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 ...

A journey through five decades of Christmas music, exploring hits from Wham! to Sabrina Carpenter, that shaped how we celebrate the holidays.

Christmas is here, and so is the list of 100 songs to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. From Wham!'s cult ...

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 ...

Mariah Carey surged back to No. 1 on Christmas Eve, overtaking Wham!’s “Last Christmas” days after its historic global ...

Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement. By Lindsay Zoladz If you’re looking for something light, fun and full of ridiculous ’80s fashion, I can’t recommend the new ...

Released in 1984, "Last Christmas" quickly captured the hearts of listeners and became a staple of holiday playlists worldwide. Much like Carey's hit, Wham!'s song has maintained its popularity over ...

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, ...

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 ...

A key segment of the new Netflix documentary Wham!, which chronicles the meteoric rise of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s pop duo from 1982 to 1986, is when they make history as the first Western ...