Bob Geldof defends Band Aid as 40th anniversary single released: ‘This little pop song has kept millions alive’
Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael
George Michael
George Michael takes centre stage on new collectable coin
Coin follows similar ones celebrating David Bowie, Sir Elton John and Queen
The Super Models: Up close and impersonal with Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington
Television: This documentary knows it is an absorbing portrait of an era when models eclipsed movie stars and beauty was the ultimate commodity
TV guide: 15 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
Neighbours returns for a new era, while The Continental delves into the world of John Wick
Wham! on Netflix: Two ordinary boys mucking around who happened to write some of the greatest pop songs ever
Television: The story of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s rise to pop stardom may lack a neat finish, but it is great fun and brims with teenage nostalgia
Kanye West barred from performing at the Grammys after ‘troubling behaviour’
The musician, nominated for five awards, told he cannot perform at the ceremony on April 3rd
Walking through a Dublin city I no longer recognise
Things that made life possible in my 20s have been gentrified out of existence
Alexandra Burke: ‘I got asked to bleach my skin after X Factor’
Singer on speaking out for BLM, her time on Strictly, and making history in the West End
‘Succession? I thought, I don’t want to write for a load of white men who are evil’
A career working on Succession, Veep, The Thick of It and other hit TV shows has given Georgia Pritchett a taste for finding the humanity in even the worst characters
Lorde: ‘I’m only just scratching the surface of my powers’
The New Zealand singer on her new album, giving up social media and dealing with grief
You’ll never guess what this stunning Seán Moncrieff column is about
Social media is all about the headline. Nuance is destroyed and detail made irrelevant
Keilidh Cashell: ‘I gravitate towards artists who don’t care what anyone else thinks’
Soundtrack of My Life: The make-up artist and influencer on George Michael, Miley Cyrus and Queen
Grainne Humphreys: ‘Not much makes me feel better than a George Michael nostalgia trip’
Soundtrack of My Life: Kate Bush, Philip Glass and more, from the director of Dublin film festival
‘The way many of these songs have been embraced by queer people is incredible’
It’s a Sin creator Russell T Davies and director Peter Hoar on the 1980s’ uncoolest anthems
Sideline Cut: Mayo will be a county of a hundred thousand vigils come 5pm
Mayo’s All-Ireland quest has ultimately been about the bloody mindedness of the players
Did you know Last Christmas used to be called Stephen’s Day Is a Bit Sh*t?
Wham, Shaky v Noddy, Chris Rea v traffic: Patrick Freyne analyses some Christmas classics
Snap Shots: Charting a tumultuous year through the eyes of a football club
Historian David Kynaston’s year-long diary chronicles the fate of Aldershot Town FC
Q magazine closes – and with it demise of the old music press is complete
Q, the magazine that was once a cornerstone of the British music press, was a victim of its own success
Mind your language when it comes to workplace communications
Casual conversations on instant messaging about a work colleague might end up in the hands of that colleague
Sister of George Michael found dead on Christmas Day
Melanie Panayiotou dies three years after pop superstar sibling’s passing
Christmas FM proves the magic hasn’t worn off music radio
Jingle bell time is a swell time for charity station with devoted fanbase
Elton John: ‘George Michael was too stubborn to get sober’
Elton answers questions from celeb fans Victoria Beckham, Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan and more
‘I wrote a part for my husband. By the time filming was over, so was our marriage’
British writer Emma Forrest on her marriage break up and making her directorial debut with her film Untogether, which stars her ex husband
Elton John in Dublin: ‘Like he’s bellowing it out to a backstreet bar-room’
Review: The air of finality on his farewell tour gives this concert a youthful urgency
Firestarter: Keith Flint was the face of UK rave music
Band’s anti-establishment attitude and harsh tunes appealed to millions across globe
George Michael revealed in artworks by Hirst and Emin
Key pieces being sold from the late singer’s art collection reflect his life and demons
‘If we’re going to do a Christmas song it has to move people to tears’
Aidan Moffat, formerly of Scottish indie miserablists Arab Strap, insists ‘Ghost Stories for Christmas’ is not depressing
Chinese rigour meets African zest on a joint railway venture
‘We have had to adjust,’ says one Chinese boss on the Addis Ababa-Djibouti line with masterly understatement
Theresa May, the ‘Tulip’ tower and Taylor Swift’s landmark record deal
Planet Business: Also this week, Apple’s slide and an Australian media mega-merger
Queen of Soul whose voice could scald or soothe
Aretha Franklin obituary: Huge talent drew on both sacred and secular traditions
What’s on this season’s wedding wish list
Harry and Meghan are saying no to gifts, but most couples want kitchen kit or cash
Band Aid archive arrives for posterity after Bob Geldof donation
National Library of Ireland says some materials to be digitised and available free online
Louis Walsh: ‘Boyzone were more fun than Westlife’
‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ star on ungrateful popstars and being falsely accused of sex assault
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