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 ...

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 ...

There are just a few more days to enjoy Christmas tunes. If you want some inspiration in making your holiday playlist, here is a full list of the classics.

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

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has sold around 15.7 million units worldwide. Written by George Michael in his ...

Summer 2023 is proving to be the “Summer of Wham!” Forty years after the release of the pop duo’s explosive debut album, Fantastic, the Netflix documentary WHAM! took up a slot in the platform’s ...

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 ...

Although few and far between, there are certain Christmas songs that we really don’t mind hearing on a loop every Yuletide – ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wham! scored a historic hit when they released “Last Christmas” ...

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 ...