The Mirror — George Michael took part in a Freddie Mercury Tribute at Wembley Stadium in 1991 more info

The Mirror — A host of well-loved stars have died in the past eight months, including music legend Prince, comedy star Victoria Wood, superstar David Bowie and actor Alan Rickman more info

Dlisted — In case you couldn’t tell from everyone adult wrapping themselves while waiting for 2016 to finally end, it’s the final days of the year. So because it’s that time period between Christmas and New Year’s when many people get drunk at noon wh... more info

Time — Andrew Kent's new book shows Bowie's early days as the Thin White Duke more info

Yahoo! Music — New York (AFP) - Pop superstar George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world which mourned a steady stream of top names. more info

The Mirror — A host of well-loved stars have died in the past eight months, including music legend Prince, comedy star Victoria Wood, superstar David Bowie and actor Alan Rickman more info

Dlisted — And also leave it to 2016 to turn Last Christmas into the saddest Christmas song ever… Well, the angels are lucky today, at least, because they’re getting a live mash-up performance of I Want Your Sex And Modern Love In A Little Red Corvette fro... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The ex-Wham! singer joins David Bowie, Prince and more in a year of shock music legend losses... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — It's that time again — time to choose the most memorable CDs of the year. Despite my best efforts, I couldn't hear every album that came out in 2016. But I did listen to more than 1,000. Here are the ones I'll still be listening to next year: more info

Consequence of Sound — Finally, a collection of Christmas music that actually made the holidays cool. more info