Idolator — The singer rose to superstardom in the 1980s, first as one-half of Wham!, then as a solo artist. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — George Michael, the English singer-songwriter who shot to stardom as a teen idol in the 1980s as half of the pop duo Wham! and went on to become one of the era’s biggest pop solo artists with hits such as “Faith” and “I Want ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — George Michael, the English singer-songwriter who shot to stardom as a teen idol in the 1980s as half of the pop duo Wham! and went on to become one of the era’s biggest pop solo artists with hits such as “Faith” and “I Want ... more info

Reuters — AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Pop singer George Michael, who had numerous hits in the group Wham in the 1980s and later as a solo artist, has died at the age of 53, the BBC reported on Sunday citing his publicist. more info

Consequence of Sound — According to his publicist, Michael "passed away peacefully at home." more info

The Mirror — The timeless track is the most downloaded festive tune of the year on Amazon Music, with some getting the song as early as August 15 more info

MSN Music — It's that time of year when radio stations play Christmas music on repeat all day, every day, no matter which artists are dominating the Billboard charts. With that in mind, we asked five up-and-coming pop singers to share their favorite holiday ... more info

BBC News - UK — Tenors Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have recorded an album of songs from the stage and screen - but they confess they'd rather be staging a Wham! tribute act. more info

Pop Crunch — Anyone can get arrested once. Have a bad day, get pulled over for speeding, say something stupid and you might find yourself cooling your heels in the cells. However, as Jack’s aunt once said; “Once is unfortunate, twice smacks of carelessness.�... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s thread is brought to you by the numbers 2 and 22B. The Chainsmokers continue to top the Hot 100 with Twenty One Pilots right behind. Duos haven’t landed one-two on the chart for 31 years when Tears for Fears and Wham!. Wham! had also prev... more info