Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley and singers Pepsi and Shirlie have said they felt George Michael’s presence and that trees started falling down when they returned to the place they filmed the Last Christmas ...

Stepping back into the world of “Last Christmas” has been a bittersweet experience for Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," Ridgeley told ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Between his work as one half of Wham! and his memorable solo output ...

A new Wham! documentary has explained why George Michael didn’t come out as gay during his time in the band. The new one-off special tracks the rise of the 1980s pop group via archive interviews with ...

One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...

In 1983, George Michael set a goal for himself. He gave himself a songwriting exercise: he’d write a Christmas song. And he wanted a No. 1 hit. “He wanted a definitive Wham! Christmas offering,” ...

George Michael has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Most Performed Work category for writing Wham!’s 1984 hit “Last Christmas.” The award, which honors songwriters and screen composers ...

George Michael was worried about Wham! "overshadowing" his solo career, according to Andrew Ridgeley. The school mates former the pop duo in the 1980s and scored a string of huge hits including 'Club ...