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Is A Freddie Mercury Hologram Show In The Works?

A Freddie Mercury hologram show could be on the horizon.Mercury Songs Limited, which owns the late Queen frontman's solo works, has filed to trademark his moniker for 3D and virtual reality.According to the filing, which...

Sir Brian May Battles To Play The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Guitar Riff On Stage

Sir Brian May struggles to play the complex ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar riff on stage.The Queen guitarist said the lick of the band’s 1975 hit is so “unusual” he finds contorting his hand into the notes...

Brian May

Brian May 'Bowed Out' Of Fight With 'Forceful' David Bowie To Make Under Pressure Heavier

Brian May "bowed out" in a disagreement over 'Under Pressure' with David Bowie.The Queen guitarist has recalled how the “heavy guitar was lost” because the late 'Starman' hitmaker didn't want the 1981 song to sound...

David Bowie

David Bowie's Double-sided Lyric Sheet Expected To Fetch £100k

David Bowie's handwritten lyrics could fetch £100,000 at auction.A double-sided lyric sheet showing the changes the late music legend made to 'Rock N Roll Suicide' and 'Suffragette City' from 1972's 'The Rise And Fall Of...

Bob Geldof

Sir Bob Geldof Issues Warning About New Musical Based On Story Of Live Aid: ‘It Better Not Be S***!’

Sir Bob Geldof is warning a new musical based on the story of Live Aid “better not be s***”. The Boomtown Rats frontman, 71, is set to see the story immortalised on stage of how...

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's Entire Personal Possessions Sell For A Whopping £40 Million

Freddie Mercury's entire personal possessions made a whopping £40 million ($50.4 million) at auction - setting a record for the highest sale of a collection of its kind.The most expensive item in the 'Freddie Mercury:...

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Freddie Mercury's Piano Sells For $2.2 Million

Freddie Mercury's piano has sold for $2.2 million at auction.The instrument he used compose Queen hits including 'Bohemian Rhapsody' went under the hammer at Sotheby's in London this week as part of an auction of...

Brian May

'Woke Gone Mad': Fat Bottomed Girls Dropped From Queen's New Greatest Hits Collection

'Fat Bottomed Girls' has been dropped from Queen's new Greatest Hits collection.The 1978 song, written by guitarist Brian May, celebrates a young man's appreciation for fuller-figured women but appears to be the latest victim of...

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's Moustache Comb To Go Under The Hammer

Freddie Mercury's moustache comb "could go for £50,000" at auction.More than 1,400 items belonging to the former Queen frontman are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in September, and Peter Freestone - his...

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's Personal Items To Go On Display In London

Freddie Mercury's grand piano, handwritten song lyrics and extravagant costumes will go on display before being auctioned off next month.More than 1,400 items that once belonged to the Queen singer - who died in 1991...

Queen

Queen + Adam Lambert Set To Rock Japan For First Time In 3 Years

Queen and Adam Lambert are returning to Japan in February 2024 for their first shows there since 2020.Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Adam - who sings in the place of late frontman Freddie Mercury...

Sam Ryder's Guilty Pleasure Is S Club 7

Sam Ryder once sang 'Reach' by S Club 7 at his school assembly. The 2022 'Eurovision' runner-up - who first grew a following on TikTok with his cover videos before shooting to fame with his...

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons: ‘Artists Shouldn't Give A F*** If They’Re On Rolling Stone Magazine’S 200 Greatest Singers Of All Time’ List’

Gene Simmons says entertainers shouldn’t “give a f***” if they are on Rolling Stone magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers Of All Time’ list.The KISS singer, 73, branded the new league table – updated from the publication’s 2008...

Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert Sliced His Nose Shooting Album Cover

Adam Lambert's injured nose had to be Photoshopped out of his upcoming album's cover art.The 'American Idol' alum and Queen singer's nose got sliced by a piece of sugar glass for the striking image of...

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher's Only Rival Would Be The Late Freddie Mercury

Liam Gallagher says he's the only frontman, other than the late Freddie Mercury, who could perform a solo gig as big as Knebworth.The 50-year-old star - who fronted Oasis between 1991 until 2009 - documented...

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury Banters With Queen Bandmates In Unheard Recordings

Freddie Mercury can be heard bantering with his Queen bandmates in newly released studio recordings.The late singer's voice features on previously unheard tapes made at Townhouse and Olympic studios in London and Mountain Studios in...

Queen

New Queen Song Featuring Freddie Mercury Is Being Revealed Today

A new Queen song featuring Freddie Mercury will be revealed this morning (13.10.22) by Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2.Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor are set to release a previously unheard track -...

Queen

Queen's Greatest Hits Named UK's Best-selling Album Of All Time

Queen have become the first act in the UK to sell seven million copies of an album.The rock legends' 1981 'Greatest Hits' collection is owned by 1 in 4 households in the UK, the Official...

Tony Hadley

Tony Hadley Got 'Sound Advice' From The Late Freddie Mercury

Tony Hadley received “very sound advice” from the late Freddie Mercury.The former Spandau Ballet singer will always be thankful for the pointers he received from the Queen frontman – who died of AIDS-related pneumonia in...

Austin Butler

Austin Butler Reveals The Advice Rami Malek Gave Him Before Playing Elvis

'Elvis' star Austin Butler has revealed the advice 'Bohemian Rhapsody' actor Rami Malek gave him about portraying a music legend in a biopic.The 30-year-old actor stars as the late King of Rock and Roll in...

Freddie Mercury

Queen To Release 'Beautiful' Unheard Track Recorded By Freddie Mercury

Queen are to release a previously unheard track featuring vocals recorded by late frontman Freddie Mercury.The band's surviving members discovered the song in their archives and it dates from 'The Miracle' recording sessions during which...

Brian May

Brian May Found It 'Weird And Traumatising' Hearing Freddie's Vocals After His Death

Brian May was left traumatised hearing the late Freddie Mercury's vocals after the Queen frontman's death.The iconic rock group's guitarist has recalled how painful it was listening to Freddie - who died from bronchial pneumonia...

Doja Cat To Cover Elvis Presley Hit For New Album

Doja Cat is to cover a classic Elvis Presley track for a new album.The 26-year-old rapper is reportedly set to release a cover of iconic song 'Hound Dog' and join a host of other current...

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore’ Has Edited Out All Gay References For Its Release In China

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ has had all gay references edited out for its release in China. The movie - which has a rumoured budget of $200 million - has had six seconds of...

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran Is Top Of The Airwaves With 4.3 Million Spins Worldwide

Ed Sheeran has been named the most-played artist on the radio worldwide.The 30-year-old Grammy-winner's hits received an impressive 4.3 million plays on the airwaves over the past 12 months.Ed was all over the radio over...

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor Says Sacha Baron Cohen Would’Ve Been 'Utter Sh*t' As Freddie Mercury In Biopic

Roger Taylor has said Sacha Baron Cohen would’ve been sh**t as Freddie Mercury in the biopic based on him.The 72-year-old Queen drummer blasted the idea that comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen, 50, could have...

Brian May

Brian May Thinks Queen Would Have Struggled In Today's Politically Correct World

Brian May thinks Queen would need to be more diverse in today's politically correct world.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' guitarist was part of the iconic rock group with Roger Taylor, John Deacon and late frontman Freddie Mercury,...

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus Leads Tributes To Late Iconic Music Photographer Mick Rock

Miley Cyrus and Sharon Osbourne have led tributes to legendary music photographer, Mick Rock, who has died aged 72.Famous for his photographs of the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Queen, and Lou Reed, to...

Simon Le Bon

Duran Duran Working On Biopic

Duran Duran are working on a Hollywood biopic.The British new wave band are in talks to make a movie about their remarkable career, with band members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John and Roger...

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor Says Brian May 'Suddenly Lost Interest' In New Queen Song With Adam Lambert

Roger Taylor has revealed Brian May "suddenly lost interest" in writing a new Queen song.The two members of the iconic rock band - which also featured John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury - had...

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