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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Following the death of his brother Eddie Van Halen in 2020, drummer Alex Van Halen had plans with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth to stage a tour. But, according to an interview with Rolling Stone, Alex claims that it came crashing down after Roth refused to incorporate a tribute to Eddie in their set.

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Roger Taylor teases new Queen music after almost 30 years

Roger Taylor has teased new music from Queen – almost 30 years on from their latest album.The legendary band posthumously released their 15th and final studio record, ‘Made In Heaven’, in 1995 following the death of frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991.In 2004, Queen began performing with Paul Rodgers as their lead vocalist before Adam Lambert took on the role in 2011. The latter recently played with the group on their huge ‘Rhapsody Tour’, which concluded in Tokyo this February.Queen shared a rediscovered track featuring Mercury’s vocals, ‘Face It Alone’, in October 2022.During a new interview with Uncut (via Music News), drummer Taylor was asked if Queen could potentially record and release any new material.

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Late Queen and David Attenborough named among greatest UK cultural figures

Queen Elizabeth II, Sir David Attenborough and James Bond have been named the most popular British cultural figures in a survey.

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Rain hits Global Citizen Festival in Central Park — but 60,000 braved the storm to party

For the second year in a row, rain muddied the festivities at the Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park on Saturday.But the crowd shook off the showers for the 12th edition of the annual Central Park affair. Despite the gray day, spirits were more sunny than soggy as 60,000 people gathered for a party with a purpose: to fight extreme poverty.As always, this year’s event — hosted by Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman — was as much about the music as the message.“Central Park is electric tonight,” Jackman said, determined to defy the weather gods that made this another challenge of the elements as he introduced the festival.

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Listen to Tom Grennan’s uplifting new single ‘Higher’

Tom Grennan has shared a new single called ‘Higher’ – you can listen to it below.The slick and uplifting track is set to appear on the singer-songwriter’s yet-to-be-announced fourth album, which will follow on from 2023’s ‘What Ifs & Maybes’.Recorded at London’s legendary RAK Studios, the “art pop”-inspired song started with a catchy piano riff.“The weird thing about me is that I make music in the studio but most of my good ideas come to me when I’m not actually in the studio,” Grennan explained in a statement.“On the day we wrote ‘Higher’ I’d left the room but I just couldn’t get that riff out of my head. It turned into a melody, which turned into a phrase… I ran back into the studio, with the piano riff still playing, threw my hands up and sang: ‘It’s taking me higher‘.”He concluded: “Everyone in the room just went: ‘Boom.

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Breaking Baz: Live Aid Musical ‘Just For One Day’ Transferring To London’s West End To Celebrate Seminal Concert Event’s 40th Anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: Irish rock knight Bob Geldof and the producers of Just For One Day, the musical about the Live Aid rock concerts in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, will transfer the show, which world-premiered at London’s Old Vic Theatre last January, into the West End in 2025 to mark the seminal event’s 40th anniversary.

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Queen announce newly mixed, mastered, expanded reissue of debut album

Queen have announced a newly mixed, mastered, expanded reissue of their 1973 self-titled debut album.Arriving on October 25, the reimagined version of the band’s breakthrough record comes over half a century after its initial release. It has been remixed and restored by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson to fit in with the sound that the members always wanted it to have.Having formed in 1970 with vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, bassist John Deacon joined the line-up the following year, and they began work on the debut record.“The first three years were really faith and fumes.

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Queen’s Brian May Reveals Minor Stroke; Guitarist Recovering After “Health Hiccup” Left Him Unable To Use Arm

Don’t fret: He will rock you again.

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‘Better Man’ Review: Robbie Williams Biopic Would Be a Snooze, but for the Wild Choice to Depict Him as a Chimp

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic When Robbie Williams told an interviewer that he felt like a performing monkey, he didn’t mean it literally. But that’s exactly how “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey interprets the remark in “Better Man,” an off-the-wall musical biopic that surely would have seemed banal — as opposed to downright bananas — had it featured a flesh-and-blood actor in the Robbie Williams role.

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Queen star Brian May on Freddie Mercury's heartbreaking ‘lost body part’ before death

Freddie Mercury tragically died from illness associated with Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in 1991 at just 45 years old. Queen frontman Freddie chose to keep his illness under wraps, only revealing his diagnosis a day before his untimely death. Bandmate Brian May, who's back on TV in a quest to save our badgers with Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me, shared some heart-wrenching details about the severity of Freddie's battle with AIDS.

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Watch Paramore pay tribute to Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium

Paramore have paid tribute to Queen‘s late frontman Freddie Mercury while performing at London’s Wembley Stadium.The band have been on the road with Taylor Swift serving as opening support on her worldwide ‘Eras’ tour. During the penultimate show of their five-night run at the iconic stadium, the frontwoman took the time to pay tribute to the late, great Mercury.Sporting a cropped white t-shirt, a studded belt, light wash jeans and black boots – resembling the ‘Somebody To Love’ singer’s iconic outfit worn while performing at Live Aid at Wembley back in 1985 – frontwoman Hayley Williams told the crowd: “I’ve got one minute to try something and I need you to help me,” before going into Mercury’s famous ‘Ayo’ vocal runs from Live Aid.A post shared by paramore (@paramore)The crowd proceeded to follow along with her call and response.

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Queen’s Brian May remembers Freddie Mercury’s final days: “I never ever saw him cry”

Queen‘s Brian May has opened up about Freddie Mercury‘s last days and reflected on how he “never ever saw him cry”.May appeared in a new interview with AXS TV, and discussed the legacy of the band and how the group essentially gave it up after the passing of the iconic frontman.“We’d always said that if one of us goes, that’s it. So Roger and I both went out kind of grieving to the max and saying it’s over, we don’t even want to talk about it for quite a long time,” the guitarist shared.He then went on to speak about Mercury and what he was like during his final days.

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Kate Middleton reveals Prince George is a fan of iconic British band in 'lovely' chat with singer

Prince George is reportedly a fan of iconic British rock band Queen, according to one band member who performed at Buckingham Palace. His mum Kate Middleton revealed that then-eight-year old George, found their 2022 performance quite entertaining, though he did mix up the roles of the lead vocalist and the guitarist.The original line-up of Queen included the legendary Freddie Mercury as lead singer, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass, and Roger Taylor on drums. After the untimely death of Freddie from AIDS in 1991, and Deacon's retirement, American singer Adam Lambert joined remaining members Brian and Roger in 2011.

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Adam Lambert says he and Queen found way to discuss Freddie Mercury’s sexuality “in a respectful manner”

Adam Lambert says he and the surviving members of Queen have found a way to discuss late frontman Freddie Mercury‘s sexuality “in a respectful manner”.Yesterday, a documentary titled Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud aired on ITV1, and featured Lambert and Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor discussing Lambert’s – and Freddie Mercury’s – sexuality.In the documentary, May suggested that Mercury would’ve dismissed being labeled as a queer performer, and that the latter would probably have said: “I’m a performer, darling.” They also spoke about how Mercury’s sexuality had influenced his artistry.Per the Mirror, Lambert revealed that while he has been with Queen since 2011, he had never found a way to discuss Mercury’s sexuality with May and Taylor until the ITV1 documentary’s filming process.Lambert said: “They’re not usually comfortable speaking about Freddie’s sexuality on camera – they respect his privacy. But we found a way to speak about it in a respectful manner.

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Queen sell music catalogue to Sony Music for over $1billion

Queen have reportedly reached a deal with Sony Music for the acquisition of their music catalogue and more, which has been in the works for some time now.Per a report from Variety, sources with information on the deal have confirmed that Sony is now in the process of acquiring Queen’s back catalogue, along with merchandising and other business opportunities. Per Variety, the only aspect of the band’s revenue not included in the deal will be from live performances.Variety‘s sources claim the deal has been closed for USD$1.27billion (£1billion), making it the biggest acquisition of its kind ever.

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Adam Lambert unveils singles ‘Lube’ and ‘Wet Dream’ from upcoming EP

Adam Lambert has unveiled two new singles today (May 31), ‘Lube’ and ‘Wet Dream’, that are taken from a new, upcoming EP. Check them out below.A statement about the new singles says they’re “an exploration of sexuality and liberation” and capture “the essence of modern queer culture with pulsating beats and sultry lyrics.” The singles form part of his new EP, ‘Afters’, which arrives via The Orchard on July 19 – you can pre-order/save the EP here.Speaking about the new tracks, Lambert said: “I created both of these songs with dear friends and the writing sessions were full of laughter and joy.

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Sony reportedly in talks to buy Queen’s music catalogue for $1billion

Sony is in talks to purchase Queen‘s music catalogue in a potential $1 billion (£800m) deal.According to Bloomberg, Sony is allegedly working alongside another investor on the purchase of the catalogue – which includes hits such as ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘Radio Gaga – which would be the largest sale of its kind.The transaction would include merchandising and other business opportunities. The Bloomberg report shared that talks were still ongoing and could potentially not result in a deal.As per company filings, Queen’s surviving members – Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon – and the estate of late frontman Freddie Mercury are all equal shareholders in Queen Productions Ltd and reported revenues of $52 million (£40.8 million) in 2022.Back in 2021, Bruce Springsteen sold his back catalogue to Sony for an estimated $500 million (£393 million).

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This Morning's Gino D'Acampo stuns viewers with astonishing new look

This Morning star Gino D'Acampo shocked viewers as he turned up on the show sporting facial hair that was instantly branded a "1970s porn tash" by fans.The Italian chef, 47, made a typical raucous appearance on the show during which he swore in Italian, attacked Gordon Ramsay for his new pizza, and at one point stormed off the show entirely. However, many were just obsessed with the This Morning regular's new moustache, comparing him to Super Mario and Freddie Mercury.

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Watch Brian May join The Offspring live for ‘Gone Away’ and Queen’s ‘Stone Cold Crazy’

Queen‘s Brian May recently joined The Offspring live for a performance of ‘Gone Away’ and a cover of ‘Stone Cold Crazy’.The legendary guitarist teamed up with the punk icons during their set at the Starmus VII festival in Bratislava, Slovakia last week (May 13). The festival was billed as the “world’s largest science, music and other arts festival” and is the brainchild of astrophysicist Garik Israelian and the Queen guitarist himself (who also happens to be an astrophysicist).This year’s festival features performances by The Offspring as well as former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley and more.May joined Dexter Holland and co.

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The ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ Concert Doc Is Now Streaming on Disney+

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Queen Rock Montreal,” the first concert film available with Imax Enhanced sound by DTS, is now streaming on Disney+. When it arrived in theaters in January, the remastered 1981 concert was Imax’s biggest exclusive engagement.

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Inside the life of Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Toniolo: from romance to celebrity pals

Bruno Tonioli has returned for a second season of Britain's Got Talent, receiving mixed reviews from viewers after already provoking some criticism with his judging skills.

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