Magnet Magazine — Happy 45th birthday Eddie Argos (Art Brut). Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s rock out! Read our classic Art Brut feature: The post Happy 45th Birthday Eddie Argos (Art Brut) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music announce the release of the Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, Wham! released Make It Big. Made it big. Read Mike Scott (Waterboys) in MAGNET on avoiding Wham!’s “Last Christmas”: The post Wham! Released “Make It Big” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last month, The Regrettes announced their breakup, making it onto our In Memoriam tribute. They played three farewell shows in their hometown of Los Angeles at the Fonda on Dec. 19, 20, and 21. more info

Stereogum — This year, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” displaced Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” as the dominant #1 hit of the holiday season, but plenty of other Christmas standards are waiting in the wings. On... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Atlanta-born pop duo Coco & Clair Clair released their debut album, Sexy . This year, they expanded it with a deluxe edition featuring remixes by Empress Of, the 1975’s George Daniel, and more. And today they have shared a cover ... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, Alanis Morissette released her Last Christmas EP. It includes previously released versions of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” and “Little Drummer Boy” as well as a new cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and a rendition of “Wha... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Have you ever wondered which Christmas songs actually get the most airplay these days? Are the twin kings of Mariah and George'n'Andrew really that dominant? Is the stereotypical 70s Christmas still the dominant image of the season or have th... more info

USA Today Music — George Michael is omnipresent in 'Last Christmas,' the new Emilia Clarke movie based on his holiday song. Is Andrew Ridgeley involved? Spoilers ahead!             more info

New York Post — Sometimes you gotta have faith — and Emma Thompson. Both were necessary in the case of “Last Christmas,” the new romantic-comedy inspired by the titular holiday classic from Wham! After about eight years in development, the film — starring Em... more info