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George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' tops Smooth's All Time Top 500 for a fourth time

George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' tops Smooth's All Time Top 500 for a fourth time

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Will Young's new single 'Daniel'

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UB40 drummer Jimmy Brown says MI5 spooks monitored the group at the height of their fame in the 1980s.

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Marvin Gaye

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Lin Yu Chun (pictured left) was appearing on Taiwanese TV series Super Star Avenue when he gave an astounding performance of 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.

Taiwanese youngster stuns with jaw-dropping version of 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston

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Luke Combs' video for 'Forever After All'

Luke Combs' real-life wedding-inspired video for 'Forever After All' is utterly beautiful

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Kate Middleton has promised 5-year-old cancer patient Mila Sneddon that she'll wear her favourite colour pink when the two finally meet.

Kate Middleton releases first official YouTube video of incredible chat with brave cancer patient, aged 5

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Lionel Richie has announced the new dates on his 2022 Hello Tour and he's going to play 21 dates in the UK.

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Madonna has paid tribute to Levi's laundrette model and singer Nick Kamen who died aged 59.

Madonna pays heartbreaking tribute to singer and model Nick Kamen: "You suffered too much"

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Nick Kamen starred in the famous Levi's laundrette commercial

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Adele transforms into George Michael

Adele transforms into hero George Michael to celebrate 33rd birthday

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Robin Gibb's son RJ reveals he has having a third child

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The Global Awards Crowns 2021 winners

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Kate and William have released a beautiful home video to celebrate their ten years as a married couple.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked their tenth anniversary by releasing photos of them embracing in the grounds of Kensington Palace this week taken by photographer Chris Floyd.

William and Kate share unusually intimate photos to mark their 10th wedding anniversary

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Karen Carpenter was an amazing drummer and singer

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Mick Fleetwood has insisted that Fleetwood Mac are 'still together'. Pictured left to right: John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsay Buckingham

Mick Fleetwood says Fleetwood Mac haven’t split despite Christine McVie's comments about Stevie Nicks

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Smooth's All Time Top 500 2021

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George Michael rehearses Queen's 'Somebody To Love' as David Bowie and Seal watch on

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Singing sensation Tom Jones, who was married to his wife for 59 years, appeared on The One Show and told an emotional story of what she told him on her deathbed.

Tom Jones reveals the life changing advice his wife of 59 years gave him on her deathbed

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Elton John's iconic music video for 'I'm Still Standing' was recreated in 2019 for the Oscar-winning 2019 movie Rocketman – to incredible effect.

Elton John's video for 'I'm Still Standing' compared with 2019's Rocketman in incredible side-by-side recreation

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Les McKeown Of The Bay City Rollers

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