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Queen Release New Song For Aids Campaign
Queen have released a new song featuring Freddie Mercury to raise money in the fight against AIDS.The Coca-Cola Company have teamed up with (RED) for a new campaign, 'Share the Sound of An AIDS Free...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2014
Queen To Record Album With Adam Lambert
Roger Taylor is keen to record a Queen album with Adam Lambert.The group - whose singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991 - are preparing for another tour with the former 'American Idol' singer and after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 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
Freddie Mercury/michael Jackson Duet Makes New Queen Album
Freddie Mercury's lost duet with Michael Jackson has made it onto Queen's latest hits and rarities album.Just weeks ago, Queen drummer Roger Taylor confessed he could only hope that the track, There Must Be More...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 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
Queen Releasing New Songs With Freddie Mercury
Queen will release new tracks featuring Freddie Mercury singing later this year. The legendary 'We Will Rock You' band's frontman died in 1991, but drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May have since carried on...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 May 2014
Brian May Reworking Forgotten Freddie Mercury Songs For New Queen Album
Queen are bringing Freddie Mercury back from the dead for a new album similar to Michael Jackson's hit posthumous release Xscape.In a new Bbc interview, guitarist Brian May has revealed plans to release new material...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 May 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 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
Freddie Mercury Pressed Pants In His Sleep
Flamboyant rock icon Freddie Mercury was so obsessed with his image, he stored his trousers under his mattress to keep them wrinkle-free while he slept.The late Queen legend was known for his magnetic stage presence...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2013
Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Freddy Mercury - Ben Whishaw
Remember Stars in Their Eyes? That was good wasn’t it, and while it may have provided an incredibly cheap platform on which to build this story – surrounding Ben Whishaw’s upcoming turn as Freddie Mercury...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre 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
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
Ben Whishaw Set To Star In Freddie Mercury Biopic
James Bond star Ben Whishaw is set to star as Queen's Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic.Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen had initially been picked to play the flamboyant rock icon, but pulled out...
By WENN in Music / Festivals 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
Hologram Museum To Open In London
Rock fans will get the chance to perform 'live' with dead heroes including John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain when a hologram museum opens in London.Bosses of the Music Hall of Fame...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 16 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
Queen: Adam Lambert Is 'One In A Billion'
Queen say Adam Lambert has ''one voice in a billion''.The legendary rock band - featuring original guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor - have been touring with the former 'American Idol' star in replacement...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2013
Roger Taylor Urges Michael Jackson Executors To Speed Up Duets Release
Queen rocker Roger Taylor blames the executors of Michael Jackson's estate for a four-year delay in the release of the Thriller star's secret duets with Freddie Mercury.The existence of several unreleased collaborations between the two...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 September 2013
Daniel Radcliffe A No-go For Freddy Mercury Role, But Why?
Since Sacha Baron-Cohen dropped out of the Freddy Mercury biopic, a few names have been touted for his return.Johnny Depp was even mentioned following his high-profile flop as Tonto in Lone Ranger, and so was...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 September 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
Daniel Radcliffe Rumoured Freddie Mercury Replacement After Sacha Baron Cohen Steps Out
Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury: it was almost too perfect. The looks, the singing ability, the eccentricity, the confidence; the planned Queen biopic was bound to be a hit. However, then Baron Cohen shocked...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 September 2013
Queen Planning New Album With Freddie Mercury
Queen are planning a new album featuring Freddie Mercury's vocals.The 'We Will Rock You' band's singer died in 1991 but left behind a number of vocal takes - some of which were used for 1995...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
Stars Turn Out For Freddie Mercury Benefit Gala
The Who star Roger Daltrey and former Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm were among the famous faces who turned out to honour late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury at a charity gig marking his 67th birthday.The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 September 2013
Freddie Mercury Film 'Probably Not Going To Happen'
The screenwriter of the much-anticipated Freddie Mercury biopic fears the project will be shelved after Sacha Baron Cohen's decision to walk away from the film.Cohen reportedly fell out with the remaining members of Mercury's band...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2013
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