The Happy Poem of 2016.

Muckhole bassist Aaron Peck died on Christmas Day, leaving friends and family in "great sadness".

George Michael's partner has shared a poignant 'lost' song by the artist days after finding him dead.

Rihanna unfollowed Jennifer Lopez from Instagram after the star confirmed her relationship with Drake.

George Michael's fortune of more than $222 million could be split between his godchildren, family and friends and charities, friends said yesterday.

George Michael made the difficult transition form pop pretty-boy to serious musician.

Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.

Fame wasn't all it was cracked up to be for George Michael and the singer tried to reduce the strain of his celebrity status. But Frank Sinatra was not impressed.

At the peak of his musical powers, the then married English rocker was spending $1782 a week on cocaine, $891 a week on vodka.

News of George Michael's death shook the world. His former Kiwi gardener pays tribute to him.

WATCH: A schoolgirl has become an internet sensation with her rendition of Hallelujah which has been watched 3 million times.

Instead of printing the Catholic prayer, red-faced organisers of a Christmas carol service accidentally handed out 1000 copies of Tupac Shakur's vitriolic banger.

A musical great known for both his chart-topping hits and his turbulent personal life, George Michael was a giant of popular culture.

Her smile always made him happy, says the widower of Gisborne bus crash victim.

Kiwi artist Theia (a.k.a Em-Haley Walker) recalls her favourite entertainment moments of 2016.

The two people killed in the Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne last night have been named, as the driver of the bus says the brakes failed.

This festive season the Hawke's Bay Community Choir is doing the rounds visiting local retirement villages to help spread the Christmas spirit through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In his final column of the year Karl Puschmann takes a look at the average entertainment of 2016.

She's just sold out three stadium shows in Auckland. Turns out Adele's been selling a lot of other things in New Zealand this year.

The Herald's entertainment team reflect on 2016 and give you their highlights and lowlights of the year that was.

B*Witched was one of the top girl bands in the 1990s, but after four years of global domination, something went very wrong.

Sarah Gandy takes us through her top five Christmas songs of all time in the lead up to the big day.

Barry Gibb has cancelled his Auckland show next year due to "a change in international commitments".

X Factor winner Beau Monga has reportedly been charged with assaulting a woman, just days after performing at an anti-violence campaign.

David Dallas has fired an impressive warning shot that reminds why he remains among the country's best MCs.

Event promoters are releasing 3000 more tickets to the sold out Bay Dreams concert in Mount Maunganui.

Until the 2016 Christmas chart is announced on Friday 23rd, it's anybody's race, from solo One Directioners to Italian goth-metallers...

Lorde is home for the holidays - and she's getting into the festive spirit in a major way.

CeeLo Green had fans praying for him when footage of a mobile phone exploding in his face went viral. Turns out it was all a gag.

Parris Goebel has released her debut EP and is already being called a modern-day Missy Elliott. Listen here.