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George Michael News from May 2004May 27, 2004
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Singer George Michael says he'd consider making Vancouver home |
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Well done, George! We've missed you in the U.S., and as I've been telling all my friends for the last few months, Patience is fabulous and has the potential to do well here. IMHO, this is the first CD since Faith that has a good chance of doing well in the U.S. Of course, I love Songs from the Last Century, so what do I know?
In case you missed it, check out the following pages on Oprah.com:
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George Michael's English Home (Thanks, Ruby!) |
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You can also read about the Oprah interview in:
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If you have the Oxygen Network, watch "Oprah After the Show" to see George perform some of his hits!
Billboard
U.S. ChartsAnnette says that Patience is #29 on the Billboard 200 album chart in its first week of release in the U.S.
An article on E! also says:
"George Michael's Patience, which already went double platinum in the U.K. since its overseas release in March, debuted on the U.S. charts at 29 with 36,000 in sales. Thanks largely to his Wham! and Faith heyday, the singer has moved more than 67 million albums worldwide."
The official George Michael site now has a clip of the video for "Flawless," the next single in the U.K. The video will be premiered on "Top of the Pops" on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Tim sends us an article that says George has been asked to "perform at the opening of the Olympics in Athens which he is likely to do."
According to the Sony UK George Michael site, an exclusive "Full Intention Club Mix" of "Amazing" is available for download on www.bignoisemusic.com now.
According to Oprah.com, George will appear on Wednesday, May 26th for an interview and performance. (Thanks to Lahuli, Shannon, and Ruby!)
Some additional information on the interview is available at the Orlando Sentinel site.
Here are the newest reviews:
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George told The Canadian Press: "Vancouver is one of the places I've told people I could move to. People are just so friendly there."
George Michael celebrated the release of Patience with an online chat with fans at 3:30 p.m. The transcript should be available at http://chat.msn.com/msnlive_feature.msnw?id=MSNLiveHome.
Don't forget! George Michael will celebrate the release of Patience with an in-store CD signing in Los Angeles, California. Come out to the Virgin Megastore on Friday, May 21, at 7PM and meet George Michael! (Please see the May 7th and 10th news for more information.)
Since I'm probably never going to meet George, will someone say "hi" to him for me? I don't know if he'll know who Melanie from Yours Only George is, but hey, what have I got to lose?
Michael says there is a good review of Patience in the latest People magazine. 4 out of 4 stars.
Don't miss this article which says in part:
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George is filming the video for "Flawless" in Los Angeles. |
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George is scheduled to appear on Oprah soon, which he says he'll use to as a gauge of acceptance. |
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George suggested he might do a few shows, including ones in Canada. |
The reviews are starting to come in for Patience:
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Hey, look at the nifty banner ad Sony sent me. Of course, you all knew Patience was being released today in the USA!
The Billboard review of Patience is out, and I'm happy to say they made the correction I e-mailed them about. It originally said "Outside" was from Older!
Here's the latest:
David writes in to say that George Michael was on Sydney Australia radio station 2dayfm on Friday, and they brought up the accident. In George's words, he said that as of 99 % of rumors about him are true, this one was as well. He wrote off his car going around a roundabout slipping on oil. He was totally ok but the car took all of the impact and is a write-off.
The official site still has not confirmed or denied the accident.
Michael tells us the LA Times has an advertisement for Patience and the signing at Virgin Megastore.
Marjolein wrote in to say that according to the official George Michael site, the story about the car accident was a hoax. It appears George did have a smaller accident a couple of weeks ago, which went by unnoticed. Apparently someone decided to go to the press and in the process blew the story way out of proportion.
According to "George Michael has a narrow escape!," George Michael had a narrow escape when his BMW crashed into railings of the A40 in Acton. The article says, "George was very shaken, but somehow escaped unhurt."
Vlad tells us that Toronto's radio station 104.5 fm will air a one-hour interview with George this coming Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. You may be able to listed to the interview at www.chumfm.com.
Take a look at these great George Michael portraits by James Wilkinson. The painting of George appeared in two of James Wilkinson's exhibitions in London. George signed the canvas at a rehearsal at the Albert Hall.
Sony UK lists "Flawless" as the second single from Patience. The single will be backed by a series of exclusive new songs and remixes.
GeorgeMichaelUSA.com now has more information on the in-store CD signing in Los Angeles. The site says:
Starting Tuesday, May 18, purchase George's new CD Patience
at the Virgin Megastore Hollywood and receive a VIP wristband* guaranteeing
your admittance into this special event.
*Available only at Virgin Megastore Hollywood, 8000 Sunset Blvd. Wristband
quantities are limited and on a first come first serve basis. Limit ONE
wristband per person! See store for details.
GeorgeMichaelUSA.com also has a new George Michael IM Icon.
You can find two photos of George at the recent Attitude party:
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According to GeorgeMichaelUSA.com, George Michael will celebrate
the release of Patience with an in-store CD signing in Los Angeles,
California. Come out to the Virgin Megastore on Friday, May 21, at 7PM
and meet George Michael!
Event Location:
Virgin Sunset
8000 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.650.8666
Hey, George can you also do a signing for those of us near the East Coast?
(Thanks also to Michael for sending me this information!)
If you pre-order Patience through the Sony site,
you will receive a George Michael poster free with your purchase
(The posters are only available while supplies last.)
"Club Stroppycana" says: "George Michael and Kenny Goss have a tiff after a showbiz party." You can also read a commentary on this article in "George gets Attitude."
Geri organized a party for Kenny's birthday at the London bar The Kingly Club on Monday, according to "Geri's in on Goss."
The web host for Yours Only George made a change on Monday, which affected the site. It took two days to fix, but it appears that everything is working okay now.
George Michael was in the audience for the tenth birthday of gay magazine Attitude last night.
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