Showing posts with label George Michael. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Michael. Show all posts

George Michael Covers "True Faith"


George Michael has revamped New Order's True Faith hit to help raise cash for charity.

The proceeds from the single will go to Comic Relief, a British charity which previously received the proceeds from George Michael's "As" hit.

Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis is thrilled with George Michael'scontribution to the charity, revealing that he has been very generous with his cash and time in recent years.

"Over the years, George has been the most tremendous supporter of Comic Relief. Out of the blue one year he gave us all the cash from the release of As, his single with Mary J Blige. Then he did a brilliant Little Britain sketch".

"But, most excitingly, he's giving Comic Relief all the money from his new single, True Faith. It's always so moving when people stick with us year after year - and we're thrilled and delighted about the song, and the wonderful video that goes with it."

"We promise we'll use every penny we make from it to save and change lives in Africa and all over the UK." Richard Curtis, Vice Chair, Comic Relief

The video will premiere at on March 19th at the end of Comic Relief's annual Red Nose Day telethon.

 Here's the original version of "True Faith", sung by New Order in 1987.

The Comet: George Michael’s “Faith” Remastered Giveaway!


Remastered packages of George Michael’s “Faith” are finally here and The Comet is giving away a special, limited edition collectors box set. Enter to win by following CometMusic on Twitter and tweeting the correct response to a little fun fact. You gotta have “Faith!”

As the record was originally released in 1987, we’ll pick the 87th person to tweet the correct answer!
“Faith” has been released in several formats, including the limited edition collectors box set, two-CD/DVD special editions, two-CD edition and an iTunes LP.
The box set includes: “Faith” remastered, a bonus CD of remastered B-sides and mixes, the vinyl album and a DVD boasting interviews and videos. Plus, a 60-page booklet containing an exclusive new interview with George, rare photos and a memorabilia envelope with art prints, replica tour tickets, pass and poster, all taken from Michael’s personal archive.
To win, follow The Comet here on Twitter and tell us which song was playing on the jukebox at the start of Michael’s iconic “Faith” music video.


George Michael Faith (Remastered) Twitter Giveaway!


On January 31, GeorgeMichael.com Twitter followers are invited to celebrate the re-release of George Michael's iconic debut solo album, Faith, now newly remastered, by participating in the GeorgeMichael.com Twitter "All Day Giveaway"!

Starting at 12 noon GMT, re-tweet the message "I GOTTA HAVE FAITH" for your chance to win a copy of the Faith (Remastered) Limited Edition Numbered Collectors Box Set. Winners will be randomly selected by the GeorgeMichael.com team every hour, on the hour, for 10 hours! 

Not already following GeorgeMichael.com on Twitter? No problem! Become a follower today for your chance to win! 

For more information on the Faith (Remastered) Limited Edition Numbered Collectors Box Set, click here!

And to stay up-to-date on everything George Michael, join the official GeorgeMichael.com mailing list!

See you all on Monday!
The GeorgeMichael.com Team






Well I know what I'll be doing Monday morning at 7am EST! Good luck to everyone!

George Michael - FAITH Remastered


George Michael is set to release a remastered version of his iconic album "Faith" on January 31st (February 1st in the US and Canada).

Re-discover amazing hits such as "Faith", "I Want Your Sex", "Father Figure", "Kissing A Fool", and "Monkey". The talent George Michael has is so unique it should truly be enjoyed by all generations!

The official website of George Michael is offering a special limited edition numbered collectors box. The package includes:

• Remastered album
• CD of remastered 12" versions/B-sides
• DVD featuring TV special from 1987, George Michael and Jonathon Ross Have Words, a 25-minute Music Money Love Faith EPK & seven remastered promo videos
• Stunning 60-page, hard-bound book that includes an exclusive interview with George Michael, sleeve notes, rare photos & memorabilia
• Vinyl album replica of the original LP
• Memorabilia envelope that includes five art prints, reproduction poster, tickets & tour pass from the Faith tour sourced from George Michael’s personal archive
• All housed in a 12 x 12 numbered, black and gold-foiled slipcase

Disc 1 - Faith Remastered

Faith
Father Figure
I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2)
One More Try
Hard Day
Hand To Mouth
Look At Your Hands
Monkey
Kissing A Fool
A Last Request (I Want Your Sex Part 3)

Disc 2 - Remastered Bonus Tracks

Faith (Instrumental)
Fantasy
Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Mix)
I Believe When I Fall In Love
Kissing A Fool (Instrumental)
Love's In Need Of Love Today
Monkey (7" Edit)
Monkey (A Capella)
Monkey (Jam & Lewis Remix)

George Michael - Live in London DVD


George Michael is to release 'Live in London' a special 23 song full concert DVD on December 7th through Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment. This is the first live DVD of George`s career. Recorded and filmed at The Final Two concerts in London`s Earls Court arena on August 24th and 25th these highly anticipated shows marked the end of George Michael`s triumphant 25 Live Tour and were the last chance to catch George performing on a stage of this magnitude.

'Live in London' will be available worldwide in two formats, double disc DVD and a single Blu-ray disc.

When George first announced his 25 Live Tour tickets were snapped up in minutes. The critically acclaimed tour saw George perform in front of over 2 million people worldwide with a 49 date 25 Live Arena Tour and a 30 date 25 Live Stadium Tour. In Summer 2008 Michael took his 25 Live Tour to arenas across North America touring North America for the first time in 20 years. In London alone, 350,000 people collectively watched him performing in Earls Court, Wembley Arena, The Roundhouse and the newly renovated Wembley Stadium, where he made musical history as the first artist to perform at the momentous venue in June 2007.

"George proved he is simply one of the best vocalists this country has ever
produced." - The Sun

"King George still reigns supreme" - Mail on Sunday

"A masterclass in pop genius" - The Observer

"A tremendous singer, a complete showman. All George Michael needs is a mic, his
songs, and the magic on stage is instaneous" - La Parisien

"As he closed with the still stirring 'Freedom', his hands raised high, testifying like an evangelist for self determination. Then he was on his knees, giving the 'I'm not worthy' bow several times towards his fans. His crowds roared back, still dancing to the music, suggesting that maybe he was. - Rolling Stone


DISC ONE:

1. Waiting (Reprise)
Written by George Michael

2. Fastlove
Written by George Michael, Patrice Rushen, Teresa McFadden, Freddie Washington

3. I'm Your Man
Written by George Michael

4. Flawless (Go To The City)
Written by George Michael, Paul Alexander, Nashom Wooden, Gary Turnier, Eric Matthew, Oliver Stumm

5. Father Figure
Written by George Michael

6. You Have Been Loved
Written By George Michael, David Austin

7. An Easier Affair
Written by George Michael, Ruadhri Cushnan, Kevin Ambrose, Niall Flynn

8. Everything She Wants
Written by George Michael

9. One More Try
Written by George Michael

10. A Different Corner
Written by George Michael

11. Too Funky
Written by George Michael

12. Shoot The Dog
Written by George Michael, Niall Flynn, James Jackman, Phil Oakey, Ian Burton

13. John and Elvis Are Dead
Written By George Michael, David Austin

14. Faith
Written by George Michael

15. Spinning The Wheel
Written by George Michael, Johnny Douglas

16. Feeling Good
Written by Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

17. Roxanne
Written by Sting

18. My Mother Had a Brother
Written by George Michael

19. Amazing
Written by George Michael, Johnny Douglas

20. Fantasy
Written by George Michael

21. Outside
Written by George Michael

22. Careless Whisper
Written by George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley

23. Freedom '90
Written by George Michael

DISC TWO (BONUS TRACKS):

"I'd Know Him a Mile Off!" Documentary
Produced by Lisa Johnson, Filmed and directed by David Austin. Made by G K Panayioutou

1. Precious Box
Written by George Michael

2. Jesus To A Child
Written by George Michael

3. First Time Ever
Written by Ewan McCall

George Michael - To Release Live DVD


It is rumored that George Michael will be releasing a live DVD of one of his London concerts this December. The official date so far is December 7th.

The DVD and Blue Ray release was filmed last year in London's Earl Court, while George Michael was ending his "25 Live" tour.

Here's a taste of the footage you might see in George Michael's upcoming DVD:


George Michael and Beyonce at the 02!


George Michael made a surprise appearance at Beyonce's London 02 concert. They both gave a powerful rendition of "If I Were A Boy". Check it out for yourselves below:


It's a delight to see George Michael singing again after he announced his retirement...

George Michael - Not Retiring Just Yet


After performing his first Earls Court concert, George Michael has announced that he will release a new Christmas song. This means that contrary to previous announcements, he won't be retiring yet. He will also release "Feeling Good", which he performed during his tour in the United States.

He wants a quieter life, but that might simply mean that he just won't be touring for a while. It doesn't mean that he'll put a stop to his singing career.

George Michael started the night with Fast Love, and said "It''s good to be home". The first half of the show included Father Figure and Too Funky as well as First Time I Ever Saw Your Face, from the album Songs From the Last Century, and Hard Day, from Faith, while the second half had solo hits, including Faith, Flawless and Careless Whisper.




Anyone Missing Wham?!


Well you might just get your wish and witness a special performance between George Michael and former Wham member Andrew Ridgeley. If confirmed, the concerts will take place at Earls Court, London, on August 24th & 25th. These will be the final dates of George Michael's astonishing 25 Live Tour.

"George is planning a series of surprises for his final shows. He's keeping his cards close to his chest, but many are predicting that he'll reunite with Andrew to sing a track or two."

George Michael also confirmed that this will be the end of his touring career. Let's hope that he'll change his mind in the near future, artists usually do.

George Michael - Good Morning America Interview


George Michael was interviewed by Chris Cuomo from "Good Morning America". The interview has been split in three days, so far Wednesday's and Thursday's videos got released. Make sure to tune in this morning at 8:30 ET to watch the last part. If you miss it, make sure to check for the last video on Music2Nite later this week.








George Michael Disses Dr. Phil!


I thought this was hilarious, George Michael took a small break during his L.A show this week to point out that Dr. Phil and his wife Robin were in the audiance. His wife was having a good time, but Phil had a sour face on. He also told him that he should see a shrink infront of the entire audiance! Watch the video below!



Well Dr. Phil, give me your tickets and a plane ticket to L.A I'll glady go see George Michael, and I will dance, sing, party all night long to celebrate his amazing concert!

By the way it was George Michael's birthday on June 25th, happy 45th birthday George!




George Michael - Feeling Good in San Jose!


From the opening notes of "Waiting" to the energetic finale of "Freedom 90," George brought the San Francisco Bay Area crowd to its feet for the 2-plus hour performance at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. (George Michael Official Site)

I've added two videos of GM "Feeling Good", "Freedom", and "Father Figure" (the visual effects were amazing) below. George recorded "Feeling Good" song at the request of the writers of TV Show, Eli Stone. The song played a key part of the Eli Stone Season One Finale. Interestingly, this wasn’t the writer’s first choice. According to George, they originally wanted him to sing “that Jackie Wilson” song. George responded that “I’m good, but I’m not Jackie Wilson!”, so George suggested the Nina Simone classic instead.

Here's a video of GM performing "Feeling Good" at San Jose.











First Half
Waiting (Reprise)
Fast Love/Im Your Man
Father Figure
Hard Day
Everything She Wants
One More Try
Different Corner
Easier Affair
Too Funky

Interval
John & Elvis video

Second Half
Faith
Spinning The Wheel
Feeling Good
Roxanne
Kissing A Fool
Amazing
Flawless
Outside
Praying For Time
Carless Whisper

Freedom 90
Freedom Reprise




George Michael's Launches 25 Live North American Tour!


George Michael launched his 25Live Tour last night in San Diego, and is set to perform in many more cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and New York.



George Michael about the show: "I've been doing a lot of work, changing [the show] and improving it," says Michael. "I'm dancing – or walking – on a stage that's completely illuminated."

The show, also features a special (video) cameo by Dita von Teese, who worked on a video for the song "Feeling Good."

Dita Von Teese about the video: "I’m a huge Wham! fan, and this will be the highlight of my career, I have been perfecting my routine and I’ve also been doing Pilates."

This is George Michael's first North American tour in 17 years and includes 22 cities.





George Michael's "Final Two"


George Michael just added two concert dates in the UK at Earls Court for August 24th and 25th. These two shows will mark the end of George's 25 Live Tour and will be called the Final Two. Inspired by his 1986 Wham! tour "The Final" at Wembley stadium in 1986.

George Michael started his 25Live tour in Barcelona in September 2006, and has played to over 1.3 million people in Europe. The tour has been promoted as a "must see" show, and I personally recommend it.

The final two shows will feature George Michael's hits, some tracks not previously performed in Britain, and a stunning new stage set!

Apparently George Michael will probably never perform a line up of concerts such as 25Live again, so make sure you get tickets to at least one of these fabulous last two shows.

George Michael Fanclub members have access to an special pre-sale that starts on Wednesday 11th June @ 7pm GBT. Tickets for both dates will go on sale to the public on Friday 13th June 2008 at 8am and can be purchased by calling the venue box office on 0870 903 9033 or the 24hr ticket hotline on 0844 847 1525. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.seetickets.com/ and http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/

George Michael and Dita Von Teese - Making Beautiful Music!


George Michael is currently working on a new single and probably new video with the exquisite burlesque artist Dita Von Teese.

Dita revealed that she’s making music with George Michael and said it will be highlight of her career.

She says, “I’m a huge Wham! enthusiast and this will be the highlight of my career.

“I’ve been perfecting my routine.”

Can't wait to see the video of this song, it's surely going to be spicy!



George Michael On American Idol!


George Michael sang "Praying For Time", which is one of his most beautiful and touching songs. I enjoyed his performance so much, what an incredible artist he is! All of you American fans out there, don't miss his 25Live show, it's absolutely amazing, I just can't say it enough, go see it more than once if you can!

In this video, you can see the top 12 performing "Faith" "Father Figure", and "Freedom", just before introducing George Michael. They did a good job introducing him, and of course George was phenomenal!





George Michael - To Perform Tonight On American Idol's Finale!


E! Online has officially revealed that George Michael will be American Idol's surprise guest for the grand finale!

Earlier this week, Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe hinted that the “biggest star in the world” was coming to the show, but refused to revealed who the artist would be. David Cook and David Archuleta may perform George Michael's hits during the two-hour finale that will also include Carrie Underwood performing her new single, Last Name. Producers are also looking into adding a couple more last minute singers.

Last year, Prince was American Idol's special guest performer, which made me so happy since he is my all time favorite artist, but George Michael would be my second favorite choice for American Idol's finale! He is incredibly talented, his 25Live show is simply perfect and actually a couple of weeks ago I was thinking that he should appear on their finale, because he is about to launch his American 25 Live tour in June! I went on American Idol's site and never found a place to send that suggestion, but it seems that they were actually already reading my mind ;-)!



Join George Michael on Facebook & Myspace!


If you haven't already, sign up to be George Michael's friend on Myspace and Facebook! Connect with fans from around the world who are a part of George's online networks.

There's also a little incentive. Georgemichael.com will hold a random drawing, selecting a lucky winner, on Myspace and Facebook to receive a special George Michael 25 Live gift pack! Register today, the winners will be selected once the 25 Live tour launches! The tour will start on Friday, June 27 @ the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.





News on George Michael's 25 LIVE U.S. Tour!


George Michael’s official fan club site, GeorgeMichael.com, will be offering ticket pre-sales and four exclusive VIP packages for the "25 LIVE" tour, George's first North American tour in 17 years.

George Michael fans can get first access to exclusive ticket pre-sales for the 25 LIVE tour by joining the official online fan club on
GeorgeMichael.com. In addition, Club members will receive full access to GeorgeMichael.com content, access to members-only contests for chances to win exclusive autographed memorabilia, and the latest official news on George Michael.

Fan Club Pre-Sales: March 31 – April 5
* Mar 31 @ 10AM local – Exclusive pre-sale launches
* Apr 01 @ 12Noon – Exclusive pre-sale ends
* Apr 05 – Fan club ticket sales end on GeorgeMichael.com

Fans also have access to VIP packages available on
GeorgeMichael.com.

The four VIP packages include:

Deluxe Travel Package
Includes hotel accommodations for two nights, transportation to and from the concert, a premium ticket located in rows 2 & 3 on the center floor, access to the welcome reception and pre/post-show party, exclusive merchandise gift item, and an official George Michael USB media wristband.

Escapade Package
Includes premium ticket located within rows 4-7 on the center floor or rows 2-5 on the side floor, access to the pre-show onsite dinner reception, access to VIP entrances (where available), exclusive merchandise gift item, and an official George Michael USB media wristband.

Gold Hot Seat Package
Includes premium ticket within rows 8-12 on the center floor or rows 6-12 on the side floor, exclusive merchandise gift item, and an official George Michael USB media wristband.

Silver Hot Seat Package
Includes premium PL2 ticket, exclusive merchandise gift item, and an official George Michael USB media wristband.

GeorgeMichael.com also includes all the latest tour information, so keep checking back for announcements and other tour news.

I wish I could go to another 25 Live concert, it is absolutely amazing, make sure you get tickets you'll have a great time!!!

Great News For US George Michael Fans!


After performing 80 shows in 12 European countries for a staggering 1.3 million fans over the past year alone, legendary superstar George Michael will be bringing his smash 25 LIVE tour to North American Arenas in the summer of 2008 in support of his new retrospective record. This will be Michael's first North American tour in 17 years. The new record, titled Twenty-Five, will be released April 1st and is a 29-song, 2-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with superstars Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige and a song from the hit TV series, Eli Stone) in addition to many of Michael's iconic songs from both his solo and WHAM! career. In addition, a companion 2-disc DVD of 40 videos will also be made available.

The 25 LIVE tour broke several ticket sales records, most notably in Copenhagen. Michael's concert at The Parken Stadium sold over 50,000 tickets in the matter of minutes, shattering the previous ticket sales record at the venue, formerly held by U2
(source: George Michael.com
)

Here are the official tour dates:

June 17: San Diego/San Diego Sports Arena
June 19: San Jose, Calif./HP Pavilion
June 21: Las Vegas/MGM Grand
June 22: Phoenix/US Airways Center
June 25: Los Angeles/Great Western Forum
July 2: Seattle/Key Arena
July 4: Vancouver/General Motors Place
July 7: St. Paul/Xcel Energy Center
July 9: Chicago/United Center
July 13: Dallas/American Airlines Center
July 14: Houston/Toyota Center
July 17: Toronto/Air Canada Centre
July 18: Montreal/Bell Centre
July 21 and 23: New York/Madison Square Garden
July 26: Philadelphia/Wachovia Center
July 27: Boston/TD Banknorth Garden
July 29: Washington, D.C./Verizon Center
July 31: Atlanta/Philips Arena
Aug. 2: Tampa/St. Pete Times Forum
Aug. 3: Sunrise, Fla./Bank Atlantic Center

There will probably be more dates announced in the near future. I saw George's 25 Live in Holland and it was absolutely AMAZING, make sure to go see it!!!