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Adele

Adele too afraid to sing at Glastonbury

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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…

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury to appear on stage as an 'optical illusion'

Music Gossip

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…

Adele

Adele outsells Michael Jackson

Music Gossip

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…

Brian May

Queen looking for new UK summer slow

Music Gossip

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…

Adam Lambert

Sonisphere cancelled?

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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…

Brian May

Brian May would like to be in AC/DC

Music Gossip

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…

Michael Jackson

Unreleased Michael Jackson songs stolen by hackers

Music Gossip

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…

Brian May

Adam Lambert a 'great interpreter' of Freddie

Music Gossip

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…

Adam Lambert

Queen to headline Sonisphere

Music Gossip

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…

Brian May

Brian May wants Freddie include in future releases

Music Gossip

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…

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's birthday tributes

Music Gossip

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…

Brian May

Queen members to dress as Freddie Mercury

Music Gossip

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…

Brian May feels Freddie Mercury is 'still with' him

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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…

Brian May still thinks of Freddie

Music Gossip

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…

Freddie Mercury penned Rhapsody on phone book

Music Gossip

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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