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The Post Pride 2024 playlist: From Diana Ross and Janet Jackson to Lady Gaga and Beyoncé

It’s the second weekend of Pride Month, so we got a whole lotta shaking and celebrating to do before the end of June. Let’s get this party started with some...

Joni Mitchell and more music legends who have shockingly never performed at the Grammys

At 80, Joni Mitchell will make her long-overdue Grammy debut on Sunday night, but before now, she wasn't the only certified music legend who had shockingly never played a Grammy...

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley jokes he’s ‘regretful’ for tiny shorts he and George Michael wore in iconic video

Ridgeley joked that he was “regretful” over how teeny the shorts he and George Michael wore in the 1984 music video for ”Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.”

Take that, Jann Wenner! Missy, Chaka and Sheryl rule at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

After controversial comments made by the aging Hall co-founder saw him ousted from the board, it was cosmic justice that two black women owned the stage Friday night at Brooklyn's...

We found tickets to Brooklyn's 2023 Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Just a few of this year's inductees include Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against The Machine and more.

Wham! doc reveals why George Michael hid his sexuality for so long

"I really ... wanted to come out, and then I lost my nerve completely,” the '80s icon admits in a new film.

Madonna's health scare should justify more love for her after recent mockery

The 64-year-old Material Girl is the last of the iconic '80s musicians, and we can no longer take her for granted.

George Michael: Death of WHAM! was because I was closeted and miserable

An upcoming documentary explores how the "Freedom" singer - who died in 2016 - felt trapped in the closet during the height of WHAM!'s success.

Missy Elliott, George Michael and Willie Nelson among 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

For once, white male rockers are in the minority among the new class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

Brooke Shields' dating history: From Liam Neeson to Chris Henchy

The "Pretty Baby" star has had several high-profile relationships since breaking out in Hollywood. Find out who else she dated over the years.

Missy Elliott, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper among 2023 Rock Hall nominees

Call it the Woke & Roll Hall of Fame. This year, the first-time noms for the music’s most exclusive club range from a black female rapper to a gay male...

Adam Lambert slams idea of Theo James playing George Michael in biopic

“Yay another straight man playing a gay icon," Lambert commented with a rolling eye emoji.

Princess Diana’s crush on George Michael made Wham! star ‘uncomfortable'

Princess Diana was instantly smitten when she met George Michael for the first time.

How closeted George Michael lost his one true love to AIDS

A new book reveals the tortured life singer George Michael lived in the closet, including the death of his true love.

Book reveals George Michael's guilt over snubbing Prince William at Christmas

An 8-year-old Prince William approached Michael at his mother's Christmas party asking, "Would you sing a song and Uncle Elton play the piano?"

George Michael's descent into dangerous substances—including 'date rape' drug

"For Michael, GBH seemed heaven-sent. Apart from fueling his sexual compulsiveness, it made a depressed and self-loathing man feel attractive."

George Michael's friend reveals what 'really' caused singer's death

On the five-year anniversary of pop legend George Michael’s death, his childhood friend has spoken out about their time together -- and the life-changing loss which he believes is responsible...

George Michael's headstone unveiled 5 years after his Christmas day death

George Michael finally has a headstone marking his grave, five years after the pop music legend died.

Deon Estus, bassist hailed as third member of Wham!, dead at 65

"Deon was mostly known as the third member of Wham! Deon was passionate about music and loved interacting with his loyal fans," read a post on his Twitter account.

'Nasty' boys hit on Janet Jackson and other true tales behind the hits

If it weren’t for a certain “Miss Jackson if you’re nasty,” über producers James “Jimmy Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis might have released their first album way back in the...