George Michael
Lorde’s comeback single is a lesson in letting pop stars take their time
Solar Power delivers a statement of loose-limbed maturity from a mercurial star who is much imitated but utterly unique
Laura Snapes
11, Jun, 2021 @2:56 PM
Denise van Outen: ‘I thought if I had legs like Cilla, I’d have a long career’
The TV presenter and West End star on her Vivienne Westwood bikini, attempting to replicate Club Tropicana – and crying at Beaches
As told to Rich Pelley
01, Apr, 2021 @11:00 AM
'You could call the show Love Will Tear Us Apart': Russell T Davies on the music of It's a Sin
The series creator and director Peter Hoar on the uncoolest anthems of the 80s, being given the nod by Kate Bush and how a soundtrack can make or break a story
Alim Kheraj
18, Feb, 2021 @3:00 PM
Steve Brown, pop producer for Wham!, Manic Street Preachers and more, dies aged 65
Producer behind Wham!’s Club Tropicana and the Cult’s She Sells Sanctuary had suffered a short illness following a fall in December
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
04, Jan, 2021 @12:09 PM
Last Christmas by Wham! reaches No 1 for first time after 36 years
Festive favourite was kept off No 1 by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? in 1984
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
01, Jan, 2021 @6:00 PM
Mariah Carey v Wham! – who should finally get their festive No 1?
All I Want for Christmas Is You and Last Christmas have never topped the UK chart, but one is likely to finally triumph today. The Guardian’s music editors debate which deserves to win
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
11, Dec, 2020 @12:30 PM
All I want for Christmas is normality: festive hits chart earlier than ever
Sales and streams of Christmas classics are up by 50% on last year as listeners turn to Mariah, Wham! and Shakin’ Stevens to combat pandemic blues
Laura Snapes
18, Nov, 2020 @5:17 PM
'I'd love to have a massive smoke with George Michael' – Dawn Mellor's Wham-tastic mural
The artist paints stars disfigured by showbiz. So what treatment will the beloved, scandal-rocked George Michael receive? Ahead of the work’s hometown unveiling, we get a sneak preview
Louis Wise
09, Sep, 2020 @5:00 AM
Dick Leahy obituary
Music industry executive and publisher with a talent for spotting hits who worked with George Michael, Donna Summer and Dana
Adam Sweeting
03, Sep, 2020 @4:54 PM
Paint me up before you go-go: London borough to get George Michael mural
No, it’s not a careless whisper: a nine-metre-high image of the singer, by artist Dawn Mellor, is set to adorn Brent
Tim Jonze
11, Aug, 2020 @1:17 PM
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Alexis Petridis and Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM
George Michael’s sister found dead on Christmas Day
Death of Melanie Panayiotou not being treated as suspicious, say police
Sarah Marsh
27, Dec, 2019 @3:26 PM
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