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Jake Bruce Was Grateful For 'Miraculous' Liver Transplant
Jack Bruce was grateful for the ''miraculous'' liver transplant which reinvigorated his life in the months before his passing.The Cream legend - who passed away at his home in Suffolk, East Anglia yesterday (25.10.14) aged...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 October 2014
Queen Set For Glastonbury?
Queen are in line to headline Glastonbury Festival.The legendary rock band - which sees newest frontman Adam Lambert joined by founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor - is wanted by the event organisers, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2014
Michael Jackson And Freddie Mercury Duet To Appear On New Queen Album
Queen Forever, a new album being compiled by Queen’s guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, will feature a previously unreleased duet between frontman Freddie Mercury and the King of Pop Michael Jackson.Queen's Roger Taylor...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 20 September 2014
Queen To Release Michael Jackson Collaboration
Queen are to release a track they recorded with Michael Jackson on their new compilation album.The legendary 'Bohemian Rhapsody' band's frontman, Freddie Mercury, died in 1991 but new recordings have now emerged which feature the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2014
Queen Release Limited-edition Vodka
Queen have created the ''perfect tribute'' to Freddie Mercury - a bottle of vodka.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' group have teamed up with Stoli spirits producer SPI to mark the 40th anniversary of their hit single 'Killer...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2014
Brian May: 'Adam Lambert Has Woken Queen Up'
Queen star Brian May has credited the band's new frontman Adam Lambert with reinvigorating himself and Roger Taylor on tour.The guitarist suggested the Lambert experiment might be Queen's last hurrah just before he stepped in...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2014
Queen, Adam Lambert Blast Off With Bombastic Tour Opener
Queen and Adam Lambert have managed to ace the nerve-wracking first night of their tour in North America, rocking Chicago's United Center to its foundations with a bombastic rock show to surpass all others. Combining...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 20 June 2014
Brian May Lands Ethical Award For Badger Campaign
Rock legend Brian May has been honoured with an award for his efforts to protect British wildlife.The Queen guitarist has been handed the 2014 Observer Ethical Award for Campaigner of the Year after leading the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2014
Jimmy Page's Daughter Launches Exhibition Of Rock Star Portraits
Rock legend Jimmy Page's photographer daughter has launched a new exhibition featuring her shots of guitar greats like her dad, Slash and Brian May.Scarlet Page's Resonators show, which started at the Royal Albert Hall in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2014
Freddie Mercury Biopic Parts Ways With Dexter Fletcher
Director Dexter Fletcher has walked out on Sony's Freddy Mercury movie, meaning it's back to the drawing board for a project that has already suffered numerous setbacks. Fletcher, who landed the gig after his work...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 March 2014
Queen Announce Tour With Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert will tour with Queen this summer. The 'American Idol' 2009 winner, who has performed with the band in the past, will join guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor on a 19-date tour,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 March 2014
Brian May Argues With Vet Over Badger Cull Ruling On U.k. Tv
Brian May became embroiled in a heated debate with a veterinary surgeon on a U.K. morning show after an independent panel ruled last year's (13) badger cull was ineffective and inhumane.The Queen rocker was fiercely...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 February 2014
Brian May Criticises Britain's Princes Over Hunting
Queen rocker and animal rights activist Brian May has criticised Britain's Princes William and Harry for embracing hunting while also launching an anti-poaching campaign.Prince William hit headlines earlier this month (Feb14) when pictures of him...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 February 2014
Queen To Play With Adam Lambert In Us
Queen are expected to play gigs in America this summer with Adam Lambert. Brian May has revealed the band - which also features Roger Taylor - are still working together and planning to perform with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2014
Brian May Has Good News On Cancer Tests
Brian May has had ''good reports'' back after undergoing several tests for cancer over the festive period. The 66-year-old guitarist - who had a knee replacement last year - was urged to go for MRI...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2014
Phil Everly Remembered By Sir Tim Rice, Nancy Sinatra, Eric Idle And More Following Passing
Phil Everly sadly passed away on Friday, 3 January, leaving the entertainment world in shock at the sudden and unexpected passing of one half of the music world's most celebrated and influential musical duos. Phil...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2014
Brian May In Cancer Scare Over Christmas
Brian May has undergone several tests for cancer over the festive period. The 66-year-old guitarist - who had a knee replacement earlier this year - has taken to his website to reveal he has been...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 December 2013
Brian May Disappointed By John Deacon's Movie Snub
Queen guitarist Brian May is disappointed the band's former bassist John Deacon will not be involved in the forthcoming Freddie Mercury biopic.Deacon features on all of the group's 15 albums but has refused to appear...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2013
John Deacon Rules Out Any Involvement In Freddie Mercury Biopic
Former Queen bassist John Deacon is apparently having nothing to do with the upcoming biopic of the group's late singer Freddie Mercury as he continues to maintain his exile from the surviving group member's work...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 December 2013
Brian May Named Patron Of Astronomy Museum
Rocker Brian May is set to become the new patron of an astronomy museum in his native U.K.The Queen guitarist, who has a degree in astrophysics from London's Imperial College, will take over the post...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2013
Freddie Mercury's Duet With Jacko To Be Released
Freddie Mercury's lost songs could soon be released. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor have confirmed that undiscovered tracks recorded by the frontman - including 1983 collaborations with Michael Jackson - are being finished...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 December 2013
Brian May Teases Possible 'New' Queen Album After New Demos Are Found
Its been more than two decades since the passing of Freddie Mercury, but before his tragic passing, the powerful Queen vocalist may have spent more time in the recording booth than was initially anticipated. In...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 01 December 2013
Brian May Invokes Power Of The Badger In Tear-jerking Ballad [Listen]
In his latest move to protect Britain's badgers in the face of a potentially devastating cull, Queen guitarist Brian May has teamed up with singer and friend Kerry Ellis to raise funds to pay for...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2013
Brian May: Sacha Baron Cohen "Distracting" In Freddie Mercury Biopic
Brian May has opened up about Sacha Baron Cohen's departure from the planned Freddie Mercury biopic, which it seems is almost certainly going to be a sugar-coated love letter to the late Queen singer.Cohen walked...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 October 2013
Ben Whishaw Lands Freddie Mercury Role, Replaces Sacha Baron Cohen
Actor Ben Whishaw has reportedly stepped in to play legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury after the recent departure of Sacha Baron Cohen. The 33 year-old Skyfall actor has landed the role in the upcoming biopic...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 October 2013
Brian May Explains Why Sasha Baron Cohen Was Wrong For Freddie Mercury Biopic
The planned biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's life has been in discussion for three years now, with comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen in line to star as the late singer since the very beginning...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 October 2013
Sacha Baron Cohen Too 'Distracting' For Mercury Movie
Sacha Baron Cohen was deemed too ''distracting'' to play Freddie Mercury.The 'Borat' star had been due to portray the late Queen frontman in a planned biopic, but recently departed the project and the group's guitarist...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 October 2013
Dominic Cooper For Freddie Mercury Biopic?
Dominic Cooper has been linked to the role of Freddie Mercury in the new biopic. The 35-year-old actor - known for playing Darcy in 'Dead Man Down' - is reportedly being lined up to replace...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 October 2013
Brian May Patrolling U.k.'S Badger Cull Zone To Prevent Slaughter
Rocker Brian May joined fellow animal activists in Somerset, England on Tuesday night (01Oct13) to patrol a badger cull zone in an attempt to save the local wild creatures.Environment chiefs in the U.K. have ordered...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2013
Daniel Radcliffe: I'm 'Completely Wrong' For Freddie Mercury
Daniel Radcliffe is ''completely wrong'' for the role of Freddie Mercury.The 'Harry Potter' star has denied rumours he will replace Sacha Baron Cohen in a new biopic about the legendary Queen singer, insisting he wouldn't...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 September 2013
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