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Holly Johnson on orgasmic pop and his second coming: ‘It’s a miracle of modern science I’m still here’

His band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ruled the charts in the 1980s with their libidinous, unapologetically queer songs. Then he was told he had months to live. As a new exhibition celebrates Johnson’s art and influence, he tells the hidden story

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought the chorus was wicked’: Aswad on how they made Don’t Turn Around

‘Top of the Pops showed our video at the end of one show – just as millions of people were tuning in for EastEnders. Soon after, we went to No 1’

The Guardian - UK

Slay: The evolution of drag anthems

As we honor Pride, let's delve into the rich history of music that has uplifted he drag community over the decades

Salon

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The Most Iconic Supermodels of All Time

Muses to designers, faces of ad campaigns, starters of trends—they've done it all.

Marie Claire

“It was one of the most moving pieces of music I'd heard. It hit me in a hard way... Instantly, I knew it was the best thing I'd ever been part of": How I Can’t Make You Love Me links Bonnie Raitt, George Michael, Prince, Adele, Bon Iver and Bruce Hornsby

“There was an article in the newspaper about a guy,” says songwriter Mike Reid. “He lost his wife and he lost his family and he got himself in trouble and the phrase was ‘well, you can’t make a woman love you if she don’t’”

MusicRadar

Martin and Roman Kemp look back: ‘I didn’t want a parent v kid relationship. I wanted us to be equal’

The musician and actor, and the DJ and presenter, on fame, football and dinner party debates with George Michael

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Do Labour realise they're in their honeymoon period already? It won't last

Screw the Ming vase, Keir. If you can’t enjoy 20-point leads — and that’s on a bad day — then you have no business being in politics. We get it, power is the point (a concept that must be patiently re-explained to Labour Party members every general election defeat). Yes,…

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“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum

Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this

MusicRadar

Best podcasts of the week: The wannabe sleuths who believe Avril Lavigne was ‘replaced’ by an imposter

In this week’s newsletter: Comedian Joanne McNally explores one of the most bizarre celebrity conspiracy theories in a new BBC series. Plus: five of the best books podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Good news of the week: Olly Alexander's Eurovision entry and Barbie at the Design Museum

The good news of the week, from the UK’s Eurovision entry to a new Barbie exhibition

Evening Standard

George Michael Commemorative Coins Honor Late Musician

The Royal Mint releases commemorative coins featuring George Michael, celebrating his music legacy with fans worldwide.

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Amy Winehouse: her 10 greatest songs from Back to Black to Rehab

An unforgettable voice that will go down in history - explore the lasting legacy of Camden’s finest export here with her top 10 songs

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The 10 best cover songs by nu metal bands

Nu metal loves a cover song. From Limp Bizkit to Alien Ant Farm, here are the 10 finest examples

Evening Standard

Highgate Cemetery to charge £25,000 for burial spots close to grave of Karl Marx

The cemetery is the resting place of George Michael, George Eliot and Douglas Adams as well as Karl Marx

The Guardian - UK

Taylor-made deals: how artists are following Swift’s rights example

The singer’s public fight over ownership of her work has lit the way for a new generation of musicians – especially young women – demanding more control over their output

The Guardian - UK

‘I was held hostage and made to wear a nappy!’ Julia Davis and others on the sublime ‘sick-com’ Nighty Night

As the gloriously despicable comedy turns 20, its creator and stars open up about shocking hate mail, being too scared to tell their parents they were in it – and George Michael’s wild Jill impression

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The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria responds to Wham! scoring Christmas No 1 over The Pogues

‘Fairytale of New York’ placed sixth in the UK singles chart for Christmas, while Wham! broke a record after ‘Last Christmas’ took 39 years to get to No 1

Evening Standard

Princess of Wales chats to 13-year-old footballer and coach during surprise Christmas tea party

The Princess of Wales' televised carol service at Westminster Abbey will air on Christmas Eve

Evening Standard

Wham! tops Christmas charts 39 years after Last Christmas released

Wham! secured the Christmas 2023 number one single with Last Christmas

The Guardian - UK

Wham!’s Last Christmas finally reaches Christmas No 1, 39 years after release

‘Mission accomplished!’ says Andrew Ridgeley, while Cher becomes oldest woman to score a UK Top 40 hit

The Independent UK

‘It’s mission accomplished’: Wham! secure Christmas No 1 with ‘Last Christmas’ as Sam Ryder lands No 2

Eighties pop duo landed the top spot on the Christmas charts 39 years after the song’s original release, following a battle between four other heavyweights including Mariah Carey and The Pogues

The Independent UK

Why ‘Last Christmas’ annoyed George Michael

Singer, who died on Christmas Day in 2016, was always ‘slightly upset’ by the song, according to his former manager