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Brian May has recalled the time Queen shut down one of Freddie Mercury‘s suggestions, saying that “it wasn’t one of his world-shattering ideas”.The legendary guitarist looked back on working with the late frontman during a recent interview with MOJO.“Deep down Freddie was one of the shyest people I’ve ever met, but he was so full of bluster you’d forget,” May told the magazine. “Freddie would always be excited, and his excitement would take over… He’d be so full of excitement he could hardly speak.”The musician went on to say that “Freddie’s ideas were off the wall and cheeky and different – and we tended to encourage them”.

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Boyband Five reunite with original members for first time in 25 years for epic tour

Boyband Five are reuniting with their original line-up for the first time in 25 years.The group, consisting of Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, and Sean Conlon, have been performing as a quartet or trio since their split in 2001 but haven't been together as a five-piece until now.They're kicking off their 12-date Keep On Movin' tour at the Brighton Centre on Friday, October 31, and wrapping up at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Sunday, November 16.The tour will also see them hitting major venues like London's O2 Arena, Cardiff's Utilita Arena, and Manchester's AO Arena. Scott Robinson expressed his excitement about the reunion: "This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now 25 years on and we're so ready for it." He added: "Reconnecting as a five over the last year has been special and I know I speak for all the boys when I say we can't wait to do this all over again.

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BBC EastEnders stars who have ditched Walford for Hollywood

EastEnders is gearing up to mark its 40th anniversary on 19 February. The popular BBC One soap first graced our screens back in the 80s, with its inaugural episode airing on 19 February 1985.

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Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor fighting stage 4 cancer ‘as hard as he can,’ bandmate says

revealed his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis in November 2022, saying his cancer was “asymptomatic” after he was initially diagnosed in 2018.Speaking at a press conference at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy, frontman Simon Le Bon said that Taylor’s diagnosis was “very late, fourth-stage metastasized cancer.”“I am sure he would love to be here,” he told attendees, Daily Mail reported. “He’s fighting as hard as he can, and we are with him in that fight.”The rocker announced his diagnosis in 2022 through his bandmates Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor, who read out a letter at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction speech in Los Angeles.Taylor was unable to attend the band’s induction ceremony, but Le Bon read a letter on behalf of the musician.Following the announcement, the Brit told fans he had been told he needed “palliative, end-of-life care.”Elsewhere during his appearance at the festival, Le Bon told fans that the group has managed to stay together through so many decades because they never had disputes over money.“There is something between us that keeps us together,” he said.

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What time Jools Annual Hootenanny starts, full line up and is it live

New Year's Eve wouldn't feel like New Year's Eve without Jools Holland appearing on our TV screens for his annual hootenanny.

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Here’s who’s playing Jools Holland’s Hootenanny 2024

Jools Holland‘s traditional New Year’s Eve show has been announced.Jools’ Annual Hootenanny will see the likes of The Boomtown Rats, CMAT, Jungle, Marc Almond, Queen‘s Roger Taylor, Ruby Turner, Toby Lee, and The Dead South bringing in the year 2025.Other guests include Jade, Kathy Sledge and Paul Carrack. Details of which songs the artists will perform on the night are yet to be announcedThe show will go out at 11.30pm GMT on BBC2 and BBC iPlayer tomorrow (December 31).

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Queen legend's daughter hits back at trolls after selling 'feet pics' on adult site

A Queen legend's daughter has issued a fiery response to trolls who've shared their "opinions" about her selling photos of her feet on an adult website.

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Ed Sheeran says he would have “respectfully declined” his vocals being used on new Band Aid single – but they didn’t ask permission

Ed Sheeran has spoken out about the new Band Aid single, and said that he would have declined to take part, if he had been asked for permission.News of a new charity single was shared last week, when it was confirmed that a ‘2024 Ultimate Mix’ version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ would be arriving later this month in celebration of the original’s 40th anniversary.The new mix of the song, produced by Trevor Horn, brings together all of the voices from three versions of the track, recorded in 1984, 2004 and 2014.Voices included in the anniversary edition include Sting, Boy George, Sam Smith, George Michael, Harry Styles, Chris Martin, Elbow‘s Guy Garvey, Sugababes, Bananarama, Seal, Sinéad O’Connor, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams, Kool and the Gang, Underworld and more. It also comes with a house band comprising Paul McCartney, Sting, Duran Duran‘s John Taylor (bass), Phil Collins, Roger Taylor, Danny Goffey (drums), Thom Yorke (piano), Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Midge Ure, Johnny Greenwood, Gary Kemp and Justin Hawkins (guitar).However, in a new update shared online, Ed Sheeran has spoken out about his feature on the track, and said that if he had been asked for permission to use his vocals, he would have declined.The pop star sang alongside One Direction, Sam Smith, Coldplay and more in the 2014 edition of the charity Christmas single.“My approval wasn’t sought on this new Band Aid 40 release.

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All-star ‘2024 Ultimate Mix’ of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ coming later this month

The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ and will feature the late David Bowie introducing the song’s stars, as well as newsreader Michael Buerk’s BBC report on the song.The artwork was created by Sir Peter Blake, who designed the cover for the original ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’. The new artwork will be unveiled in due course.Per a press release, listeners will hear the younger versions of legendary musicians sing alongside the younger counterparts of more modern pop stars – as well as a young Bono singing alongside an older version of himself as he was involved in all three versions of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’The track combines the voices of stars including Sting, Ed Sheeran, Boy George, Sam Smith, George Michael, Harry Styles, Chris Martin, Elbow‘s Guy Garvey, Sugababes, Bananarama, Seal, Sinéad O’Connor, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams, Kool and the Gang, Underworld and more.

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A Look Inside Duran Duran's 'Danse Macabre Halloween Party' in NYC (Exclusive)

Ellen Von Unwerth is inviting us behind-the-scenes!

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Queen icon 'horrified' after noticing theme in Freddie Mercury's lyrics

Queen's Roger Taylor expressed his shock after discovering something unexpected in the late Freddie Mercury's lyrics.

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Brian May explains why he revamped all guitar parts for reissue of Queen’s debut album: “I remember my dad saying, ‘There’s no ambience, Brian’”

Brian May has explained why he revamped his guitar parts on Queen‘s debut album for the new reissue.The legendary band released a newly mixed, mastered and expanded edition of their 1973 self-titled first record last Friday (October 25). It contains a selection of alternative takes, demos and rare live tracks.‘Queen I’ was remixed and restored by recording engineers Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae, and Kris Fredriksson “to sound the way the band always wanted it to”.During a recent interview with MOJO, May said he reworked all of the guitar parts on the LP in an effort to give fans “the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you”.“I’m not saying the original version was bad – it just wasn’t what we dreamed of,” he told the outlet.

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Queen’s 1973 Debut Gets a Glorious Sonic Upgrade That Transforms It From Black-and-White to Living Color: Album Review

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Queen’s 1973 debut album has always been an outlier in the group’s catalog. Yes, it’s a vivid opening statement that set the stage for the glorious creativity and bombast — the heavenly voices, snarling guitars and baroque flourishes — that would peak with “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Night at the Opera” just over two years later.

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Queen’s Brian May says ex-bassist John Deacon “still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say” in the band

Queen‘s Brian May has revealed ex-bassist John Deacon “still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say” in the band.The guitarist made the revelation to Mojo in a new interview, where he told them Deacon still had input in Queen’s decisions – despite Deacon officially retiring in 1997 (and having only performed periodically with the band since Freddie Mercury‘s death in 1991).“John still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say,” he told Mojo. “We get messages that he’s happy with what we’re doing, but he doesn’t want the stress of being involved creatively, and we respect that.“Freddie [Mercury] we can’t talk to, sadly.

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Queen’s Brian May hails The Last Dinner Party as “new British rock royalty”

Queen‘s Brian May has shared praise for The Last Dinner Party – see what the rock legend had to say below.On Wednesday night (October 16), May shared a post of himself with former NME cover stars The Last Dinner Party backstage at the latter’s concert at the Eventim Apollo in London.He wrote: “I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight – The Last Dinner Party – and they completely smashed it tonight at the Eventim Apollo. What a great show! What a joy!!! Thanks Emily for inviting me.

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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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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 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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Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor announce new tour celebrating 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody

Rock legends Brian May and Roger Taylor have backed official Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza as they announce a 25-date UK and Ireland tour for 2025. Queen Extravaganza is the official Queen tribute produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May.

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Queen tribute band curated by Brian May and Roger Taylor announce 2025 UK and Ireland tour

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.

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