From teen heartthrob to serious artist defying taboo, George Michael was a man with faith that music had the power to change the world. Blessed with a soaring voice and an instinct for pop melodies, ...
Since his passing in 2016, George Michael has been remembered as one of the most iconic vocalists in history, both as a solo artist as well as part of the pop duo Wham! While his work in Wham! might ...
Released on December 3, 1984, by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, “Last Christmas” has become a certified holiday classic.
It’s not Christmas until you hear George Michael of Wham! sing “Last Christmas” at least a hundred times. The holiday tune didn’t quite take the coveted top of the charts upon its release in 1984, but ...
One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...
It's been nearly 40 years since Wham! Released their biggest hit, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." The duo was comprised of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, who went from 12-year-old school friends ...
Have you seen stories about 'Chucky,' 'Scream,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'The Boys,' 'Vanderpump Rules,' or any of 'The Real Housewives' franchises? That's probably a Britta DeVore-curated piece of ...
Unabashed pop groups with fervid teenage followings tend to get trivialized, at least in the media. They’re dismissed as being slick and calculated and superficial. But there’s a story in “Wham!,” the ...
Class of 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee George Michael was such a superstar in his own right, it’s almost easy to forget that his ‘80s duo Wham!, formed with his childhood best mate Andrew ...