July 11, 2022
In celebration of pride month, a group of LGBTQ+ artists have re-imagined some of George Michael’s iconic songs for a special ‘George Michael Covered’ playlist only available on Apple Music.
The likes of Years and Years, Self Esteem, MNEK, Calum Scott and Scissors Sister’s Jake Shears have recorded their own version of some of George Michaels songs including ‘Outside’, ‘Fastlove’ and ‘One More Try’.
Listen to the playlist and his albums in Spatial Audio here.
The Story of George Michael’s Careless Whisper
It’s been forty-years since George Michael unleashed Careless Whisper into the world with its iconic sax solo and instant confessional chorus, but it took several years of uncompromising dedication to create the chart-topping hit we know and love.
Read moreCelebrating 40 years of Careless Whisper!
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of George Michael’s much-loved iconic masterpiece ‘Careless Whisper’, George Michael Entertainment, GME, and Sony Music will be releasing the ‘Careless Whisper EP’ this fall.
Read moreGeorge Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify!
George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ has just joined the Spotify #BillionsClub!
Read moreSpotlight in Stereo – International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! Today, just like many others, our office stereo will be blasting some of the best, boldest and most empowering female anthems.
Read moreWHAM! Re-Release Their Iconic Albums ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Make It Big’
We’re delighted to announce that WHAM!’s ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Make It Big’ albums will be released on vinyl for the first time in over 30 years! Pressed on both limited edition colour and black vinyl. Available everywhere on 22nd March. Pre-order now
Read moreSpotlight in Stereo – Valentine’s Day Duel!
It’s the most romantic day of the year if you’re happily in love. If you’re not, then it’s quite possibly the most tedious, lonely and depressing one on the calendar. Ever the diplomats, here in the Spotlight Office we want to include all our colleagues in the celebrations and commiserations, so we created two Valentine’s playlists; one for Everybody In Love and another for those who are Single.
Read moreWHAM! Make history as ‘Last Christmas’ claims its first ever UK Christmas No.1!
Britain’s much-loved duo WHAM! have claimed the Official UK Christmas Number 1 with ‘Last Christmas’ for the first time since the song was released nearly 40 years ago!
‘Last Christmas’ hits No1 for second week running!
Britain’s best-loved duo WHAM! have claimed the Official UK Number 1 chart position with ‘Last Christmas’ for the second consecutive week – a chart first for ‘Last Christmas’.
Read moreLet Whamageddon Commence!
Let Whamageddon commence! Are you playing?
Read more25 years of George Michael’s ‘Outside’
Let’s go outside! 25 years ago today George Michael released arguably one of the most important singles of his career “Outside”.
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