Guardian Music — From the blues to the Beatles, from the Who to Nirvana, the biggest acts in pop have been hugely shaped by gay culture. Why has that spirit now disappeared?Nicky Wire laughs. "I'm not sure where we got the slogan from," he says, of the T-shirt the M... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Comedienne/talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (1958) Actor Christopher Massey (1990) Actress Sara Rue (1979) Wham! half Andrew Ridgeley (1963) Cinderella singer Tom Keifer (1961... more info

Guardian Music — WG Sebald's sprawling novel The Rings of Saturn has inspired a movie. The composer of its soundtrack tells Ben Beaumont-Thomas why only mashed-up Schubert would do"The book is very ghost-like," says Leyland James Kirby. "So the music is ghost-like to... more info

ContactMusic — Brooke Shields was convinced George Michael wrote Careless Whisper about her as the singer released the song after they split up The modelactress briefly dated the Wham star before he came out as gay and she has revealed he broke up with her in the b... more info

Starpulse — George Michael choked back tears on Friday as he told how he cheated death after contracting pneumonia on tour. The former Wham! star sparked fears for his health after falling ill in Austria in N... more info

Guardian Music — The frail-looking singer says he feels 'weak but amazing' at a press conference outside his home in north LondonGeorge Michael has revealed how close he came to dying from pneumonia, describing his recent battle against the illness as "touch and go" ... more info

ContactMusic — George Michael choked back tears on Friday 23Dec11 as he told how he cheated death after contracting pneumonia on tour The former Wham star sparked fears for his health after falling ill in Austria in November 11 and he axed the remaining dates on hi... more info

ContactMusic — George Michael has been discharged from a hospital in Austria and is on his way home for Christmas according to local reports The former Wham star has been receiving treatment in Vienna since November 11 after falling ill with a severe bout of pneumo... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Ahead of the Christmas chart, The Only Way Is Essex stars Lydia, Arg and Carol Wright have claimed that reaching the top spot with their rendition of Wham!'s Last Christmas would be their perfect... more info

Perez Hilton — UH! So dreamy! We're swooning all over the place!!! This is Jamie Scott of Graffiti6. Don't know him? GET TO KNOW HIM! He's handsome. He's talented. He wants to be our new boyfriend. And he has an amazing cover of WHAM!'s "Last Christmas" out that ... more info