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 ...

The pop duo Wham! dominated radio and television in the 1980s with feel-good, fun-loving hits that provided an antidote to the bleak outlook of the Cold War. Now, a new Netflix documentary titled ...

In 1984 Wham! were a band riding high. Following the success of their debut album Fantastic in 1983, the band went on to Make It Big with an album of the same name in 1984 and a global tour proving ...

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 ...

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!

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 ...

Maybe the human brain is wired to think in terms of binaries: male or female, on or off, win or lose. It’s certainly true of big pop duos, where one partner is always seen as more important (Paul ...