Michael was found dead on Christmas Day. He was 53.

Pop superstar George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world which mourned a steady stream of top names.

Sony Music Entertainment's Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing fake statements that pop music icon Britney Spears had died. Sony Music, a unit of Sony Corp. , said in a short statement that its social media account was "compromised" but that the situation "has been rectified." The company said it "apologizes to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion." A Sony spokeswoman refused to comment further. A Twitter spokesman did not return emails seeking comment.

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ABC News’ Lana Zak takes us inside Thomas Edison’s winter estate in Fort Myers, FL.

Icelandic icon Bjork, who has built one of the boldest careers in pop music, has lashed out at the media for its "sexist" views, saying women are expected to sing about romance, not science. "Women in music are allowed to be singer-songwriters, singing about their boyfriends," she wrote in an impassioned Facebook post late Wednesday. Bjork said she hadn't "moaned about sexism" through most of her career, but got fired up after criticism of her DJ set at a Texas festival last weekend.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The party is over at Purple 33.

The Canadian singer is set to make a comeback in 2017 with a new album called "The Ride." The video accompanying the "Maneater" singer's single, "Pipe Dreams," taken from the upcoming album, has now been released on the YouTube channel of American magazine, Pitchfork. In the year 2000, the young Nelly Furtado burst onto the pop scene with the single, "I'm Like A Bird," which was a hit worldwide. Riding high on her initial success, Nelly Furtado wanted her second album, "Folklore," to reflect and celebrate her Portuguese origins.

Stranger Things was the breakout hit of the year, and now the cast only has one message going into 2017: "Don't you forget about me." In this mashup video using footage from the Netflix drama's first season, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Joyce (Winona … Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Stranger Things Winona Ryder Millie Bobby Brown Gaten Matarazzo Finn Wolfhard Simple Minds This article, Stranger Things Gets the '80s Music Video It Deserves, originally appeared on TVGuide.com.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As a kid, Kane Brown and his mother used to sing together as pretend "American Idol" contestants.

— your favorite part of the show is probably WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND, the bandana wearing, air-guitar playing, balls-kicking crew of gymnastics enthusiasts and indie filmmaker dorks who will do anything, anything to win.

NEW YORK (AP) — When he entered the recording studio this spring, Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper Common had plenty to vent about — and it all came out.