George Michael
Andrew Ridgeley accepted a posthumous Academy Fellowship for George Michael at the 2026 Ivor Novellos on May 21. The award, the highest honour from The Ivors Academy, was presented at London’s Grosvenor Hotel.
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Music manager Michael Lippman, known for guiding the careers of artists like George Michael and David Bowie, has passed away at his home in Santa Ynez, California. He was 79. Lippman died on December 29, surrounded by family, with no cause of death disclosed.