George Michael is one of the greatest popstars in history who, both as a solo artist and as half of the duo Wham!, blazed his way through the billboard charts throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. George ...

David Austin was with George Michael since the start of his musical journey. Their mothers were best friends and the two would often record themselves covering some of their radio favorites like Elton ...

George Michael achieved initial success as part of the ’80s English pop music duo Wham! alongside Andrew Ridgeley. The group released two albums and enjoyed a string of hits including, “Wake Me Up ...

The hook riff of “Brown Sugar” is sampled in this ska-punk song from this rollicking English band. The buzzy guitar builds and builds like it does in “Brown Sugar” before a band member shouts, “One, ...

The lifelong friendship and admiration Elton John expressed for his contemporary George Michael might have never come to be.

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Usually, ...

Michael recently described the track as a "thank you to everybody who has been a part of [his] success", adding: "I mean everybody, including the press!! Long may it continue." Lyrics from the track ...

In 2021, when the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Taylor Hawkins used part of his speech to pay tribute to three other artists. Two of them—Jane’s Addiction and ...