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“I love change. That’s what one should do with music. But I know it’s cost me a lot of fans… the music business rewards repetition”: Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Blue Öyster Cult DNA lies within Mike Scott and the Waterboys

It might not be obvious in his songs but it’s clear in his progressive attitude – he wants other musicians to get better so he can aim to outdo them

Louder

The song voted the UK’s favourite – for the seventh year running

It was crowned the winner of Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500 poll

The Independent UK

George Michael’s Careless Whisper voted nation’s favourite for seventh year

The track was voted top of Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500, an annual list of the UK’s best-loved songs, for the seventh year in a row.

Evening Standard

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The perfect Easter playlist: Hidden stories behind Jesus songs

Once you're chocolated out this Easter, how about kicking back with some tunes featuring the word ‘Jesus’ in their titles? Especially because these lyrics often hide meanings that may surprise you...

Euronews

Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton John likes to work with other artists.

The Conversation

People Are Sharing Wholesome Facts About Celebrities And Here Are 25 Of The Best Ones

In this day and age, if you’re a public figure, it feels like the spotlight is always on you. But not everyone knows about the wholesome things that you do!

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‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

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Geri Halliwell felt able to 'talk openly about grief' with George Michael

Geri Halliwell "talked openly about grief" with George Michael in the years after she found fame as a member of the Spice Girls.

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Barometer! Is anybody on earth more chuffed with themselves than Stanley Tucci? Perhaps only Louis Theroux

What’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer

Evening Standard

“Everything’s gonna figure out”: The first track on Haim’s new album includes an as yet uncleared George Michael sample and was inspired by Beyoncé

The band have just dropped their new single, Relationships

MusicRadar

Jason Bateman reveals who Matt Damon wanted to play in Arrested Development film

Satirical sitcom ran for five seasons from 2003 to 2019

The Independent UK

"He was very particular on vocal sound. There was a particular tone that he liked”: One of George Michael’s backing singers on why she was one of the very few female vocalists who was able to record with him

Jo Garland confirms that it’s her voice that you can hear singing the re-recording of Patrice Rushen’s Forget Me Nots refrain on Fastlove

MusicRadar

The timeless impact of "Father Figure"

One of Michael's biggest hits from "Faith," the song gains new meaning in a different onscreen context

Salon

Wham!’s Last Christmas remains top of UK singles chart for another week

Duo’s festive record made history when it became Christmas No 1 two years in a row

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Evening Standard

Wham! remain top of UK charts with Last Christmas

Michael Buble’s Christmas album was number one in the album charts.

The Independent UK

Graphic designer creates George Michael ‘tribute with twist’ using 12,000 screws

The tribute took roughly 90 hours to make.

Evening Standard

Graphic designer creates George Michael 'tribute with twist' using 12,000 screws

The tribute took roughly 90 hours to make

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Andrew Ridgeley wants to 'elevate' Wham!'s legacy

Andrew Ridgeley doesn't like fame but thinks it would be "irresponsible" not to act as a "representative" for Wham! in the wake of George Michael's death.

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Last Christmas reaches UK Christmas Number One for the second year in a row

Andrew Ridgeley says George Michael would have been "utterly delighted" that 'Last Christmas' has become such a classic.

The Independent UK

Wham!’s Last Christmas is festive No 1 for the second year running

Band’s hit single topped the charts after a fierce battle with Mariah Carey, Gracie Abrams and Tom Grennan, while a Keir Starmer protest song made the Top 40

The Guardian - UK

Wham!’s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running

Duo’s Andrew Ridgeley celebrates success of song that is ‘almost as much a part of Christmas as mince pies, turkey and pigs in blankets’

Evening Standard

Wham! make chart history as Last Christmas takes second festive number one crown

The Christmas classic first secured the coveted title last year after it was originally released in December 1984.

Evening Standard

Mariah Carey, Tom Grennan and Wham! in bid for Christmas number one

Sales and streams from the last week are to be counted and announced on BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart show on Friday.

WhatToWatch

I went behind the scenes of Wham!'s Last Christmas and here's what I found

I've been on location in the Swiss resort where Wham! filmed their Last Christmas video as we celebrate 40 years of the beloved song.

MusicRadar

The top music documentaries to watch this Christmas (and where to find them)

Give Christmas Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies the swerve this year with our pick of essential festive music viewing

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