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retirements

George Michael Hangs Up His Microphone

Now I'm really bummed that I didn't buy tickets to the MSG show, even if they were overpriced: George Michael has announced that his current tour will be the last of his career, presumably to devote more of his time to scuttling the Wham! biopic that his former manager has been plotting. The last arena shows of his career will take place in London in August, and they'll be dubbed "The Final Two"—a sequel of sorts to Wham's last gig, which you may recall was called "The Final." (And yes, I have the Wham! greatest-hits album of the same name.) In honor of his impending retirement, let's go back in time via YouTube... More »

5:30 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Maura Johnston
717 views, 22 comments

Latest by papercoversrock: Thank you for all the awesome George Michael YouTubery, Maura. more »

idolator's american idolatry

Tonight's "American Idol" Finale: Madonna? The Jonases? ZZ Top??

With six hours to go until the final episode of this American Idol season, our poll, DialIdol, and Zabasearch are all claiming that David Cook's grunge revivalism has won the Internet version of the show, despite the three judges last night being firmly in the tank for David Archuleta. Whether or not those predictions are correct is an outcome we'll all have to wait many hours for, but in the two hours between the show's opening sequence and the confetti-filled finale, we're going to have lots of entertainment to fill the time (and live-blogging space! what, you thought I was going to miss this?) between commercial breaks. Rumors are flying that Madonna, the Jonas Brothers, and Seal (?!) are going to show up—we've collected a bunch of finale spoilers after the jump. More »

2:30 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Maura Johnston
3,471 views, 5 comments

Latest by n/a: Wouldn't an appearance on "American Idol" by Madonna require somehow that she once again admit to being American? Ain't gonna happen, folks... more »

you gotta have faith

George Michael Will Not Be Shaking His Booty During His American Tour

Did you know that George Michael hasn't toured the United States in 17 years? Me neither! But he's going to head out on a jaunt this summer that includes two dates at Madison Square Garden and runs from June to early August. Unfortunately, the possibility of him running through all of Faith is out, as he's not performing "I Want Your Sex" (or, for that matter, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go") because he feels he's "too old" to pull it off. Hey, I'll trade that for a rip through "One More Try," which was always underheralded to me. Full list of dates after the jump. [USA Today / Photo: AP] More »

12:45 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
846 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: So in order to get the chance to buy tickets three days early, you have to buy his new greatest hits album on iTunes. Sadly, since I'll be seeing the show at MSG, this will probably be necessary. And if he more »

George Michael has just signed on to write "one of the hottest remaining untold celebrity memoirs" in "one of the biggest book deals ever concluded in UK publishing." And there better be some sweet dirt in there for HarperCollins to invest so much on a book-length project when this Reuters story manages to hit most of the salacious details of Michael's life—blah blah sexin' in the john, blah blah stoned on TV, blah blah pastel hot pants—in 237 words. [Reuters]

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100 and single

Goodbye Alicia, Hello Alicia: New Hits Start Bubbling Up

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

Now in its fifth week atop Billboard's Hot 100, Alicia Keys' "No One" is as unmovable as sticky toffee pudding—as is most of the Top 10. But there are songs percolating further down the chart, and they give a hint of what might burst into the winner's circle when the year-end logjam breaks.

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5:30 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Chris Molanphy
745 views, 5 comments

news

Liner Notes: The Stubble Is Out Of Trouble

- George Michael will not have to do jail time for his recent driving-while-zonked incident. However, he will have to pay fines associated with a 1990 incident in which he destroyed a jukebox and a black leather "Revenge" jacket. [NME]
- Kenny Chesney's new album, Does This Lack-Of-A-Shirt Make Me Look Gay?, will be out later this year. [Billboard]
- Apple and Universal are rumored to be having talks about dropping digital-rights management from tracks, meaning you can finally share that new Chris Cornell album with your loathed ones. [Digital Music News]

12:45 PM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By Brian Raftery
149 views, 1 comment

Latest by Chris Molanphy: I never thought Universal would be the next ones to cave (I had my money on Sony/BMG). Guess the showdown between Jobs and "the Thug" went more or less as predicted. Congrats, Bronfman: Warner is now the most bass-ackwards label in more »

news

Liner Notes: Kelly Clarkson Will Not Remain Idle

- Despite vicious Internet rumors to the contrary, Kelly Clarkson's new album will be out in July. [Billboard]
- George Michael pleaded guilty today to charges of driving while on drugs. He also pleaded no contest to long-standing charges of reckless whispering. [AP]
- If you're looking for cities to avoid this summer, here are some of the first dates for Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour. [Pollstar]

2:05 PM on Tue May 8 2007
By Brian Raftery
297 views, 3 comments

liner notes

Liner Notes: Hilary Begins Her Mud-Slinging 2007 Campaign

- Hilary Duff talks smack about Nicole Richie on her new album, which apparently also addresses the time Duff was harassed by "a very frightening pair of Russian stalkers." Come on, now—doesn't she know that the Kaczynski brothers are Polish? [Radar]
- Jimi Hendrix's estate has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Hendrix Electric Vodka, claiming the product is an unauthorized "sick joke." Up next: A civil suit against Lenny Kravitz's entire 1990-1997 output. [Billboard]
- George Michael continues to break the hearts of Idolator editors everywhere by once again refusing to tour the U.S. [Pollstar]

1:00 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Brian Raftery
204 views, 2 comments

Latest by heidiho: You've gotta have some faith in the sound, George. It's the one good thing that you've got. more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: George Michael's Lawyers Use The Old Stubble-Jeopardy Defense

- George Michael has pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession and unfit driving. [AP]
- Norah Jones' new record was heavily influenced by M. Ward, Joanna Newsom, and Tom Waits. Somebody's been reading Paste! [HitsDailyDouble.com]
- Did you know that Bow Wow and Omarion were feuding? Do you care that it's over? [MTV via VH1]

12:13 PM on Wed Jan 10 2007
By Brian Raftery
2,254 views, Comment

liner notes

Liner Notes: If You Want To Watch George Michael Set His Monkey Free, You Better Pony Up

- George Michael was paid nearly $3 million for an hour-long, invite-only New Year's Eve performance in Moscow. Sadly, he wound up having to pay the money back in legal fees after he attempted to drive home to London. [NME]
- Speak of New Year's, Britney Spears' Vegas flame-out was caused by either her booziness, her sleepiness, or by her rare ability to keep drinking while sleeping. [The Sun Online]
- Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am is working on Michael Jackson's new album, tentatively titled DubaiCurious. [Billboard]

11:35 AM on Wed Jan 3 2007
By Brian Raftery
61 views, Comment

wham

He's Not Your Man: Ridgeley No-Shows Wham! Reunion Gig

Hey, remember that Wham! reunion that we got all excited about a few months ago? Well, guess what—it didn't happen. Yes, that's right, Andrew Ridgeley did not join George Michael on stage at Wembley Arena last week (we only found out about this today, after idly wondering why none of you had sent us YouTube clips of the long-rumored "Freedom"/"Freedom 90" medley). The official line is that Ridgeley was "too nervous," but we're thinking there's a cover-up afoot. More »

1:20 PM on Wed Dec 27 2006
By mjohnston
254 views, 2 comments

liner notes

Liner Notes: Special Mid-Life Crisis Edition

-George Michael defends himself: "The public think I'm a man on the brink of a breakdown because I fell asleep in my car, I hit a parked car and because I cruise as a gay man." Yes, but what he doesn't mention is that he did all three of those things just this morning. [Mirror]
-NBC has deleted footage of Madonna performing on a cross on her upcoming concert special, The Strain Is Starting To Show.[BBC]
-Paul McCartney makes it through an entire week of salacious back-and-forth divorce-proceedings gossip—and not one newspaper manages a "Say Say Say" joke? England, we're so disappointed in you. [Times Online]

1:20 PM on Fri Oct 20 2006
By Brian Raftery
53 views, Comment

reunions

Andrew Ridgeley Fans, Rejoice: Wham! Set To Reunite

In a testament to the miracles that can happen when legal fees pile up, Wham! members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have decided to do a one-off show this December:
"George is thrilled that Andrew's agreed to perform. It was something George had thought about for a long time. He couldn't be happier and can't wait for the gig."

Aww, so nice. Maybe George will even let Andrew do a medley of songs from Son Of Albert, just to be extra-sweet. More »

2:41 PM on Tue Oct 10 2006
By mjohnston
1,716 views, 12 comments

Latest by mackro: OK, someone describe to me Son Of Albert. It's always the butt of the dollar bargan bin jokes, but I never see this album anywhere. I must know what it sounds like. more »

george michael

All We Know Is: Don't Let The Guy With The Stubble Drive Home

The results of an iTunes-store search of the phrase "George Michael." We get the Kilmer connection; after all, they both probably fooled around with Madonna at some point. But Dana Delaney and Charlie Rose? We're honestly stumped. The whole thing sounds like an uncomfortable dinner party thrown by Oliver Stone.

1:25 PM on Mon Oct 2 2006
By Brian Raftery
26 views, 1 comment

george michael

Please Don't Go Cruising With George Michael

Oh, Georgios! What the hell is going on? First, you get caught fooling around with a guy who looks like an otter wearing shorts. Then, you start dressing like Bono. And now, you've been arrested for getting stoned and passing out behind the wheel of your car—for the third time this year!

His latest scrape came just after 3.20am yesterday. Police received calls about a car causing an obstruction at the junction of Cricklewood Lane with Hendon Way, North West London. They found the Careless Whispers singer's Mercedes stationary at the lights...
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9:48 AM on Mon Oct 2 2006
By Brian Raftery
186 views, 4 comments

Latest by Ned Raggett: George, we love you, and we want you to live long enough to record numerous new albums that we will never, ever hear. I'm stealing this. (Apologies in advance.) more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: Cannibalism, Lice, and George Michael--Together At Last

- Eurovision winners Lordi want you to know that they draw the line at eating people. And, wait, one of them is a vegetarian? Sellouts. [Daily Record via Blabbermouth]
- An upcoming album about the ten Biblical plagues will include a Stephin Merritt song about lice and a Cody Chestnutt song about boils. [Gigwise]
- Elton John and George Michael have ended their feud. Is it too much to hope for a re-recording of "Wrap Her Up" to come out of this? [AP via CBS News]

3:04 PM on Fri Sep 15 2006
By mjohnston
65 views, 3 comments

Latest by Ted Striker: GWAR called, but I forgot to take a message. more »