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 This year's Christmas Day marked the fifth anniversary of George Michael's early death. With this post I wanted to pay some sort of tribute . Today I'll focus on his album Faith. It was released on 1987, after Wham's split in 1986 and after having released three successful solo singles: Careless Whisper ,   A different corner and the duet with Aretha Franklin, which won a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Performance by a duo or a group. Those three singles weren't included on the 10 tracks of the album, which made  the project seem a new chapter, like his physical appearance , as he would do with every other album (Older, 1996). All the songs were written and produced by Michael himself, which notices his involvement on the project and his music.  The album title is the same as the most successful track of the album, Faith. Faith is the perfect blend of rock and roll and pop. With its iconic video, George Michael established himself as a visual artist, having mem

This week the list of nominees for the 2022 Brits was announced. The ceremony will take place on February the 8th, coming back to their usual date. With the pandemic still fluttering, there's uncertainty about how the ceremony is going to be. Let's get into the nominations: Best hip-hop/grime/rap: The BRITs join the general opinion of the critics by nominating Little Simz, who's getting the first places of the lists of the Best Album of The Year. Apart from the now well-known AJ Tracey and Dave (both with albums praised by the critic, even if commercially it's hasn't been the same as their predecessors), the new additions come with Ghetts (shortlisted to this year's Mercury Prize) and Central Cee. -AJ Tracey -Dave -Central Cee -Ghetts -Little Simz Best pop/R&B: This category always feels a little strange because there is no R&B artist at all, except  maybe Joy Crookes. This concentration of giving one award for two major categories has never been underst