Freddie Mercury, David Bowei and Rod Stewart pictured partying backstage on tour

Pop icons on tour: Behind the scenes with George Michael, Queen, Bowie and more

Music

80s music videos

The 20 greatest music videos from the 1980s

Song Lists

George Michael recalls the pain of going on stage with his secret lover watching in the audience in the 2016 documentary

Watch incredible moment George Michael sang to dying "secret first love" at concert

Careless Whisper

George Michael tops Smooth's Favourite Love Song vote for 2020 - see the full chart

Music

George Michael, pictured in 1991, met Anselmo at a concert in Brazil

George Michael's best friend recalls night he told heartbroken star his lover Anselmo was dead

Charlotte Crosby / George Michael

Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby slammed for having no idea who George Michael is: "Is he supposed to be someone big?"

Neil Tennant/George Michael

Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant shares a heartwarming George Michael story

George Michael and David Bowie named two of the most influential people in British history

George Michael and David Bowie named two of the most influential people in British history

Mariah and George

Mariah Carey and Wham! come agonisingly close to finally reaching number one

Music

George Michael's sister Melanie has passed away

George Michael’s sister Melanie Panayiotou dies aged 55, three years after star’s death

George Michael

George Michael's cousin calls for a public memorial for fans

Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' has been remastered in 4k

Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ has been remastered in 4K – and it looks incredible

George Michael was not responsible for setting loose the first wild parakeets

Did George Michael cause all the parakeets to exist in the UK?

Christmas number 2s

The 7 greatest songs robbed of the Christmas number one

Christmas

Last Christmas vinyl

Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' is coming out on vinyl to celebrate 35th anniversary

Wham - Last Christmas

7 reasons Wham's 'Last Christmas' should be the 2019 Christmas number one

Roman Kemp opens up about godfather George Michael during chat with Smooth's Kate Garraway

Roman Kemp opens up about godfather George Michael during chat with Kate Garraway

George Michael and Kathy Jeung dated in the late '80s

George Michael's ex-girlfriend recalls relationship with 'hilarious' and 'generous' star