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‘Wham!’ Documentary Had an Unusual Choice for a Director

By Farah Nayeri February 15, 2024British Academy of Film and Television, Documentary Films and Programs, Film, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Michael, George, Pop and Rock Music, Ridgeley, Andrew, Smith, Chris (1970- ), Wham! (Music Group)

The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

‘Wham!’ Documentary Had an Unusual Choice for a Director

The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Ben Sisario November 4, 2023Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Khan, Chaka, Kooper, Al (1944- ), Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Morello, Tom, Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Women and Girls, Wray, Link

Innovators from genres that have long been underrepresented in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were celebrated at the event’s 38th annual induction ceremony in Brooklyn.

An Exclamatory Playlist!

By RSS Feed July 25, 2023Abba (Music Group), Beatles, The, Byrds, The, Documentary Films and Programs, Los Campesinos!, Michael, George, Music, Neu! (Music Group), Pop and Rock Music, Sly and the Family Stone, Van Halen, Wham! (Music Group)

Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement.

Andrew Ridgeley on George Michael and Life After Wham!

By Erik Piepenburg July 5, 2023Andrew Ridgeley, Documentary Films and Programs, Michael, George, Music, Pop and Rock Music, Wham! (Music Group)

“The only thing I ever wanted to do from the age of 14 was to be in a band,” but he is content with the duo’s short career, which is chronicled in a new documentary.

‘Wham!’ Review: They Made It Big, Then Broke Up

By Wesley Morris July 5, 2023Andrew Ridgeley, Documentary Films and Programs, Film, Michael, George, Movies, Music, Smith, Chris (1970- ), Wham! (Movie), Wham! (Music Group)

A new movie documents George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s storming of the pop airwaves as the duo Wham! and laughs past the thorny questions.

Did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Gasp) Get It Right?

By RSS Feed May 5, 2023Bush, Kate, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Folk Music, internal-sub-only-nl, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The

Hear songs from the class of 2023’s seven inductees, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson

By Joe Coscarelli May 3, 2023Al Kooper, Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, DJ Kool Herc, Khan, Chaka, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Wray, Link

Rounding out the far-from-traditional class of 2023: George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners.

Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott and Sheryl Crow Nominated for Rock Hall

By Julia Jacobs February 1, 2023Bush, Kate, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Folk Music, Iron Maiden (Music Group), Joy Division (Music Group), Lauper, Cyndi, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Soundgarden (Music Group), Tribe Called Quest, A (Music Group), Warren Zevon, White Stripes (Music Group)

Cyndi Lauper, Joy Division, George Michael and the White Stripes are also among the first-time nominees up for induction this year.