‘Tis the season for yuletide classics of yesteryear to finally reach the top spot on the charts as Wham!‘s “Last Christmas” was awarded the U.K.’s Christmas Number One this week, 39 years after the song’s release. The hotly contested Christmas Number One annually measures a single’s popularity in the U.K. …
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The first time Rolling Stone profiled Wham!, the shiniest, prettiest UK pop duo of their day, in 1985, the boys bristled when the reporter asked a common question: What exactly did Andrew Ridgeley do? George Michael said, “He just plays the guitar and has a good time.” Since Wham! records …
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Netflix has dropped the first trailer for its new documentary, Wham!, which offers an extensive, archive-heavy look at the rise of the world-conquering Eighties pop heroes. Directed by Chris Smith, the new film traces George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s remarkable four-year run between 1982 and 1986, which was filled with …
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Lewis Capaldi strips down in the name of recreating Wham!’s “Club Tropicana” music video, shot-for-shot, in the new visual for his latest single, “Forget Me.” Directed by Louis Bhose, the “Forget Me” video was filmed at the Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, the same sun-soaked spot George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley …
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