Astonishing Amount Wham! Makes Every Year from Their One Christmas Song

IT’S the song you can’t escape every December – blaring from radios, pubs, shops and office Christmas parties. Almost 40 ...
Salon

The soulful revenge of “Last Christmas,” Wham!’s potent yuletide breakup song

In modern times, Mariah Carey reigns over the holiday season with her festive seasonal juggernaut “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Her position is well-earned: The song recently reached a staggering ...
Rolling Stone

George Michael Estate Calls Out Tory Lanez for Allegedly Ripping Off ‘Careless Whisper’

The George Michael estate accused Tory Lanez of lifting “Careless Whisper” without permission on his 2021 song, “Enchanted Waterfall,” Variety reports. “Enchanted Waterfall” appears on Lanez’s ...
GQ

George Michael Was A Pop King—Then He Became a Punchline. It’s Time for a Big Reappraisal

In 2021, when the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Taylor Hawkins used part of his speech to pay tribute to three other artists. Two of them—Jane’s Addiction and ...