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18 May 2012
Adele is too afraid to headline Glastonbury festival. The 'Someone Like You' singer has been hotly tipped to appear at the event in 2013, but organiser Michael Eavis says he can't convince her because she gets daunted by the number of people who…
11 May 2012
Freddie Mercury is to appear on stage as an "optical illusion." The late Queen front man - who passed away in 1991 - will seem to perform for an audience at musical 'We Will Rock You', which is based on the band's music, to mark the tenth…
4 May 2012
Adele's '21' has now outsold Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in the UK. The 'Rolling In The Deep' hitmaker's second album - which was released in January 2011 - has sold 4,274,300 copies in Britain, more than 500 more than the late singer's 1982 classic…
29 Mar 2012
Queen are looking for a new place to perform in the UK after Sonisphere was cancelled. Organisers confirmed this morning the UK leg of the rock festival - which had been due to take place between 6-8 July at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England…
28 Mar 2012
Sonisphere festival has been cancelled, Queen have claimed. The band - with Adam Lambert on vocals- had been due to headline the UK leg of the annual rock extravaganza but have now posted a statement on their website confirming earlier speculation…
23 Mar 2012
Brian May would have liked to have been in AC/DC. The legendary Queen guitarist admires the 'Back in Black' rockers' straightforward approach to rocking and although he would have loved to play with them, acknowledges his style wouldn't really…
5 Mar 2012
Unreleased Michael Jackson songs have been stolen by hackers. Record company Sony music say over 50,000 tracks - including never before heard material the late singer had recorded with will.i.am and Freddie Mercury - were stolen in the attack…
22 Feb 2012
Queen say Adam Lambert will be a "great Interpreter" of Freddie Mercury's songs at Sonisphere. The 'We Will Rock You' group confirmed on Monday (20.02.12) they will headline the rock festival in July, with former American Idol contestant Adam taking…
3 Feb 2012
Queen will headline Sonisphere festival. The legendary 'We Will Rock You' group have signed up former American Idol singer Adam Lambert to step into the shoes of late frontman Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991, for the rock festival, which tours…
13 Dec 2011
Queen want to make sure Freddie Mercury is still involved in their future work. The band's frontman died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS in 1991 but guitarist Brian May says the group - who celebrated their 40th anniversary this year - are…
6 Sep 2011
Brian May, Katy Perry and My Chemical Romance all paid tribute to Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th birthday yesterday (05.09.11). A huge party was thrown at London's Savoy Hotel last night (05.09.11), to celebrate the day the Queen…
29 Jul 2011
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 - reminiscent of the flamboyant frontman's…
27 Apr 2011
Brian May feels Freddie Mercury is "still with" him when he tours. The guitarist admitted he feels "strange" to tour without the lead singer - who died in 1991 - but that his spirit is still with him and bassist John Deacon when they tour under the…
11 Mar 2011
Brian May thinks about Freddie Mercury "all the time". The Queen guitarist has admitted that coming to terms with the singer's death in 1991 has been "painful" and says his former bandmate is still a big part of his life. He said: "I think about…
25 Jan 2011
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 went on to become the third best-selling single…
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