Kate Bush, Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson are among the other inductees.
The singer died in 2016.
McElderry won the singing competition in 2009.
The singer opened up at a Pride event.
Ridgeley was one half of Wham! with George Michael.
Richard and Judy have shared a heartwarming story about George Michael coming to their home for Sunday lunch, and discovered the singer was just as starstruck as they were.
The pop icon, who died on 25 December 2016 aged 53, continues to fund his local area five years after he passed away.
The musician removed the 'cheap synthesisers' and 'fuzzy sweaters' from the tracks for his new album.
Geri said the bomber planned to kill her at the Brits.
The Captial FM DJ fell into George Micheal's pool as a child while on holiday with his family at the singer's home in the south of France.
The late singer's good friend Shirlie Kemp described him as a "massive" EastEnders fan.
The late singer lived in Kingsbury, north west London, until his early teens.
The 'Cold Feet' star claimed she wiped his sweat down with the towel before selling it on when she worked in a sunbed centre.
The singer passed away three years ago on Christmas Day.
The pop icon introduced Capital FM DJ's parents to one another in the 1980s
The late singer was proud of his sexuality, she said.
Without the research that his wife Shirlie and George Michael did, the Spandau Ballet bassist may not be here…
The unreleased song features on the soundtrack of the upcoming film 'Last Christmas'.
The iconic musician revealed how he had tried to help Michael.
Ridgeley was 'crushed by sadness' when his Wham! bandmate died.
George Michael’s fans have been left upset after learning that his £3.4 million house has been sold, three years after he died there on Christmas Day.
Police were called to the North London mansion after neighbours reportedly saw Fawaz, 46, standing topless on the roof.
George Michael has left his former partner Fadi Fawaz out of his £97.6 million will, according to reports. George Michael’s sisters Melanie and Yioda will get an equal share of all the singer's major assets, including his two London homes. Court paperwork issued last month, on May 30, has kick-started proceedings to start dividing up the singer’s estate, after he died more than two years ago on Christmas Day, in 2016.
Wham!, George & Me will detail his friendship with Michael over the years.
George's lover passed away from AIDS in 1993.