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My cultural awakening: Faith by George Michael gave me permission to go to my first sex party

Listening to the album was like waking from a bad dream and liberated me from the shame I’d felt about my sexuality

The Guardian - UK

“It started off sounding a bit like Prince. I wanted to hear something in my mix so I cut the snare and it changed the whole mood of the track": How George Michael accidentally created the ‘80s smash that inspired Taylor Swift on The Life of a Showgirl

“It ended up, in my mind, being the most original-sounding thing on the album,” he later said

MusicRadar

George Michael would have approved of Taylor Swift tribute

George Michael's former partner, Kenny Goss, believes the late singer would have been proud of Taylor Swift's upcoming tribute to him on her new album.

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“I said to him, ‘I want to be as proud of an album as I am of the Eras Tour.’ And he was like, ‘Do you understand what kind of pressure that is?’”: Taylor Swift on how she threw down the creative gauntlet to Max Martin for new album The Life Of A Showgirl

She says that making the whole record with Martin and Shellback "felt like catching lightning in a bottle”

MusicRadar

Rod Stewart criticised for ‘disrespectful’ AI Ozzy Osbourne tribute at recent concert

Other musicians featured in the AI video include Tina Turner, George Michael and Amy Winehouse

The Independent UK

Father Figure by Emma Forrest review – a slippery tale of teenage obsession

Bristling with sexual, political and emotional angst, this finely tuned coming-of-age tale thrives on the grey areas of adolescence

The Guardian - UK

The most iconic moments from Live Aid, 40 years on

It was the gig that changed the history of music. And it all started with a Christmas song.

Evening Standard

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Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World review – the moment Bob Geldof bursts into tears is astounding

This fascinating portrait of a complex man’s attempt to solve an impossible problem is packed with amazing archive footage – from George Michael singing to Thatcher being berated

The Guardian - UK

Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

PLAYBACK: Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

The Independent UK

DJ Fat Tony tried to help Liam Payne with his 'demons'

DJ Fat Tony - a recovering addict who has been sober for 18 years - tried to help Liam Payne with his "demons" before the One Direction singer's tragic death.

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Haim: I Quit review – the messiest breakup album of recent times, in every sense

(Polydor)The three LA sisters dwell on the bitter end of a relationship in tracks that range from replayable valley-girl rap to plodding country-pop

The Guardian - UK

Want to see Oasish play GlastonBarry? Well, you can! How tribute festivals ‘grew into a monster’

More than 30 outdoor music events including Tribfest and Big Fake Festival are taking the UK by storm

The Guardian - UK

“I love change. That’s what one should do with music. But I know it’s cost me a lot of fans… the music business rewards repetition”: Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Blue Öyster Cult DNA lies within Mike Scott and the Waterboys

It might not be obvious in his songs but it’s clear in his progressive attitude – he wants other musicians to get better so he can aim to outdo them

Louder

The song voted the UK’s favourite – for the seventh year running

It was crowned the winner of Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500 poll

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George Michael’s Careless Whisper voted nation’s favourite for seventh year

The track was voted top of Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500, an annual list of the UK’s best-loved songs, for the seventh year in a row.

Euronews

The perfect Easter playlist: Hidden stories behind Jesus songs

Once you're chocolated out this Easter, how about kicking back with some tunes featuring the word ‘Jesus’ in their titles? Especially because these lyrics often hide meanings that may surprise you...

The Conversation

Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton John likes to work with other artists.

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People Are Sharing Wholesome Facts About Celebrities And Here Are 25 Of The Best Ones

In this day and age, if you’re a public figure, it feels like the spotlight is always on you. But not everyone knows about the wholesome things that you do!

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The Independent UK

‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

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Geri Halliwell felt able to 'talk openly about grief' with George Michael

Geri Halliwell "talked openly about grief" with George Michael in the years after she found fame as a member of the Spice Girls.

Evening Standard

Barometer! Is anybody on earth more chuffed with themselves than Stanley Tucci? Perhaps only Louis Theroux

What’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer

MusicRadar

“Everything’s gonna figure out”: The first track on Haim’s new album includes an as yet uncleared George Michael sample and was inspired by Beyoncé

The band have just dropped their new single, Relationships

The Independent UK

Jason Bateman reveals who Matt Damon wanted to play in Arrested Development film

Satirical sitcom ran for five seasons from 2003 to 2019

MusicRadar

"He was very particular on vocal sound. There was a particular tone that he liked”: One of George Michael’s backing singers on why she was one of the very few female vocalists who was able to record with him

Jo Garland confirms that it’s her voice that you can hear singing the re-recording of Patrice Rushen’s Forget Me Nots refrain on Fastlove

Salon

The timeless impact of "Father Figure"

One of Michael's biggest hits from "Faith," the song gains new meaning in a different onscreen context

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