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‘Oh God, I envied his voice!’: Andrew Ridgeley on ego, angst and loving George Michael

Forty years after Wham! hit the big time, Ridgeley reflects on the joy of starting a successful band with his childhood best friend. He took second billing – but never with bitterness

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

11 saxophonists, 4 re-recordings and a £17,000 haircut… The tortuous tale of George Michael's Careless Whisper: "I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head"

There’s much more to the Wham!-man's modern classic than meets the ear

MusicRadar · Jul 17, 2023

Tell us: have you kept a pop music scrapbook?

Andrew Ridgeley’s mum kept one on Wham! We’d love to see scans of your personal pop scrapbooks and learn the stories behind them

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023

7 new TV shows and movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, Max and Peacock (July 7-9)

Our guide on what to watch this weekend, including The Lincoln Lawyer, My Adventures With Superman and Out-Laws

Tom’s Guide · Jul 7, 2023

Dead dogs, capitalist critique and only four songs: when Wham! squashed Lindsay Anderson’s China film

The British pop stars hired the Palme d’Or winner to record their groundbreaking shows in east Asia. After it all ended in tears, the unseen film was locked up in a Scottish university

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

How did George Michael die? New Netflix documentary Wham! looks back at the singer's life

How did George Michael die, as a new Netflix film about the Wham! frontman airs, we take a look at his life.

GoodToKnow · Jul 6, 2023

"They're just beautiful, musically." Watch George Michael defend Joy Division against Morrissey and Tony Blackburn in this peak 80s exchange

Turns out The Smiths frontman Morrissey was not a big Joy Division fan, but pop superstar in the making George Michael definitely was

Louder · Jul 6, 2023

Why did Wham! break up? Everything we know about the iconic band's split

Why did Wham! break up? As a Netflix documentary about the iconic duo airs, viewers are asking why they split up - we have the answers.

GoodToKnow · Jul 6, 2023

George Michael explains why Wham! bandmate ‘dissuaded’ him from coming out in new documentary

‘At that point in time, I really wanted to come out,’ late singer says in Netflix special

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

George Michael called Wham’s career-launching Top of the Pops performance ‘terrible’

Band’s appearance followed what Michael called ‘the worst week of my life’

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023