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The George Michael News from November 2006November 29, 2006
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| Call Me Good, Call Me Bad, Call Me Anything You Want To Baby . . . (As long as it's polite though) |
Matthew sends us "Rock the Di," which mentions that George Michael will be one of the potential performers at a rumored 10th year anniversary concert commemorating the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
There is a short clip from the recent performance with Mutya Buena, which is available at http://fatherfigure.blogcu.com.
Clemens, the owner of www.mutyas-fanlisting.com, is searching for pictures, videos, and audio recordings from the "This Is Not Real Love" performances. You can contact Clemens at alii.pich [at] linzag.net
Check out yet another concert review: George Michael, SECC, Glasgow.
Not only were catwalk queens Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Elle Macpherson all on the front row at George Michael's sell-out gig at Wembley on Saturday night but Geri Halliwell, Rupert Everett and Bob Geldof too.
George Michael was joined by former Sugababe Mutya Buena on stage to duet on their single, "This Is Not Real Love," in Manchester on Tuesday. A guest at the sell-out show says: "Mutya looked nervous but George put her at ease."
George Michael's Twenty Five (Aegean/Sony BMG), which arrived at No. 1 last week, fell to No. 5. On the composite European sales charts, Michael's Twenty Five opened at the top of the European Top 100 Albums chart with initial pan-European shipments of close to 450,000, according to the label.
The official fan club will be extending all memberships (purchased prior to November 30, 2006). This extension will happen automatically.
Gary Barlow has criticised George Michael for smoking marijuana on British TV and questioned why the former Wham! star doesn't like him.
Barlow has admitted in the past to have a cannabis habit, but insists: "The difference is I wouldn't smoke it on TV. That's not right."
THE Killers have been inspired by George Michael to write a festive song.
Brandon Flowers and the band are huge Wham! fans and loved the classic track Last Christmas.
The band, who played a sell-out gig in Glasgow last night, the same night George Michael was in town, headed back to the studio last week to record a similar sound for themselves.
The track, A Great Big Sleigh, will be released next month as an internet download.
The AcidJasmine Disco Machine® has the Moto Blanco Remix of "This Is Not Real Love".
Voting has ended for Radio2s annual TOP2000 songs.
Someone sent me this link to a video on YouTube: Freedom. It is set to "Freedom 90" and is about George Bush and the United States. There may be some images that might be offensive to some.
Dalli sends us the video link to the George Michael Pre-Show Manchester Press Conference.
George Michael will be interviewed on CapitalFM on Friday at 9 a.m. British Time to make a special announcement!
David sends us two links about TwentyFive's debut at #1 in the U.K.
| George Michael, nº 1 de álbumes en Reino Unido con 'Twenty five' |
| Novedades |
Also -- at nearby Dealey Plaza -- was the piano on which John Lennon composed the 1970s peace anthem "Imagine." The piano was placed in a grassy area for a photo shoot, to be part of an exhibit celebrating peace.
The piano is owned by British pop singer George Michael and was shipped to Goss Gallery in Dallas for a display, which will include the work of three war photographers. The gallery is owned by Michael's long-time partner, Kenny Goss.
Don't miss out on George Michael week on Yahoo! Music in the UK. Each day Yahoo! is promoting a different video on the homepage, and Yahoo! will be launching a competition to win two tickets to George Michael's sold-out gig on December 17th at Wembley Arena, plus ten runners up prizes of copies of his new album.
If you missed out on the Manchester gig, you can find out more here:
| George Michael @ M.E.N. Arena |
| George the hotel hopper |
| George fever hits city |
TwentyFive's debut at #1 in the U.K. is mentioned in Billboard Magazine's "Akon, George Michael Dominate UK Charts."
Lizzy sends us:
| George Michael performs 1st concert in Britain in 15 years to 20,000 fans in Manchester |
| George wows fans as he kicks off Euro tour (includes quotes from George of an interview before the gig) |
| George Michael: 25 and Live (1 hr) Broadcast on Radio 2 - Sat 18 Nov - 20:00 |
More articles include:
From "George Michael tops album charts"
Pop singer George Michael's first album in two years shot straight to number one, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.
Michael's new album "Twenty Five" -- a reference to his 25-year pop career -- is a compilation of hit songs from his days in Wham during the 1980s to the present as a solo singer. He opened his first British tour for 15 years in Manchester on Friday.
"Twenty Five" pushed Jamiroquai's album collection "High Times: Singles 1992-2006" down to two, with the Sugababes' "Overloaded -- the Singles Collection" -- a new entry at three.
George Michael was offered a cameo in Coronation Street's Christmas special.
I'm not really sure you'd call this a review: "Down time: George Michael/Wham."
The Daily Record album of the week is TwentyFive, and concludes: "Whatever you think of him as a man, as a singer-songwriter he's untouchable."
You can hear Crazy Frog's version of "Last Christmas here: http://www.crazyfroghits.com/
Charlotte sends us a good review of TwentyFive in "Everything He Wants: A new greatest-hits package reveals George Michael’s conflicted soul."
According to "Crazy Frog to Release Wham's "Last Christmas," Crazy Frog - the undisputed king of the ringtones - releases a festive-fuelled rendition of Wham's 1984 hit single "Last Christmas" on Monday December 11th.
From the official site:
This exclusive concert will mark the end of George Michael's sell-out European 25 Live tour which will have played at 49 venues across Europe.
George Michael says: Almost ten years ago, during the last week of my mother's life, I told my friends and family that if I ever played my own concerts again, I would make sure to do a free one for NHS nurses. The nurses that helped my family at that time were incredible people, and I realised just how undervalued these amazing people are. And so I want to thank them with a Xmas concert, I can't wait. Neither can the tour crew, for entirely different reasons.
If you are a National Health Service registered nurse and would like the opportunity of getting a pair of tickets to this very special event, click here to enter!
Anthony alerts us that the South Bank Show is available online at
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"George Plays Roundhouse" says that:
George Michael is to play an intimate show in London this Christmas, for
nurses only.
The pop hero, who commences his UK tour in Manchester this Friday, will play the
recently reopened Roundhouse on December 20.
The 3,000-capacity gig is being played as a tribute to nurses, who will be the
only people able to buy tickets.
From Variety:
THERE ARE plenty of second and even third acts in showbiz, and one who is having a strong career resurgence is George Michael. He is a quarter way through his current European tour and response has been overwhelming. In Copenhagen on Saturday, he performed for an audience of 50,000. He beat U2's record for jamming people into Denmark's Parken Stadium. Before an American conquest, however, George will put on display the John Lennon piano he owns. Lennon wrote "Imagine" on this instrument. The piano, which George purchased many years ago, debuts again in December at the Kenny Goss' gallery in Dallas. Kenny is George's partner. A limited-edition book, with pictures of the piano, will be sold -- profits going to AmFAR.
Here is yet another review of TwentyFive, with this one questioning if it's really worth it if you already have the other greatest hits collection of Ladies and Gentlemen.
This Is Local London is giving away a pair of tickets to see George Michael live on December 11, 2006, at Wembley Arena.
November 10, 2006Lizzy sends us a nice new article (for a change!) from The Sun, in which Ronan Keating talks about his favorite GM songs.
Ivan says that the 2-CD edition of George Michael's TwentyFive album is already released on iTunes Spain.
Since TwentyFive is being released on Monday, November 13, 2006, the articles are starting to come in:
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Paul tells us that there is a video for promoting 25 live: a club megamix including George's hits.
Sugababes Keisha Buchanan talks about "This Is Not Real Love" in the article "My Agent Secret."
The release coincides with Mutya's single with George Michael called This Is Not Real Love. And Keisha admitted they'd rather they hadn't clashed with their old bandmate.
"We would have wanted to avoid that," she said. "We wouldn't want to release on the same day. It doesn't make sense anyway because we know her. It's awkward."
Heidi added: "Mutya was approached by George Michael a few years ago when she was still in the Sugababes and we all thought it was fantastic. He's done a lot of amazing stuff. I've heard the song and Mutya's voice sounds beautiful on it. But I'm not keen on the song."
According to "Music Fans to Leave CDs on Shelf," George Michael's TwentyFive is expected to be a big Christmas seller.
EntertainmentWise is giving away Tickets to See George Michael at Wembley Arena.
From SoundGenerator:
"This Is Not Real Love" claims George Michael. Whilst it would be very easy to trash George as a desperate, weed-addicted pop has-been, this duet with Mutya Buena is in fact pretty good; an emotive ballad with a casual, laid-back feel, proving the ex-Wham man isn't quite dead and buried just yet.
From News & Star:
The 80s icon has been after Mutya Buena since her days in the Sugababes, and finally the duet he’s been waiting for is here. After all the criticism from tracks like Shoot The Dog and An Easier Affair, This Is Not Real Love is a predictably safe affair, with great vocals from both singers jumping out at your ears.
ITV1's South Bank Show special featuring George Michael pulled in 2 million viewers and a 10.4% share of the audience at 10pm, but failed to be the ratings winner on Tuesday night, despite media attention, according to "Michael Interview not Much Cop."
The articles from "The South Bank Show" are here.
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"Goss Gallery show to include John Lennon's piano" states:
Barbara Buzzell, the spokeswoman for Goss Gallery, says Mr. Goss and Mr. Michael plan to take the piano and the photographers' portfolio on a tour throughout the U.S. and Europe with venues announced "in the near future."
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