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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023 highs and lows: Bernie Taupin shades Jann Wenner, social media shades Adam Levine's George Michael tribute, Missy Elliott makes Hall herstory and more
The ceremony was packed with powerful performances and speeches, but since it clocked in at a whopping four and a half hours, it was bound to feature some filler as well.
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How Wham! broke barriers as first Western pop act to play communist China: 'Modern Beijing was built from that money'
Manager Simon Napier-Bell wined and dined more than 140 government officials and campaigned against rivals Queen to make global pop history, even if George Michael later said Wham!'s Beijing concert was "the hardest performance I've ever given in my life."
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Former Wham! manager sadly believes George Michael being out 'would have killed their career' due to AIDS-era homophobia
Simon Napier-Bell says the singer had planned to come out after he disbanded Wham! to go solo, but he "lost his nerve."
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Why Andrew Ridgeley let George Michael walk away from Wham!: 'I couldn't be resentful of my best friend'
"We made a pact, if you like, that we'd never reform Wham!, because Wham! was a sort place in time," says Ridgeley of what Michael once called "the most amicable split in pop history."
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The It List: 'Insidious: The Red Door' picks up 10 years after the events of 'Chapter 2,' 'Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982' celebrates the legendary moviegoing year, 'Unknown: The Lost Pyramid' finds 2
Here are our pop culture picks for July 3-9, including the best deals we could find for each.
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George Michael's sister Melanie dies on the third anniversary of his death
George Michael’s sister Melanie Panayiotou has died — on the third anniversary of the singer’s death.
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Robyn Crawford book details how she lost Whitney Houston to Bobby Brown and cocaine
While there are many stories in the book that will leave you wide-eyed, here are some of Crawford’s biggest revelations.