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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...

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor Was 'Tempted To Laugh' At Freddie Mercury's First Singing Attempts

Roger Taylor and Brian May wanted to "laugh" the first time Freddie Mercury sang for them.The Queen musicians met at college in London in 1968 and the drummer and guitarist were originally in a band...

Brian May

Queen Didn't Rehearse Bohemian Rhapsody

Brian May says Queen didn't rehearse their iconic hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.The iconic rock group's guitarist has revealed the 1975 track was practically cut straight to tape as his bandmates - late great frontman Freddie Mercury,...

Brian May

Brian May Wants To Make Instrumental Album

Brian May wants to make a new solo album.The Queen guitarist - whose last solo LP was 1998’s 'Another World' - admits he is contemplating getting in the studio to record a selection of instrumental...

Brian May

Brian May Teases Possible Bohemian Rhapsody Film Sequel

Brian May says a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film sequel is being planned.The Queen legend has revealed there has been a discussion surrounding a possible sequel to the hit movie, which starred Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury,...

Brian May

Brian May Re-releases Solo Cut Too Much Love Will Kill You

Brian May has re-released his haunting solo cut 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' with a remastered music video.Taken from the Queen guitarist's 1992 solo album, 'Back to the Light', the song was penned during...

Brian May

Brian May: Freddie Would Still Be In Queen

Brian May believes Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he were here today.The 'We Will Rock You' group's late frontman passed away in 1991 of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991,...

Queen

Queen's Killer Paycheque: Iconic Rock Band Earn £100k A Day From Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen are raking in a whopping £100,000-plus a day from 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.Surviving band members, Brian May, 73, Roger Taylor, 71, and John Deacon, 69, and the estate of late frontman Freddie Mercury's bank balances have...

Queen

Queen To Re-release 1981 Greatest Hits Collection

Queen's 1981 'Greatest Hits' collection is being re-released to mark five decades of the iconic rock legends and the 40th anniversary of the LP.Upon its release, the album made history as the first and only...

Brian May

Brian May: There's A Possibility Queen Might Not Tour Again

Brian May has warned "there's a possibility" Queen will never tour again.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hitmakers' tour with Adam Lambert was delayed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the guitar hero has insisted...

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans Thinks He's Too Old To Play Sir Rod Stewart In Film

Rhys Ifans thinks he is too old to play Sir Rod Stewart in a biopic.The music legend previously revealed that the 'Notting Hill' star was his first choice to portray him in a film about...

Tom Jones

Sir Tom Jones In Talks For Tell-all Biopic

Sir Tom Jones is in talks for a biopic - but isn't ready to "tell-all" just yet.The 80-year-old music legend - who has released his 41st studio album, 'Surrounded By Time', today (23.04.21) -  has...

Elton John

Sir Elton John Compares Olly Alexander To Freddie Mercury

Sir Elton John has compared "full of life" Olly Alexander to the late great Freddie Mercury.The 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker has hailed the 'It's A Sin' star for being "hilariously funny" and talented like the...

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor Still Has 20-Foot Freddie Mercury Statue In His Garden

Roger Taylor still has his Freddie Mercury statue in his garden.The Queen drummer nabbed the memorial to his late bandmate - who was the frontman of the iconic rock band - for the grounds of...

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury: Gone But Never Forgotten

Sadly, it was on this day back in 1991 that Queen's iconic front man, Freddie Mercury, passed away at the age of forty five. The very definition of a showman, Mercury could not win his...

Brian May

Brian May Says Queen Thought Iconic Live Aid Set 'Went Ok'

Brian May says Queen had no idea how "epoch-making" their iconic Live Aid set would be.The ‘Don’t Stop Me Now' hitmakers’ guitarist has admitted that when he and his bandmates - late frontman Freddie Mercury...

Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody Named Best Song Of All Time

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has been voted the best song of all time.A poll completed by 2,000 Brits to mark the launch of the new Sony Walkman player found the rock legends' 1975 hit to be...

Queen

Queen Honoured With Royal Mail Stamps For Band's 50th Anniversary

Queen are being honoured with UK postage stamps to mark their 50th anniversary.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' icons - made up of Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury - will be immortalised...

Rod Stewart

Sir Rod Stewart Wants A Biopic Like Pal Elton John

Sir Rod Stewart wants a biopic made about his life just like his friend Sir Elton John.The 75-year-old musician was a big fan of 'Rocketman', which was about the career of his life-long pal Elton,...

Queen

Brian May Dashes Hopes For A Bohemian Rhapsody Sequel

Queen legend Brian May has dashed hopes for a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sequel.The 2018 musical movie, which starred Rami Malek as the iconic rock band's late frontman Freddie Mercury, was a huge success at the box...

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