Her 12th studio album arrives this Friday
Prince, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse all made appearances
Including songs by Sky Ferreira and George Michael
"I’m especially pleased for George, he would have been utterly delighted," said Andrew Ridgeley
If it takes the top spot, it’ll mark the first new single to reach pole position since 2017
A special limited-edition physical reissue of the single has been released and a BBC documentary on the creation of the track is set to air tomorrow (December 14)
The duo spoke to NME about "history repeating itself" as Wham! vie for Christmas Number One against Band Aid, returning to the scene of the "raucous" video shoot, being "mesmerised” by an early 'Careless Whisper’, and how the late Michael fulfilled his destiny
The 40th anniversary version contains vocals from late artists including David Bowie, George Michael and Liam Payne
Sabrina Carpenter, Linkin Park, Richard Ashcroft, Sam Fender and more are all in the running
He has been inspired by iconic artists like George Michael and Prince while working on his fourth studio album: "A lot of people don’t know what’s about to hit them"