Category archives: Music

George Michael was given to embracing new forms, be it instruments, the burgeoning medium of music videos, or his own continual reinvention throughout his career. He was a white British kid who loved the sounds of Motown, and later, house music, and bringing soulfulness to everything he did. In the ’80s, pop was becoming an… Read more »

Mike Will Made It shares a playlist of instrumentals for all the songs he produced in 2016.

By Michaelangelo Matos [dropcap]Few[/dropcap] pop stars so transparently wanted to be liked as George Michael. Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London in 1963, he grew up in the suburb of Bushey and began dreaming of pop stardom at age 7. “It’s not the something extra that makes a star — it’s the something that’s missing,”… Read more »

[dropcap]These[/dropcap] days, the preferred method of coming out for celebrities is a glossy magazine cover or, barring the adequate amount of fame, a meticulously worded social media post. But when George Michael divulged the secret of his sexuality to the world, he did it in a nearly seven-minute performance at MTV’s first Europe Music Awards… Read more »

Taylor Swift trekked to Missouri to surprise a 96-year-old super-fan for a Christmas set.

The pop star reportedly died peacefully at his home in England

A Camila Cabello-less version of Fifth Harmony’s ‘That’s My Girl’ has surfaced online, giving us an idea of what the group’s future may sound like.

Nicki Minaj performs ‘Feeling Myself’ in a clip from her upcoming ‘Pinkprint’ tour movie.

One Direction fans describe the state of the fandom as the first year of the band’s hiatus draws to a close

On their first album in 16 years, the New York rap vets stay true to their values