Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has ...

In 1981, two talented 18-year-old friends from England, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, burst onto the music scene with a fresh sound that combined pop, soul, and dance elements that instantly ...

The best Christmas song to blast your eardrums out to. "Carol of the Bells" is the most epic — and maybe kinda creepy? — Christmas song, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra just shreds their rendition of ...

Wham! ’s “Last Christmas” is the No. 1 song in the world, snowballing three places to the top of the Billboard Global 200, as ...

Five of the most streamed holiday songs display a range of emotions during December: joy, sadness and optimism. Each track ...

Ella Langley’s hit “Choosin’ Texas” just got mashed up with Wham!’s “Last Christmas” — and the result is a viral ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wham! scored a historic hit when they released “Last Christmas” ...

Most music fans wouldn’t confuse Paul McCartney and Wham!. Paul and The Beatles turned down $250 million to reunite in the 1970s; we’re certain Wham! never entertained that kind of payday to get back ...

A key segment of the new Netflix documentary Wham!, which chronicles the meteoric rise of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s pop duo from 1982 to 1986, is when they make history as the first Western ...

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Their extraordinary sales show ...