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reports the Mirror Online. In 1997, their follow-up album Spiceworld sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. Just a year later, she left the group, citing exhaustion and creative differences.

“George Michael: A Life.” It came out more than five years after Michael was found dead on Christmas Day 2016 at age 53. It takes an in-depth look at Michael’s early years, his rise to stardom, and the tragedies that followed him. Gavin said he spoke with about 250 people who, after some hesitation, were willing to share their memories of the pop star.In the book, Gavin also explored Diana’s connection with Michael, which lasted for 12 years.“George Michael was shy about Princess Diana for two reasons,” Gavin explained.

Elton John has delighted fans in New Zealand and Australia after revealing that he will finally head their way in January 2023.MORE: Elton John provides update on farewell tour as he makes grand declarationTaking to his Instagram on Tuesday, the singer posted a video in which he made the exciting announcement.WATCH: Elton John's sons ski like pros in unbelievable video"Hello Australia, Kia Ora, New Zealand! I'm so excited to share my very last Farewell Yellow Brick Road shows with you in January 2023," he said in his video.RELATED: Elton John and David Furnish 'deeply saddened' as they pay tribute to 'great friend' following sad deathREAD: David Furnish reacts after George Michael's ex Kenny Goss makes comment about Elton John"I cannot believe it'll be THREE WHOLE YEARS since our last visit, a huge thank you to Auckland for keeping their tickets to the rescheduled shows for so long." Elton has revealed he is 'excited' to return to Australia and New ZealandHe continued: "I promised back in 2020 that when we returned we'd take the opportunity to play a few encore shows. I know the last tickets sold fast and I want to be able to say farewell to you all!"And Newcastle! I'm finally coming your way for my first Newcastle show EVER! Join me for a night of memories, singalongs and a fond farewell…"Captioning the post, he remarked: "Big news Australia + New Zealand! In 2020 I promised that when I came back to finish my interrupted farewell, I'd perform some encore shows.

Elton John has had one incredible career, but he's ready to hang up his touring shoes now as he continues on his Farewell Yellow Bring Road Tour.MORE: Elton John and David Furnish 'deeply saddened' as they pay tribute to 'great friend' following sad deathThe English singer has been on the road for years now, with the tour first kicking off in 2018, and is slated to finally wrap in July 2023.VIDEO: Elton John's sons ski like pros in unbelievable videoSpeaking to Music Week earlier in the week, he confessed that this was the finish line for him when it came to going on the road."I can tell you now that this is it," he shared. "I will not be devoid of music but as far as schlepping around the world doing shows, I don't want to do it anymore.

Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean and his wife Rochelle are proudly standing by the musician’s provocative music video for his new single “Smoke.”

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE JOSH BROLIN'S JAMES BOND SCREEN TESTAdams was asked to fly into London to take part in Brolin's final round of tests. In a surprise twist, it would end up being the Swedish actress, not Brolin, who would star in Octopussy.

PHOTOS: 15 best dressed stars on the BAFTA TV Awards 2022 red carpetHost of the charity event Peter Andre, who has his own chart topping track record in the music industry, believes music unites people. "The two things in life that break down the barriers of race, nationality, language, colour is music and food.

A host of artists including Years & Years, SELF ESTEEM, MNEK, Calum Scott and Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears have recorded their own versions of some of George Michael's most-loved songs as part of new Apple Music playlist George Michael Covered.

George Michael's ex Kenny Goss took to Instagram on Monday to praise Elton John for trying to help the singer when he most needed it.MORE: George Michael's ex to inherit part of his £97m fortune after court battle is settledTaking to his stories, Kenny, who last week gave his first interview in five years, told his fans: "George loved @eltonjohn. He tried to help.

Sir Elton John dedicated his performance of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me to late friend George Michael during his Friday night show at British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park festival in London. Introducing the track, which found a second wave of success in 1991 as a live cover version between Sir Elton and Michael, the Candle In The Wind chart-topper said: ‘I miss him, and we all miss him, and we miss his visage. So, George, I love you and I miss you – here we go.

George Michael’s tragic passing on Christmas Day, but he’s still in the hearts and minds of many fans. Not only was his music the focus of Emilia Clarke’s film Last Christmas, but the iconic Wham! star has another posthumous film coming out. This time, the film will tell the story of George’s life in his own words.

Glastonbury Festival performance after the band had their flight cancelled. The band are due to play the Pyramid Stage tomorrow at 4:45pm ahead of Billie Eilish and Sam Fender . And it looks like they may just make it - just.

A new biography about George Michael shockingly details the singer’s struggle with dangerous drugs in his final years.

Liam and Noel Gallagher reportedly “got on like a house on fire” when they both attended a party at George Michael’s house three years after Oasis split.The brothers’ band infamously broke up backstage at a festival in France in 2009, and the pair have been embroiled in a feud ever since.According to Michael’s friend and collaborator David Austin, though, an unplanned meeting between the brothers at the late pop icon’s house was very “amicable”.Austin said that Michael held a party at his north London home after performing at the 2012 Olympics and Liam “just kind of rocked up”.“I think he was with Beady Eye at the time,” he said at a screening of the new George Michael Freedom Uncut documentary, per Radio X. “They came to the house and there was a bit of hoo-ha because Noel was there and they hadn’t seen each other for quite a while.

George Michael's personal piano is to be auctioned off for charity. The 'Praying for Time' hitmaker - who died in December 2013 aged 53 - kept the Bechstein Grand piano in his home in Highgate, north London, for many years but his estate have now donated the instrument to music therapy organisation Nordoff Robbins, and it will be sold during the O2 Silver Clef Awards ceremony on 1 July.

A CLOSE family pal of George Michael has accused documentary makers of using film he took of the late star. Andros Georgiou, 59, said he shot scenes on a Sony Hi-8 camera and left tapes with the singer.

SBTRKT has returned with a glitchy new banger, ‘Bodmin Moor’ – watch the track’s video below.The English producer’s latest track marks a comeback following a lengthy period since the release of his last project, 2016’s ‘Save Yourself’. Since then, SBTRKT has only dropped off one-off tracks, including a remix of Chance The Rapper’s ‘All We Got’.‘Bodmin Moor’ was produced and mixed by SBTRKT (real name Aaron Jerome) and mastered by Matt Colton (Muse, Coldplay, James Blake, George Michael and more).“Made the beginnings of ‘Bodmin Moor’ around 2016,” SBTRKT explained in a statement on Instagram. “It’s always amused me through the last few years the reaction I get when I play it to other artists in the studio – who’s ears prick up like ‘what’s this?!’ artists I just didn’t think would be into it… !”He continued: “The breakdown pays tribute to one of my fave LTJ Bukem remixes in the mid 90s.

Celebrity Gogglebox is getting a new face as Shirlie Kemp joins her husband Martin and son Roman on the sofa. Producers earlier announced she would be joining the hit Channel 4 programme to give her opinions on the week's best TV for the first time tonight (Friday, June 17). But while she has been married to her famous husband - who rose to fame in new wave band Spandau Ballet before becoming an actor in numerous films and EastEnders - for 34 years, Shirlie has an impressive musical career behind her too.

Shirlie Kemp is recalling the moment she showed her best friend George Michael her son Roman’s early YouTube videos. What should have been a simple proud mum moment was far more profound for George, who saw in his godson something he had always longed for – the ability to be unapologetically himself. “Roman was just a teenager then and had started doing his own YouTube show,” says Shirlie.

IT’S the news that George Michael fans have been waiting years to hear — a set of his unreleased songs are finally going to see the light of day. The three tracks have been unearthed by the late megastar’s song writing partner and best pal David Austin who has helped create a film of George’s life.

Britney Spears’s ex-husband Jason Alexander has been charged with four misdemeanours after crashing the singer’s Los Angeles home during her wedding with Sam Asghari. Spears and Alexander were childhood friends ahead of their short-lived marriage.

Kelly Clarkson has shared a full, studio version of her cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ as she releases her ‘Kellyoke’ EP.The record, which also features covers of The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, was inspired by the opening segment of her daily chat show, where Clarkson sings a reworked version of a hit song.Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, and My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ among others for the segment, notably delivering a moving cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’ in a pre-recorded video when she was not able to sing for the audience live.“Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode,” Clarkson said in a statement. “Over 500 songs later, and we’re still not running out of amazing artists to pay tribute to. Picking just six was near-impossible, but these songs have been some of my favourites.

George Michael Freedom Uncut – you can watch it below.In the footage Elton John, Mark Ronson, John Paul Gaultier, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and others discuss the impact of the ‘Freedom! ‘90’ music video, which was directed by David Fincher.“It changed the whole face of how videos were done,” John says in the clip. “The video said everything.

Robbie Williams has been a solo artist for 25 years now. He should probably do something to mark that milestone. And he has.

Wham! documentary is reportedly in the works at Netflix.Andrew Ridgeley, who sang alongside the late George Michael in the ’80s pop group, is working with the streaming giant to help develop the project.The documentary will provide fans with a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the group’s ups and downs during the height of their fame, while also paying tribute to the life and career of Michael.According to Metro: “It is a really exciting project, and they are putting a lot of resources into it. Andrew is also very keen for the opportunity to look back over his years with George in the band – though it will, of course, be bittersweet for him.”A release date for the new film is yet to be announced, with the project still reportedly in the early stages of development.News of the new Wham! film comes shortly before the June 22 release of George Michael: Freedom Uncut, which is an extended version of the 2017 documentary about the late singer’s career.

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Roman Kemp doesn’t reckon he’s cut out for a long career in the entertainment industry, admitting he wants to ‘retire young. ’The Capital radio host, 29, says he wants to quit showbiz in five years, as being a ‘celebrity’ much longer doesn’t appeal to him. Roman has grown up with an understanding of what it’s like to be in the limelight, since his dad is Spandau Ballet guitarist Martin Kemp, and his godfather George Michael.

Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management, in a deal that gives the company all the rights to the artist’s previously released music.Hipgnosis Song Management have bought 100 per cent of Timberlake’s rights, including to tracks like ‘SexyBack’, ‘Rock Your Body’, and ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’. The deal pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights, which means songs that he either wrote or co-wrote.As he wasn’t a songwriter on some of NSYNC’s best-known hits such as ‘Bye Bye Bye’ and ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’, these are not included in the sale but the majority of his solo work will be included.

George Michael fans in Dundee are celebrating the news that a tribute documentary is set to be shown at the DCA.

Kelly Clarkson has shared a cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ to coincide with news of a new EP called ‘Kellyoke’.The pop star-turned-TV host regularly covers other people’s songs on her eponymous daytime talk show, which airs weekdays on NBC. Some of the artists she’s covered so far include Harry Styles, The Smiths, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, George Michael and more.Now, she’s announced that she’ll be bringing the segment’s premiseto tape with the forthcoming release of a six-song EP. Due out June 9 via Atlantic, the project will include covers of songs by The Weeknd, Whitney Houston, Radiohead and more.The EP also hears Clarkson deliver a rendition of the title track from Billie Eilish’s second album, which arrived last summer. You can listen to Clarkson’s rendition below.“Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode,” Clarkson said in a statement.

Former One Direction heartthrob Liam Payne has showed off his trim and toned physique as he staged a private performance to celebrate entrepreneur and investor Christian Angermayer’s birthday. The singer, who shot to fame in 2008 on The X Factor, appeared at Christian’s birthday celebration earlier this week to perform a selection of songs as part of the elaborate shindig.

Emanuel Okusanya Nigerian-British singer Tiwa Savage is a relatively new presence to most American music fans, but she’s been honing her craft for many years. After moving from Nigeria to London as a child, she began singing backup for George Michael and Mary J.

Kelly Clarkson has returned with her latest ‘Kellyoke’ cover, this time putting her spin on The Smiths‘ 1984 song ‘How Soon Is Now?’.The cover adds to an ever-growing list of songs that Clarkson and her house band Y’all have performed for the segment on her daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. Other songs Clarkson and co.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“George Michael Freedom Uncut” has received a moving new trailer ahead of the film’s global release on June 22.Narrated and co-directed by Michael, the documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at the singer. In the trailer, Michael can be heard talking about his feelings on early fame, “I can’t really explain how overwhelming that kind of hysteria can be.

George Michael talks about fame and his legacy in the new trailer for “George Michael Freedom Uncut”.

George Michael Freedom Uncut has just been released – check it out below.The forthcoming film will feature exclusive archival footage and interviews with many of Michael’s favourite musicians and loved ones. The musical legend passed away at the age of 53 on Christmas Day in 2016.“George Michael was an inspiring artist whose story deserves to be shared on the big screen globally,” Tom Mackay, President of Premium Content at Sony Music Entertainment, said in a statement of the new film.“In honour of George’s birthday this June, we are thrilled to be working with David Austin and our partners at Trafalgar Releasing to bring fans unprecedented access to his extraordinary life both on and off stage.”Take a look at the new trailer here:Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, added of the film: “We are proud to be bringing George Michael’s final work to the big screen in this global cinema event.“As an artist whose music continues to resonate across generations, this event will be a fitting tribute to George’s life and career, giving fans the opportunity to celebrate communally in cinemas worldwide.” George Michael Freedom Uncut will be released as a global cinema event on June 22.