George Michael will appear on the Parkinson Show for an interview and will be performing 2 songs from his new album Patience. The show will air on BBC1 on Saturday the 13th of March (3 March 2004)
George
Michael describes British Prime Minister Tony Blair as dangerous and hopes the Labour party would get rid of him. Speaking to The
Big Issue magazine he said "I can't imagine what it feels like for people who lost their kids to hear Tony Blair's pathetic
little bleatings that he still thinks the world is a safer place. It's disrespectful.
I wish to God that the Labour Party had the
guts to get rid of Blair, because it could survive another election without him. I think it's too important for world affairs that
he's gone. I think globally he is a dangerous man. He is an altruist who thinks he's doing everything for the best, but he cannot
face up to his own ego."
George Michael is having high hopes for his upcoming album Patience which will be released on the 15th of March and brushed aside any talk of an end to his career. He said ""I always believed I would outlast everyone with the possible exception of Madonna. And I honestly believe that with this record, I will finally be on the same page with everybody else. I think it will be an undeniable year." (1 March 2004)
The new single 'Amazing' was released on the 1st of March 2004 on 2 CD Singles. You can order your copy from the USA, UK, Canada or Australia here
CD 1 | CD 2 |
Here is the track listing for each of the CD singles
CD1 | CD2 |
Single Review: Having listened to both singles, I would say that the second CD is a MUST HAVE as the 2 mixes are pretty cool. As for the first single, I must say that one could simply wait another 2 weeks for the album as both tracks will be on it unless of course you want to collect all the George Michael releases (like me!)
You can listen to the new George Michael single 'Amazing' here from the Spanish Los40.com website.
The Lyrics to 'Amazing' are now available here (updated 1 March 2004)
The
new album 'Patience' will be released on the 15th of March. You can pre-order your copy from the USA
(import), the UK, Canada
(import) or Australia
(11 February 2004)
Here is the track listing
Patience | Flawless
(Go To The City) |
The new single 'Amazing' will be aired to national radio in the UK
at 8:15 AM on the 23rd of January (14 January 2004)
The Mirror review 4 tracks from
the forthcoming album 'Patience'. In addition to 'Amazing' which they describe as a "poppy, radio friendly summer anthem",
there is John and Elvis which is a tribute to John Lennon and Elvis Presley and was composed on a piano that was owned by Lennon and
was bought by George Michael. 'Flawless' is an up-tempo dance track which heavily samples the hit Flawless by The Ones. Also sampled
was 'Through' which is a slow track described by the Mirror as "one of the former Wham! singer's most moving songs to
date". (14 January 2004)
from The
Mirror
George Michael and Ronan Keating appeared in a special celebrity Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire ?. The pair won £32,000 which was donated to charity. George Michael donated his part to Macmillan because one of the
charity's nurses looked after his mother when she was dying while Ronan Keating donated his money to his own charity, the Marie
Keating Foundation, which was set up in his own mother's memory.
George Michael said "One of the things Ronan and I
have in common is that we both lost our mothers within a year of one another to cancer.
In my case there was a Macmillan nurse
who helped my parents throughout. They provide an amazing service and I thought this would be a good way to show my gratitude."
(28 December 2003)
from the Sunday
Mirror
Amazing is the title of the first single to be released from George Michael's
forthcoming album Patience. It is expected to hit the radio in late January or early February. According to Music Week the
track has "strong vocals, an infectious rhythm and a singer who has rediscovered his pop sensibility".
The album is set
for release in March.
The Mirror has reported that George Michael will pay tribute to John Lennon and Elvis Presley with a track
on the new album called John and Elvis. George did buy John Lennon's Steinway Model Z upright piano back in 2000 to record a song or
two before returning it back to the museum he bought it from. (24 December 2003)
The
Mirror Article
George Michael has signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music. George
returns to Sony despite taking them to court back in 1993 trying to free himself from his contract. His court action failed but
Virgin and Dreamworks bought him out of that deal and he released his album Older on those labels.
Sony Music also announced that
George is currently finishing recording his latest album which will be called Patience and is expected to be released in
early 2004. Commenting on the record deal Rob Stringer the CEO of Sony Music said "We are delighted to be working again with
one of the greatest recording artists this country has ever produced, who has made another classic album. In a career spanning more
than 20 years, George has been responsible for nearly 75 million record sales." (17 November 2003)
More
articles from the BBC and Ananova
George
Michael helps the Rainbow Trust launch their £20m charity campaign alongside actress Julie Waters, TV Chef Gary Rhodes and
former athlete Linford Christie. At the launch he said "Rainbow Trust has made such a difference to so many families who are in
desperate circumstances. Finding out that your child is seriously ill and may not recover must be one the most devastating events to
happen to anyone.
Rainbow Trust allows families time away from hospitals and doctors to just recharge and relax. Families
rely on the care they receive in their own homes and the two houses that Rainbow owns - in Surrey and in Northumberland - are like
oases of calm and happiness staffed by angels."
Click here for the Rainbow
Trust web site (19 September 2003)
George Michael visits the set of EastEnders as a surprise present for his 40th Birthday party. The visit was arranged by his boyfriend Kenny Goss, his best friend David Austin and his manager Andy Stephens. (26 June 2003)
The Grave performed by George Michael appears on the album Warchild: Hope (For the Children of Iraq). The album is aimed at help supporting the child victims of the war in Iraq. Artists contributing to the album include Travis, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Ronan Keating, Moby and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). Visit the Arcade pages to purchase the album. (21 April 2003)
Click here for the lyrics of The Grave. You can also listen to The Grave at the official George Michael web site or at the Listen Without Prejudice site (1 March 2003)
Don McLean praises George Michael for his courage on performing a
cover of The Grave in protest of the looming war on Iraq. He said "I am proud of George Michael for standing up for life and
sanity. I am delighted that he chose a song of mine to express these feelings.
We must remember that the Wizard is really a
cowardly old man hiding behind a curtain with a loud microphone. It takes courage and a song to pull the curtain open and expose
him. Good luck George." (1 March 2003)
George Michael records an anti-war
song to be aired on Top of The Pops later this month. He is doing a cover of Don McLean's song The Grave which appeared in the
popular album American Pie in 1971.
Brent Hansen, chief executive of MTV Europe Chief Executive Brent Hansen said: "George
Michael has a history of expressing strong, personal views, with inimitable creativity and conviction that resonates with MTV Europe
audiences."
This is George Michael second protest song. He released Shoot the Dog last year protesting Britain's foreign
policy with regard to the Iraq situation. (1 March 2003)
Tim Sebastian of the BBC World's HARDtalk program interviews George Michael about his anti-war stance. Click here for the full transcript. (25 February 2003)
George Michael performs a duet with Ms Dynamite at the Brit Awards. They performed a re-worded version of Faith in protest of the war plans on Iraq. George Michael wasn't at the awards but recorded a video performance. Click here for the lyrics of the re-worded song. You can listen to performance at the Listen Without Prejudice site. (21 February 2003)
Michael Bublé performs a cover of George Michael's Kissing a Fool on his self titled album. Visit the Arcade pages to purchase or sample the album. (11 February 2003)
"Shoot The Dog" debuts at Number 12 in the UK singles charts - Order Your copy using PayPal here.
(6
August 2002)
"Shoot The Dog" was released as a single on the 5th
of August. Here is the track listing:
1. Shoot The Dog - Explicit Album Version
2. Shoot The Dog - Moogymen Mix
3.
Shoot The Dog - AlexKid Shoot The Radio Remix
4. Shoot The Dog - Video
Send an email to gmarcade-at-gminfopage.com
if you are interested in ordering the Australian Release.
You can also order using PayPal by clicking on this icon.
(updated on 6 August 2002)
George Michael has been offered by the Athens Olympic Committee to write the theme for the 2004 Olympic games. George Michael whose real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou hasn't decided if he will take that offer. (18 July 2002)
George Michael gave an exclusive interview to Capital FM on the 16th of July. Click here for the Transcript from that interview. (Capital FM)
MTV has partnered up with Internet service provider Tiscali to bring you an exclusive webchat with George Michael on Wednesday, July 10 at 7pm. Click here for the Transcript from the George Michael Chat. (Tiscali)
George Michael's latest
single "Shoot The Dog" is making news headlines. Here are a few links:
George
Michael shocks in new video. (Anannova)
Controversial
singer fires latest shot at Blair. (Anannova)
Here is a
statement from George Michael following the release of "Shoot The Dog".
The lyrics to "Shoot The
Dog" can be found here.(3/7/2002)
A "Shoot The
Dog" page is now available on Aegean (the Official George Michael site), it includes lyrics, a statement from George
Michael and the video. "Shoot The Dog" on Aegean.
Click Here. (2/7/2002)
The second single from George Michael's forthcoming album is
called "Shoot The Dog". It is expected to be released to radio on the 2nd of July. The song looks at the political
situation in the aftermath of September the 11th and in particular, the UK's relationship with the USA.
The video for "Shoot
the Dog" is an animation created by the team behind the UK hit show 2DTV.
FREEEK! is now available.
There are 2 CD's.
CD 1 | CD 2 |
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an email to gmarcade-at-gminfopage.com if you are interested in ordering the Australian Release.
You can also order using PayPal
by clicking on the icons above. (18/3/2002)
FREEK CD Review: Having heard both CD1 and 2 of FREEEK!. The mixes on CD1 are dance-like with lots of beat and few lyrics while the mix on CD2 is similar to the Fastlove Forthright edit available on the Spinning the Wheel single. As for the live version of the Long and Winding Road, well it is George Michael Live as you would expect. (18/3/2002)
FREEEK! was released to radio on the 5th of February. The single is expected to be released for sale on the 18th of March in the UK. Click here for the lyrics. (5/2/2002)
The release of FREEEK! has been delayed. It is now expected to be released to radio on February the 5th and on sale from the 18th of March. (26/1/2002)
George Michael's long awaited single (FREEEK!) will go to radio on the 29th of January and will be on sale from the 4th of March in Europe. At this stage there is no release date for the USA. A video for the single has been shot and is expected to be available around the middle of February. (12/1/2002)
George Michael signs a one-record deal with Universal to release his long awaited single. He will then decide if he will use Universal to release his forthcoming album. George said "I have made my mind up to go with Universal. It's only for one single and I will see how it goes. I needed to make my mind up pretty fast - it's going to be on the radio in seven weeks. I can't say how much the deal is worth but it has more than covered my costs." (28/11/2001)
George Michael has written a song dedicated to Princess Diana. The song is expected to appear on his forthcoming
album. George Michael used John Lennon's Steinway piano (which he bought last year) for recording the song.
The song is yet
untitled and is expected to be released as a single for Christmas. (16/2/2001)
George Michael will be attending the Grammy Awards on the 21st of February. He has been nominated for 'The Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' for Songs From The Last Century. (27/1/2001)
For those in Australia: George Michael hosts the 'World AIDS Day' program showing on the National Geographic Channel at 9:30 PM on the 31st of January. National Geographic Channel is on FoxTel cable. (20/1/2001)
George Michael underwent
back surgery at the St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica on the 5th of January. The operation was successful and he is expected to
fully recover in a few days. We wish him a speedy and full recovery. (10/1/2001)
George
Michael has been nominated for 'The Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' Grammy Award for the Album 'Songs From The Last
Century'. Other nominees are :
Barbra Streisand -- Timeless--Live In Concert
Bryan Ferry -- As Time Goes By
Joni
Mitchell -- Both Sides Now
Rickie Lee Jones -- It's Like This
(6/1/2001)
George
Michael has bought John Lennon's Steinway Model Z upright piano for £1.45 million. He will play and record his next record on
it and will then take it back to the museum in Liverpool where it rightly belongs.
As for why he bought the Piano, George said
"Because I think apart from being the most popular song of the
last century 'Imagine' is the most symbolic piece of music
for that period of time, and probably for that whole half of the century and as such is kind of priceless really isn't it?"
And
what does Lennon mean to George ? "Probably more than the man himself, I think his music
represents a high point in popular
culture that really is very unlikely to be matched again and its as much to do with the world he lived in as anything else. It is
difficult for people to ever reach those heights again, our culture just doesn't allow it." (21/10/2000)
'If
I Told You That' debuts at number 9 in the UK charts.
In the USA, you can order an import copy of the single here
.
The single has been released all over Europe. The single has not been released in the USA or Australia. Instead Whitney
Houston's duet with Enrique Iglesias will be released.
George Michael performs at the Pavarotti and Friends International Benefit concert for Tibetan and Cambodian Children in Modena, Italy on Tuesday the 6th of June. He performed 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' with Pavarotti, 'Brother Can You Spare Me A Dime' and all the performers sang 'All You Need is Love' at the end of the show. (6/6/2000)
Whitney Houston's greatest hits album has been
released in Australia on the 8th of May. The release is a 2 CD set with Disc 1 titled Cool Down and Disc 2 titled Throw Down.
'If
I Told You That' is the first track on the second CD. The album will be released in Europe on the 15th of May and in North America
on the 16th of May. The albums released in North America and Europe are different in the track listing and the remixes on the second
CD.
You can preorder a copy of the Greatest Hits album from the USA by
clicking here or from the UK by clicking here . (10/5/2000)
'Faith Interview' will be available from the 16th of May. Click here to order your copy.
'If I Told You That', the duet from George Michael and Whitney
Houston will be released as a single in the UK and Europe on the 29th of May while the Greatest Hits album will be released on
the 15th of May.
George Michael joins a host of stars at the Equality Rocks concert and performs the
songs Father Figure, Fast Love, I Remember You and Freedom (duet with Garth Brooks). (29/4/2000)
'If
I Told You That', the duet from George Michael and Whitney Houston will be released to radio in the UK on Thursday
the 20th of April to be followed by the single release in May. The single will be released worldwide as the first single from
Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits album. However it will be the second single to be released from her album in North America, the
first single being Whitney's duet with Enrique Iglesias.
The album will be released on the 16th of May in the USA and the 15th of
May in the rest of the world.
George Michael, Queen Latifah, Garth Brooks, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. Lang and the
Pet Shop boys will be performing at the Equality Rocks concert to be held at the RFK stadium in Washington DC on the 29th of April.
Tickets are now available from TicketMaster
Click here for the full
press announcement (29/02/2000)
It was reported earlier that Marcelo Rodriguez (The LA policeman) took George to court on the 13th of September 1999 for slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
It has been announced today that the court have thrown the case out . (15/02/2000)
| Brother
Can You Spare A Dime J.Gorney, E.Y Harburg | Miss
Sarajevo Brian Eno, Bono, Adam C, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jnr. |
| Roxanne Gordon
Summer | I Remember You Jonny
Mercer, Victor Schertziner |
| You've Changed Bill
Carey, Carl Fischer | Secret Love P
F Webster, S Fain |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me Gus
Kahn, Walter Donaldson | Wild Is The Wind Ned
Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin |
| First Time Ever I saw Your
Face E.macColl | Where
Or When Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart |
'Songs from the Last Century' will be
the title of George Michael 'covers' album. It is expected to be released worldwide on the 6th of December and will contain Brother
Can You Spare Me A Dime, Roxanne, My Baby Just Cares For Me in addition to few more classics.
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties during his time on stage, George Michael decided to withdraw his performance from worldwide TV broadcasts.
Click here to hear the Interview he gave at the event http://play.rbn.com/?url=cisco/cisco/g2demand/b_gm.rm&proto=dual
Click here for a list of the radio stations that are broadcasting the event worldwide http://www.netaid.org/concert/radio.htm
Play Grant's boyfriend? No way, he's not my type
SHOCKING,
funny and revealing - that was George Michael's frank interview with Mirror editor PIERS MORGAN.
Earlier, the star had vowed to answer every question pitched to him. But yesterday he said that was a "cock-up" and he meant to say he would answer anything on his Net Aid charity.
However, George bravely agreed to stand by his declaration.
Click here for the full interview
Pop idol George Michael today dismissed a £6.25 million claim against him by the police officer who arrested him in Los Angeles last year as a "minor irritation".
However he refused to discuss the issue further as he spoke about the fundraising charity concert NetAid, at which he is to perform next month, for fear it would overshadow the fundraising show.
"Not for any legal reason, not because I don't want to talk about it. But simply because the
needs and problems of these people we are here to talk about today are so massive compared to my minor irritations that it wouldn't
be very appropriate to talk address that today so I won't
be talking about Mr Rodriguez."
However, he said he would like to strike a deal with the editors of major tabloid newspapers that if they gave sufficient "responsible and compassionate coverage" to the concert he would speak to the editors personally to talk about anything they would like.
The 36-year-old star revealed that he had made a £500,000 donation towards Kosovar refugees as he spoke at a press conference in London's Landmark Hotel. .
Beverly Hills Police Officer Marcelo Rodriguez filed a lawsuit September 13, 1999, in the Los Angeles Superior Court of California against Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, AKA George Michael. Officer Rodriguez arrested Michael more than a a year ago for performing a lewd act in a public place, to which the defendant pleaded no contest in May 1998.
The officer is
suing Michael for Slander Per Se for his continued remarks about being entrapped, which have been reported widely in the media and
released in a new song and video entitled "Outside." According to the suit, the song and video mock the officer and
portray him as the one
violating the law. The police officer is also suing Michaels for Intentional Infliction of Emotional
Distress and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.
Click here for the full press issued by Hodges
and Thomas, Attorneys at Law
George Michael will take part in the NetAid concert on October the 9th. NetAid is a CISCO and UNDP Project to help end extreme poverty.
Other performers include Bush, The Corrs, Counting Crows, Celine Dion, Eurythmics, Wyclef Jean with Bono, Jewel , Michael Kamen and Orchestra, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Robbie Williams
Each of the artists will perform a set at one of the three overlapping NetAid concerts on October 9 at Giants Stadium in New York, Wembley Stadium in London and The Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Tickets go on Sale on August 24th for the Wembley Show, September the 8th for the Giants Stadium. The Geneva Show is by Invitation only.
Click here for the full
press release from CISCO
FAITH will be re-released in the UK and Europe in a Limited Edition Millennium CD
in Late August / Early September. It will have the same tracks as the original release.
No information is available at this stage
on whether this Limited Edition CD will be released in the USA or Australia - 5 August 1999
Friday the 25th of
June is George Michael's 35th birthday. We all wish him a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Great news for the George Michael fans in North America, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Best of George Michael" video is NOW available and yes it is IN NTSC (US and Canada) format. Click here to order
Ladies and Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael Album has achieved six times platinum in the UK and sold over 6 million copies world-wide.
On 31st March 1999 George Michael was again crowned London's favourite male vocalist at the Capital Radio London
Awards.
The CD single "As" has been released in Australia on the 7th of March, this CD contains "As", "A Different Corner Live" and "As - Full Crew Mix" . The second CD single has also been released it contains "As - Original", "As - Full Crew Mix" and "As Remix" . (23/3/99)
Email me (gmarcade-at-gminfopage.com) if you are interested in ordering a copy
Ladies and Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael Album continues to dominate the charts worldwide and in particular in the UK where it has spent it's sixth consecutive week at Number 1. It is also at Number 1 in Denmark, number 2 in Ireland, number 3 in Italy, number 5 in Norway, number 7 in Switzerland, number 8 in Spain and Australia and number 9 in Austria. And the hit single Outside remains at the top of the Spanish charts for the ninth week. (1/1/1999)
"AS", the duet with Mary J. Blige will be the next single to be released from the Best Of Album, more details soon.
The Best Of George Michael video is now available in Australia (PAL) format, it contains the following tracks:
| Outside | Fastlove |
| Spinning the Wheel | Freedom 90 |
| Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | Too Funky |
| Faith | I Want Your Sex |
| Jesus To a Child | Waltz Away Dreaming |
| Father Figure | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
| Kissing a Fool | I Knew You Were Waiting |
| Somebody To Love | Monkey |
| One More Try | Star People 97' |
| I Can't Make You Love Me | A Different Corner |
| You Have Been Loved | Careless Whisper |
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