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Queen Named Bmi Icons
Queen were awarded the Icon trophy at last night's BMI Awards. The 'We Will Rock You' group were honoured with the prize in recognition of their success in America by Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) -...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 October 2011
Brian May Launches Queen Book
Brian May launched new book '40 years of Queen' in London last night (03.10.11).The guitarist with the 'We Are the Champions' group joined fans and friends of the band to release the new book at...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 October 2011
May Joins Melanie Chisholm For Charity Queen Tribute
Former Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm channelled her inner Freddie Mercury on Tuesday night (13Sep11) when she teamed up with Queen rocker Brian May to perform two of the band's classic hits.Chisholm and the veteran...
By WENN on 14 September 2011
Katy Perry Records Tribute To Freddie Mercury
Katy Perry has filmed a video tribute for Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday today (05.09.11).The 'Firework' hitmaker - who has previously called the deceased Queen frontman her "biggest influence" - sang 'Happy Birthday' to the star...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 September 2011
Brian May Pays Tribute To Mercury On His 65th Birthday
Rocker Brian May has paid a touching tribute to his late Queen bandmate Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th birthday.The rock legend, who died in 1991 from Aids-related pneumonia, would have turned...
By WENN on 05 September 2011
Katy Perry Channels Freddie Mercury For Charity Day
Katy Perry has dressed up as her idol Freddie Mercury to raise money for the late star's charity.Fans of Mercury are expected to don replicas of the Queen star's flamboyant stage outfits alongside his bandmates...
By WENN on 31 August 2011
Silent Classic Metropolis To Return -- With Rock Score
The independent film company Kino Lorber, which last year released a restored version of Sergei Eisenstein's classic silent film Battleship Potemkin is now planning both a theatrical re-release and a DVD/Blu-ray release of another classic,...
By Lew Irwin on 25 August 2011
Queen Members To Dress As Freddie Mercury
Surviving members of Queen are set to dress as Freddie Mercury in tribute to the late frontman. Guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and friends and family of the singer will don fake black moustaches...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 July 2011
Paul Rodgers To Tour With Queen Again?
Paul Rodgers may tour with Queen again. The former Free and Bad Company vocalist joined Brian May and Roger Taylor to tour as Queen + Rodger Taylor between 2005 and 2009, and while they have...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 May 2011
Sacha Baron Cohen Is Perfect Choice To Play Mercury
Sacha Baron Cohen is the perfect choice to play Freddie Mercury onscreen, according to Brian May. Although the Queen guitarist is apprehensive about a biopic of the band's legendary lead singer - who died from...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 April 2011
Baron Cohen Pushed Brian May Into Mercury Film
Queen rocker Brian May only decided to green-light a movie portraying his late bandmate Freddie Mercury after Sacha Baron Cohen spent years "pushing" the guitarist to agree.Last year (10) it was announced the Borat star...
By WENN on 27 April 2011
Freddie Mercury Penned Rhapsody On Phone Book
Freddie Mercury wrote Queen's most famous hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody' on the back of a phone book.The band's drummer, Roger Taylor, said he knew the first time he ever heard the operatic pop track - which...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 January 2011
Axl Rose Tops Greatest Frontman Poll
Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time.The Guns N' Roses frontman topped the survey carried out by website Musicradar.com, beating off competition from the likes of late Queen star Freddie...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 December 2010
Axl Rose Named Best Frontman Ever
Rocker AXL ROSE has been voted the best frontman of all time, ahead of stars including FREDDIE MERCURY and JOHN LENNON.The Guns N' Roses singer gained the most votes to take the top spot in...
By WENN on 30 December 2010
Katy Perry To Keep Outrageous Style
Katy Perry will not be toning down her outrageous dress sense in 2011. The 'Firework' singer is renowned for her crazy sense of style - wearing items as diverse as blue and purple wigs, dresses...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 December 2010
Sacha Baron Cohen Set For Torrente Remake
Sacha Baron Cohen is set to star in a remake of 'Torrente'.The 'Borat' funnyman is in talks to take on the lead role in the Hollywood version of the Spanish comedy action franchise, which were...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 December 2010
Mercury Misses Out On Moustache Honour
FREDDIE MERCURY and JIMI HENDRIX's famous facial hair has been beaten to the top of a poll to find the most recognisable moustache - by artist SALVADOR DALI.The surrealist painter received 24 per cent of...
By WENN on 04 November 2010
Cohen To Champion Mercury In Biopic
British funnyman SACHA BARON COHEN has signed a deal to rock cinema audiences as QUEEN legend FREDDIE MERCURY.The outrageous Bruno star is to portray one of rock's most flamboyant characters in a film about the...
By WENN on 17 September 2010
Zandra Rhodes Wants Gaga
Zandra Rhodes would love to dress Lady Gaga.The British designer - who famously designed clothes for Britain's late Princess Diana and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury - wants the challenge of working with the 'Bad Romance'...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 August 2010
Mercury's Longtime Lover Dies
The longtime lover of late QUEEN star FREDDIE MERCURY has died, aged 60.The musician began dating Irish hairdresser Jim Hutton in the early 1980s and their relationship continued until the star's death from bronchial pneumonia...
By WENN on 05 January 2010
Top Gay Icon Elton John
Sir Elton John is the top male gay icon of all time.The legendary pop star - who married his long-term lover David Furnish in a civil partnership ceremony in 2005 - has been declared the...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 December 2009
Brian May's Lego Hair Demands
Brian May demanded his hair was modelled perfectly for his 'Lego Rock Band' likeness. The Queen guitarist has been immortalised, along with the rest of his group, in the game as a Lego character, but...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 November 2009
May Devastated By Leaked Jackson & Mercury Tracks
BRIAN MAY is furious after "music thieves" exploited MICHAEL JACKSON's death by releasing previously unheard tracks by the King Of Pop and QUEEN's late frontman FREDDIE MERCURY on the Internet.Jackson, who passed away last week...
By WENN on 03 July 2009
Jackson & Mercury's Secret Tracks
A series of recordings MICHAEL JACKSON made with FREDDIE MERCURY have remained undiscovered for more than 20 years, according to the QUEEN frontman's bandmate BRIAN MAY.The King Of Pop, who passed away on Thursday (25Jun09),...
By WENN on 29 June 2009
Mika: 'Stop Comparing Me To Queen'
Pop sensation MIKA hopes critics will stop comparing him to British music legends QUEEN - because he doesn't want to be associated with FREDDIE MERCURY's dress sense. The GRACE KELLY star, who yesterday (26MAR07) dubbed...
By WENN on 27 March 2007
Cowell Slams UK Chart Star Mika
Acerbic AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL has slammed new UK pop sensation MIKA - after he told the hotly-tipped star "not to bother" with a career in music. The singer, born MIKA PENNIMAN, has been...
By WENN on 20 January 2007
Queen Myth Prompted Franz Ferdinand To Go Backwards
FRANZ FERDINAND's self-titled debut album featured a hidden message inspired by frontman ALEX KAPRANOS' love of late QUEEN singer FREDDIE MERCURY. The Scottish group recorded the words, 'Call your mother. She worries about you',...
By WENN on 31 August 2005
Rockwell Thanks Ex For Hitchhiker's Success
Actor SAM ROCKWELL credits his ex-girlfriend, actress GINA BELLMAN with being the brains behind his portrayal of alien ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX in his latest movie THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Rockwell separated from Bellman...
By WENN on 03 May 2005
Electric Six Upset Queen Fans With Radio Ga Ga Video
ELECTRIC SIX rocker DICK VALENTINE has defended his band's latest video after receiving threatening emails from enraged QUEEN fans accusing him of disrespectfully dancing on FREDDIE MERCURY's grave. Electric Six release a cover of...
By WENN on 24 November 2004
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