The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS) are Canada’s premier music industry honors, often compared to the Grammy Awards in the United States. Presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), they recognize outstanding achievements by Canadian … Continue
Few bands embodied the pure, carefree energy of the 1980s quite like Wham!. The English pop duo—composed of singer-songwriter George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) and guitarist Andrew Ridgeley—exploded onto the global stage in 1981 and, in just … Continue
On Christmas Day 1984, one song dominated the airwaves across Britain and much of the world: “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Performed by a supergroup calling itself Band Aid, the record sold over a million copies in its first … Continue
