Queen: Last News

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.

Queen guitarist Brian May has shared a health update with fans, revealing that he recently suffered a stroke which left him without control of one arm.The musician took to social media to share news of the health scare with fans, confirming that he is also on the road to recovery.“I’m here to bring you first of all some news, I think. The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days,” he began. “I say this because I was in some doubt, because a little health hiccup happened about a week ago.

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.

Queen’s Brian May has spoken out about Jeremy Clarkson’s views over the UK badger cull, saying that his stance on the matter is “laughable”.The comments from the Queen guitarist come as he is hosting a one-off BBC documentary about his work in the field of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and how to prevent it without resorting to badger culling.Under current laws, any cow that tests positive for bovine TB must be destroyed, and the spread of the disease is widely reported as being stemmed from badgers.May has been a long-time opponent of badger culling and the documentary, Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me, follows him on a four-year project to eradicate the disease – which can devastate cattle populations – without harming the badgers.His views are opposed by former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, however, who has previously documented his struggles with badgers on his Amazon Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, highlighting how the animals can damage property and also spread bovine tuberculosis to cattle.He also joked on his Amazon Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm that badgers should be “hit on the head with a hammer” to protect his cattle (as per GB News), and later told The Daily Mail: “These are not nice animals. Do not be fooled by Brian May.”The differing opinions have led to the two butting heads as far back as in 2013, and now May has publicly called out Clarkson for being “on the wrong side”.“I don’t think it’s Jeremy Clarkson’s fault because he doesn’t know, he’s a newcomer to this situation, but he’s been advised by someone who’s telling him that bovine TB can be passed by a cow sniffing a badger’s breath.

Brian May is hosting a one-off BBC documentary about his work in the field of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and how to prevent it without resorting to badger culling.The Queen guitarist has been a long-time opponent of badger culling and the documentary, Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me, follows him on a four-year project to eradicate the disease – which can devastate cattle populations – without harming the badgers.The documentary will air on August 23 at 9pm on BBC Two.“I don’t blame people for being suspicious of me in the beginning, because, you know, I’m a guitarist,” said May. “You know I’m a rock star.

Queen’s Brian May has responded to the news that Aerosmith would be retiring, explaining that the announcement “brought a tear” to his eye.Taking to their social media channels on Friday (August 2), the American rock band confirmed that they had cancelled their ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour and retired from touring due to a vocal injury suffered by frontman Steven Tyler.The tour kicked off last year, but the band only played three shows and rescheduled the rest of the dates after Tyler injured his larynx. They went on to confirm that they had “made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision” to bring the outfit to an end.“As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other.

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.

Queen, are set to embark on a UK and Ireland tour in 2025.The tour, which will see them visit 25 venues next year, will mark the 50th anniversary of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. As is detailed on their website, Queen Extravaganza is produced with the full backing of Roger Taylor and Brian May.Taylor shared in a statement: “We hand-pick the most incredible musicians for Queen Extravaganza – and they do a fantastic job honouring our songs.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Queen‘s Brian May has praised The Who‘s Pete Townshend, saying that he “basically invented” rock guitar – see the post below.Taking to Instagram yesterday (May 20), May shared an image of himself with Townshend alongside a past quote he’d given about the musician, in which he described him as “the master of mood change, a master of the suspended chord”.It added: “Pete Townshend’s a god of guitar and always will be! I’d seen him stand there and let the guitar explode into life on its own.”In the caption, May reiterated his admiration for Townshend. “I’m glad I said this – I probably don’t say it enough,” he said.

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.

Queen guitarist Brian May have teamed up for a live performance at Starmus Festival.The French composer and performer was joined by the rock and roll icon on stage in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday (May 12) at Bridge from the Future, the opening concert for the Starmus Festival, presented in association with digital security company ESET.Jarre’s performance featured 19 musical works that spanned his career. He also performed a new arrangement of Antonín Dvořák’s ‘New World Symphony’.May came on stage as a special guest and performed ‘Deuxième Rendez-Vous’ – the first live performance of the piece since December 2013 – ‘New World Symphony’, ‘Last Horizon’ and a cover of Queen’s ‘Brighton Rock’.

2024 Sunday Times Rich List, the monarch’s personal wealth is $770 million.On the other hand, according to the 2022 Sunday Times Rich List, Queen Elizabeth’s personal wealth was a considerably lower $468 million, before she died at age 96 in September of that year. Surprisingly, this doesn’t mean that King Charles is the richest man in the UK. Charles pales in comparison to Hugh Grosvenor, 33, the Duke of Westminster.

Oasis‘ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ is the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s.The 1995 single reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release and has since gone on to be one of the biggest selling ever, despite never topping the charts.Out of 300 of the most-streamed songs in the UK, from the ’70, ’80s and ’90s, ‘Wonderwall’ topped the lot, according to the Official Charts Company. It comes after it was previously revealed as the biggest selling Britpop track of the 1990s.Queen came in at Number Two with their 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ while Fleetwood Mac rounded out the top five with ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Dreams’ in the remaining places.Elsewhere, Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ also came in at Number Seven. You can view the full list here and the Top 10 most streamed songs below.The Official Top 300 most-streamed songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s:1. Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’2. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’3. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Everywhere’4. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’5. Queen – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’6. Toto – ‘Africa’7. Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’8. Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’9. Journey – ‘Don’t Stop Believin”10. Whitney Houston – ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Meanwhile, it was recently announced that the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’ would be marked by a re-release of the track as a physical single.The track was initially released on April 11, 1994, and was the debut single from the Britpop icons – later appearing on their iconic debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.Liam Gallagher confirmed the news last month.

Yungblud has spoken to NME to give the exclusive lowdown on his “positive” new Britpop-inspired album – which he compared to the likes of Oasis, The Verve, Primal Scream, My Chemical Romance, David Bowie and Madonna. Watch our video interview with the artist below.The pop-punk provocateur was speaking to NME to launch his new festival, BludFest – set to take place in Milton Keynes this August.

Freddie Mercury could be on the way.Hints that a new hologram show featuring the late Queen frontman emerged after Mercury Songs Limited – the organisation which has ownership over the singer’s solo works – reportedly filed to trademark his moniker for virtual reality and 3D.News of the move was shared by The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, which obtained the filing and reported that it covers “immersive 3D virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences” for “virtual environments” (via Music News).With the filing, it seems possible that the musician could return to the stage as a digital avatar, similar to that seen in the hugely successful ABBA Voyage shows in London.It also wouldn’t mark the first time that Mercury has been depicted on stage in recent years, following his death from bronchial pneumonia, a complication of AIDS, back in 1991. Two years ago, an optical illusion of the frontman was shown during Queen’s ‘Rhapsody Tour’, which the band embarked on with Adam Lambert.

Jimmy Page, Brian May and Tony Iommi came together to launch the new Gibson Garage in London.The moment took place in Soho yesterday morning (February 22) as the guitar manufacturer held a special preview of the shop, which is set to open on Saturday (February 24).It is inspired by the Nashville flagship branch and has over 300 guitars for sale, as well as a live music space downstairs and a made-to-measure counter for ordering bespoke, custom guitars.At the first preview of the store, Led Zeppelin icon Jimmy Page was in attendance to reveal a new collaboration with the brand – launching a replica of his iconic 1971 Doubleneck.As well as Page, Brian May of Queen and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath were in also attendance, and joined the Led Zeppelin guitarist in cutting the opening ribbon.

“Under Pressure” under protest.The 1981 hit — a colossal collaboration between British music gods Queen and David Bowie that soared to No. 1 in the UK and has remained a class-rock mainstay — didn’t mesh as well with May as it has with fans over the years.“I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed,” May, 76, told “Total Guitar” magazine.Indeed, the Queen guitarist clashed with the late Bowie during the “very difficult” late-night studio session “after we had a meal and a lot of drinks.”An earlier version of the song — which was much more to May’s liking — “sounded like The Who” and was “massively chord-driven.”“I was beaming because I liked The Who.