George Michael

George Michael‘s family is in mourning once again. On Christmas — the anniversary of the superstar’s death — younger sister Melanie Panayiotou passed away. The 55-year-old was found after police were called to her North London residence, E! News can confirm. At this time, her death is not being treated as suspicious, according to the officials.  “We can confirm that very tragically Melanie has passed...

At just 7, Blue Ivy Carter is an award-winning songwriter. Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s daughter won the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award at Sunday’s Soul Train Awards for co-writing her mom’s hit “Brown Skin Girl,” a song celebrating dark- and brown-skinned women.

The cast of “Last Christmas” sat down with Heather Brooker to talk about the music of George Michael, and what makes a classic Christmas movie.

Long before he was a music icon in skintight jeans, leather jacket and designer stubble, George Michael was something else — awkward, chubby and insecure. He even went by the very unhip nickname Yog. A loving portrait of a young, striving Michael is offered in a new book by his closest friend and former bandmate, Andrew Ridgeley. His “Wham! George...

In 1956 Franklin released her first album, a gospel collection called “Songs of Faith,” recorded at her father’s church when she was 14.

The remixed Season 4 – debuting on Netflix Friday – offers a rare opportunity to improve the story of a family whose dysfunction resonates anew.

George’s Michael’s family is asking fans to remove flowers, photos and other tributes left outside the late singer’s two homes.

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, has died. She was 76. She had battled undisclosed health issues in recent years, The Associated Press reported. Born March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, Franklin was an 18-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. She was renowned for her powerful, distinctive gospel-honed...

The late rap icon Notorious B.I.G will be honored at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards later this month.

Singer George Michael’s publicist says his funeral has been held in London. The private funeral service took place Wednesday at Highgate Cemetery in north London. Michael’s publicity agency, Connie Filippello Publicity, said in a statement it was attended by family and close friends. The family thanked his fans for their “many messages of love and support” and asked for its...

A British coroner says George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver. Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, says a post-mortem has found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.”

North Texan Kenny Goss is sharing memories of George Michael, the man with whom he shared much of his life.

Sunday’s Grammy Awards will include special tributes to pop music icons Prince and George Michael.

Police say an initial autopsy of George Michael has been “inconclusive” and more tests must be carried out to establish a cause of death.

Carrie Fisher’s death on Tuesday quickly sparked a forlorn reaction on social media from friends and fans of the Hollywood legend. “Star Wars” co-star Billy Dee Williams said “the force is dark today” in tweeting out his condolences, and he was joined by “Star Trek” actor William Shatner and more.

George Michael’s former longtime partner and his current boyfriend have both spoken of their sadness at his death from apparent heart failure as mourners continued to gather outside his home in London. Hairstylist Fadi Fawaz tweeted “I will never stop missing you” to Michael.

Memorials are growing outside the home of George Michael as fans, “absolutely devastated” by the pop superstar’s death, bring flowers, candles, tears and recollections of how his songs touched their lives.

The Christmas news of the British singer-songwriter’s premature death at age 53 seemed terribly at odds with his splashy introduction to the entertainment world: the preternaturally bouncy Wham! hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” whose upbeat eye-confection video turned “Choose Life” T-shirts into the teenage fashion statement of 1984. The unabashed cheery call to the dance floor kicked off...

From boy band heartthrob to critically acclaimed solo act, George Michael carved out a special niche for himself on his way to becoming one of the biggest solo selling acts of all time as he matured into a significant voice, drawing attention to social ills as he climbed the charts.