George Michael (1963–2016)[1] was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He sold an estimated 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, and had ten albums reach the Billboard 200.[2] During his career as a solo musician, Michael released five studio albums: Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), Songs from the Last Century (1999), and Patience (2004).
Michael received recognition in the United Kingdom, winning 5 awards from 24 nominations at the BRIT Awards; two of those awards were for "Best British Male" in 1988 and again in 1997. He also found success at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving 4 awards from 16 nominations, including "Best Direction in a Video" for the song "Father Figure" in 1988. Michael's debut album Faith won multiple awards, including "Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)" from the American Music Awards and "Album of the Year" from the Grammy Awards.
On 20 October 2016, it was announced that Michael was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.[3] In 2023 Michael was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4][5] He is also an inductee of the UK Music Hall of Fame.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit performance rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly.
The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. In 2011 IFPI joined with TV2 (Denmark) and KODA to present the awards ceremony.[26]
The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.[27] Michael has two nominations.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2000
Himself
Best International Male
Nominated
2005
GAFFA Awards
Delivered since 1991. The GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) are a Danish award that rewards popular music, awarded by the GAFFA magazine.
The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.[33]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtownCleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to the recording history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have influenced the music industry.
The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.[52][53]
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^Hunt, Dennis (13 January 1989). "Chapman, McFerrin Lead Grammy Race Baker, Sting, Michael, Winwood Also Capture Multiple Nominations". Los Angeles Times.
