In 1981, two talented 18-year-old friends from England, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, burst onto the music scene with a fresh sound that combined pop, soul, and dance elements that instantly ...

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This 2019 holiday film drew its inspiration directly from Wham!’s Last Christmas, weaving George Michael’s music into the ...

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In 2019, the romantic comedy Last Christmas was released, directed by Paul Feig and starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. The film ingeniously weaves the lyrics of Wham's song into a narrative ...

When Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley first heard George Michael give up his heart on “Last Christmas,” he knew the beloved yule tune was something special. The magic moment happened when the holiday spirit ...

George Michael's early songwriting — and Andrew Ridgeley in general — are no longer punchlines thanks to Chris Smith's film. The “Wham!” documentary on Netflix hit me like, well, you can guess. Wham!

At this point, George Michael and Wham!’s pop hit “Last Christmas” is as essential to the festive season as tinsel and turkey. Now, 40 years on from the track’s release in December 1984 and it remains ...

Pop music had one of its all-time best years in 1984, when Prince, Van Halen, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner and Madonna all topped the Billboard singles charts. Then, as the year came to an end, a U.K.

Gen X can thank Wham!’s music manager Simon Napier-Bell for the neon, bold statement t-shirts and a Fila obsession. Clad in some of the shortest shorts of the 80s, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley ...

A new movie documents George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s storming of the pop airwaves as the duo Wham! and laughs past the thorny questions. By Wesley Morris When you purchase a ticket for an ...