulsy Live in Berlin DVD is now scheduled for release on 22nd August. Like 'The Way We Walk' DVD, this DVD features multi-camera angles and 5.1 sound

March 18, 2003

Phil Collins, the legendary musician, and Swatch, the world's leading fashion watchmaker and artistic canvas for the wrist, will hold a press conference today to announce a partnership to create two exclusive watches. Collins' youth charity, The Little Dreams Foundation, will benefit both in donations and marketing efforts from the sale of these watches.

On 29th March he is appearing on Verstehen Sie Spass which will come from Offenburg in Germany.

Phil will also be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 34th annual Award and Induction Ceremony to be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on June 12, 2003.

March 10, 2003

Phil Collins Donates To Birth Defects Foundation’s – Newlife Action Charity

Phil Collins has signed a teddy bear t-shirt (teddy bear included) which is being auctioned on Ebay for charity.

Newlife Action, the charity in question, will set up two special funds. The Research Fund will aim to improve child health by combating and treating all birth defects. The Reach Out Fund will directly help individual affected children and families in the UK. For more information on the work of the charity and the appeal please visit www.newlifeaction.co.uk

February 21, 2003

Monday April 14th sees Sanctuary Visual Entertainment's European DVD release of "A Life Less Ordinary" the BBC documentary about Phil's life and career. Originally broadcast on the BBC back in November 2002, the DVD version of "A Life Less Ordinary" will also include an hour of additional, never-before-seen interview footage with Phil himself, colleagues, and friends. The DVD will be also released by Sanctuary in America shortly afterwards.

January 30, 2003 - Happy Birthday Phil!

January 28, 2003

More news about the new singles. The UK release will be a double A-side with Wake Up Call and Least You Can Do. The other tracks, mentioned on the 7th January story are: Tears of a Clown and Hey Now Sunshine, both previously unreleased. In France, a single with Can't Stop Loving You is to be released backed with a previously unreleased live version of Easy Lover.

January 3, 2003

Phil Collins Game For A Genesis Reunion

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Phil Collins is game to give fans something they'd like to see: some kind of Genesis reunion. The former singer and drummer of the British band told LAUNCH he's up for recording or a performance, so it's really up to the other musicians in the famous group.

"The only thing that rules out a Genesis reunion is what the other members of Genesis want to do," Collins said. "I've talked to Tony [Banks] and Mike [Rutherford] about maybe we should never rule out doing something together again, either as Genesis or as just three writers, writing together. To me, the most, interesting possibility is the original five of us getting back together."That original five would feature the lineup that recorded classic 1970s Genesis albums that include Selling England By The Pound and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway: Collins, keyboardist Banks, bassist/guitarist Rutherford, guitarist Steve Hackett, and original vocalist Peter Gabriel.

Collins told LAUNCH Gabriel may be the most hesitant to engage in a reunion, though he disagrees with Gabriel's perspective.

"Depending on who you talk to, you get a varying amount of enthusiasm," Collins added. "Now I think Peter, who I've read is, you know, has said, 'It's taken me 25 years to get rid of the ex-Genesis singer stigma,' he probably doesn't want to go back into it. And I kind of think that's a little off-center thinking, because, you do it as a one-off, you know, I don't see it as career-threatening."

September 27, 2002

Gala to Feature Private Concert by Collins

The worlds of music, fashion, and publishing are set to join forces once again for a gala benefit dinner in New York City to support the world-renowned City of Hope Medical Center. On November 13th, a host of luminaries will be on hand to honor multi-platinum Atlantic recording artist PHIL COLLINS and Conde Nast Publications President and CEO STEVEN T. FLORIO, who will be jointly presented with the Spirit of Life award. The highlight of the event, which will take place at Cipriani on 42nd Street, will be a rare private concert by Phil Collins and his band.

The Benefit Chairs are Richard D. Beckman, EVP/Chief Marketing Officer for Conde Nast Publications, and Ron Shapiro, Co-President of Atlantic Records. This will mark the second annual gala presented by The Fashion and Media Industry for City of Hope, which was launched in 2001 as an effort to raise funds, as well as awareness in New York City for the California-based center for advanced research and treatment of life-threatening diseases. Last year's event honored Rod Stewart and Richard Beckman.

The benefit will come just one day after the release of Collins' new album for Atlantic Records, "TESTIFY." His first all-new solo album in six years, it is also his first new music since the release of his smash soundtrack for the Disney animated feature, Tarzan, which earned Collins the triumphant triple crown of an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy in 2000. Collins has earned seven Grammy Awards and sold 250 million albums around the world (as a solo artist and with his former group, Genesis). "TESTIFY" features the new hit single, "Can't Stop Loving You."

Steven T. Florio was named President of Conde Nast Publications in 1994, and he became Chief Executive Officer in 1996. As President and C.E.O., he oversees the publication of Conde Nast's 17 magazines, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, Wired, Gourmet, and House & Garden. Florio began his career at Advance Publications, Conde Nast's parent company, in 1980, as Publisher of GQ. In 1985, Florio was appointed President of The New Yorker and in 1988, he became the magazine's C.E.O. He began his publishing career at Esquire.

The City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located in the Greater Los Angeles area, is one of the world's leading research and treatment centers for cancer and other serious diseases including diabetes and HIV/AIDS. The work conducted at City of Hope is shared with medical centers worldwide, touching the lives of millions of people everywhere. City of Hope, Where the Power of Knowledge Saves Lives(TM).

September 25, 2002

'Can't Stop Loving You' is the most added single on US AC radio

Phil's new single is currently far and away the most added single on US Adult Contemporary radio airplay lists. It has been added to 89 radio stations airplay lists whilst the next 'most added' artist has been added to just 14 stations' lists. In addition, 'Can't Stop Loving You' has been added to 9 Hot Adult Contemporary station lists. Phil's new single is in danger of becoming the most added 'most added' single in the history of AC radio.

September 18th, 2002

Rolling Stone article about Testify, touring and Genesis

September 1, 2002

PHIL COLLINS NEVER WANTS TO DO A WORLD TOUR AGAIN

For Phil Collins, world tours are now over for good. The musician, who suffers from a hearing problem, thinks he is no longer capable of doing a long tour. He said that even the concert in honour of the Queen had nearly been too much for him.

"I don't want to spend such a long time on the road any more and live in hotels for two years", the 51-year-old said in Hamburg at the presentation of his new album TESTIFY (due for release on November 11th). Also, it is too much for his left ear. "A few years ago I had a partial hearing loss in that ear. Today I have to be careful not to strain it with too much volume."

He said that he had become aware of the problem at the Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II in London a few weeks ago. Collins was supposed to perform the hit 'We Are The Champions' together with Queen but, at the rehearsal, it was already too loud for him. "Queen is the loudest band I've ever heard. When the band got going, it blew so heavily through my ear that I had to cancel the thing." However, he did play drums for the rest of stars brought together for the show. In the future he wants to play live on stage now and then, for example at theng ceremony for the new Color Line Arena in Hamburg in the Autumn. "It won't be a complete concert, but I'll play a few songs live."

Also, See the report about Phil's sponsored school in Kenya.

August 16, 2002:

Read Phil's track by track commentary on his new album 'Testify' here.

July 10, 2002

The track listing (though not the running order) for Phil's new album is:

Don't Get Me Started
Come With Me (Close Your Eyes)
Testify
Wake Up Call
Swing Low and Sweet
It's Too Late
This Love This Heart
Driving Me Crazy
Least You Can Do
Thru My Eyes
You Touch My Heart
Can't Stop Loving You

All songs are written by Phil Collins except: "Least You Can Do," written by Phil Collins and Daryl Stuermer, and "Can't Stop Loving You" written by Billy Nicholls. "Can't Stop Loving You" will be the first single taken from the album and will be released in early autumn.

In the autumn, Phil will be doing a large amount of promotional work for the album, however, rumours of live concert performances are just that - rumours. There will be NO live concert performances this autumn.

The album is due for release on 11th November for everywhere except the USA where it will be released on the 12th November.

This is the official announcement from Atlantic Records:

PHIL COLLINS READY TO TESTIFY - FIRST ALL-NEW ALBUM IN SIX YEARS DUE NOV. 12

TIME to testify! Atlantic Records has announced the release of the much-anticipated new album from Phil Collins, entitled TESTIFY. Slated for release on November 12th, this marks Collins's first all-new solo album in six years, and his first new music since the 1999 release of his hugely successful soundtrack for the Walt Disney animated feature film, Tarzan. The latter - which featured the top-charting hit single "You'll Be In My Heart" - earned Collins the triumphant triple crown of an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy in 2000.

Inspired by his new marriage in 1999 and his new fatherhood in 2001, TESTIFY is a captivating, wide-ranging collection of powerful, moving songs - all defined by Collins's signature voice and unmistakable musical imprint. Collins penned all but one of the songs on the album, highlighted by such tracks as "Don't Get Me Started", "Testify", "Driving Me Crazy" and "Least You Can Do" (co-written by Daryl Stuermer). The collection's sole cover is Phil's version of "Can't Stop Loving You," written by Billy Nicholls and originally recorded by Leo Sayer in 1978.

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"The songs for this album were written over the last two years," says Collins. "Working with new toys and new tools, they pretty much wrote themselves, and only occasionally needed nudging along. Though I used 90% of my demos, I was lucky to have a fantastic team to help me finish the record, particularly Rob Cavallo, Allen Sides, Tim Pierce, and James Sanger. There are some songs here that are amongst the best I have ever written; I hope you agree. Since releasing his first solo album just over twenty years ago, Collins has sold 100 million records around the world (not counting his work with Genesis), earned seven Grammy Awards, and scored an enviable string of hit singles. It is a career which has really been many careers - drummer, singer, composer, producer - from art rock beginnings to pop stardom, from soundtrack master to big band leader.

In 1998, Collins's solo career to date was recapped on the multi-million-selling HITS collection. In addition to his music for Tarzan, 1999 saw the release of A HOT NIGHT IN PARIS, a live album which marked the debut recording by Collins's much-praised big band, the formation of which was the fulfillment of a life-long ambition.

Last month, Phil served as the "house drummer" for the spectacular Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace - where he backed everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to longtime mate Eric Clapton.

July 5th, 2002 - Get the latest news and information about Phil Collins' new album titled "Testify" - Click here

January 19, 2002

GENEVA (Reuters) - British singer and songwriter Phil Collins will perform in Geneva Saturday to raise funds for a charity foundation he and his Swiss wife Orianne set up to help aspiring entertainers and athletes.

Collins, who lives in a village in the wine-growing region of western Switzerland, also said he would release a new album by the end of the summer. It would be "far more experimental" as for the first time he used a computer for composing and mixing.

But the former Genesis drummer and lead singer conceded that deafness in his left ear, following a viral infection more than a year ago, was a handicap. Collins and his third wife, who runs a public relations company, set up the Little Dreams Foundation to provide professional support and financing for youths aged four to 16 hoping to make a breakthrough in music, cinema, or sport.

"A lot of people don't come from wealthy families... Therefore that talent ends up being unheard," Collins said in an interview with World Radio Geneva.

"The idea is funding them so they can go to music college if they want to be a musician or get equipment if they want to be an athlete," he added.

At the "Unplugged" concert, the foundation's first event, Collins will perform with Melody Perret, a 16-year-old Swiss girl. She is among the first to be sponsored by the foundation which will soon have eight to 10 proteges, a spokeswoman said.

Former Swiss skier Erika Hess, French actor Christophe Lambert, French tennis players Henri Leconte and Arnaud Boetsch, Swiss Olympic cyclist Pascal Richard and British round-the-world balloonist Brian Jones are among the foundation's "godfathers."

"Orianne is the driving force behind the foundation, she puts a lot into it," a source close to the board told Reuters. "We're going to do more events in Europe."

Last April, at age 50, Collins became a father for the fourth time when Orianne, who is more than 20 years younger, gave birth to their son Nicholas. The pair married in July 1999.

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