Freddie Mercury News

Chris Brown is taking plenty of heat from fellow musicians for miming a song on stage at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. P!nk tweeted about the performance, "one day if i lipsync (sic), i hope i d...
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Brian May has confirmed that Freddie Mercury will return via hologram for a special performance of the Queen musical "We Will Rock You." May also says that he has been working on the idea for quite...
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Queen's drummer Roger Taylor has no plans to follow the holographic craze by performing with an image of late singer Freddie Mercury, insisting, "It's the real one or no hologram for me." Since d...
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Adam Lambert has confirmed he is set to join Queen as the band's new frontman for a tour this summer. The star was joined by original group members Brian May and Roger Taylor during his final per...
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British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has every reason to celebrate on Thursday - he turns 40. The funnyman is famous for creating comedy characters Ali G, Borat, and Bruno - and between his alter-e...
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Lady Gaga is in talks with Queen guitarist Brian May to take over as the band's new lead singer. Original frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991 and Paul Rodgers took on vocal duties for the group...
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British rockers Queen were honored with the coveted Icon Award at the BMI Awards in London on Tuesday night. Bandmembers Brian May and Roger Taylor were on hand to collect the trophy at the event...
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Late pop icon Freddie Mercury is to be honored at this year's Asian Awards with a special tribute to his life. The Queen rocker, who died of Aids-related pneumonia in 1991, would have turned 65 l...
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The Official Queen YouTube Channel is help raising awareness for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, a charity set up in late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury's name back in 1992 to help raise money for th...
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Adam Levine recently talked about ongoing rumors suggesting he's gay. He explained, "There's no way to hide my straightness, but if people didn't think there was a small chance I was gay, then I w...
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Rock legends Queen are planning to re-issue new versions of the band's last five studio albums later this year to mark late frontman Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday. The legendary singer would ha...
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Michael Jackson has been named the "Greatest Singer Of All Time" in a new poll, just days ahead of the second anniversary of his death. The "Thriller" hitmaker passed away on June 25, 2009, after...
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Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will show the contestants on their talent show The Voice how to rock out by teaming up for a special medley of Queen's greatest hits....
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Queen star Brian May has thrown his support behind an upcoming biopic of his late bandmate Freddie Mercury, insisting he's "very excited" to see Sacha Baron Cohen tackle the role. It was announced...
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Rocker Axl Rose has been voted the best frontman of all time, ahead of stars including Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. The Guns N' Roses singer gained the most votes to take the top spot in a M...
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British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal to rock cinema audiences as Queen legend Freddie Mercury. The outrageous "Bruno" star is to portray one of rock's most flamboyant characters i...
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Adam Lambert gave praise and tribute to late singer Freddie Mercury in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. In the interview, Lambert suggests that male music acts of today are lacking in showm...
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Movie legend Judy Garland has been named the top female gay icon of all time in a new online poll. The late Hollywood star was voted above celebrities including Kylie Minogue and Madonna, who were ...
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The Killers put on one heck of a live show each and every time that they go out on stage and perform. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to see them up close and live will likely attest to the f...
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Happy Birthday to: "Planet Terror" actress Rose McGowan (1973) Musician Dweezil Zappa (1969) Racer X bassist Juan Alderete (1963) Singer Loudon Wainwright III (1946) Drummer Buddy Mi...
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Multi-platinum recording artist Mika will release his sophomore album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much", on September 22nd via Casablanca/Universal Republic Records. Produced by Mika and Greg Wells (Ka...
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As if we weren't already counting down the days until the return of Fox's "Glee," there's now a new promo for the show. While May's pilot episode featured a show tune version of Amy Winehouse's son...
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Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter ...
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Who says looks don't get you far? Certainly no one who watched last night as Kris Allen took the coveted title of American Idol Season 8 winner. After the announcement, he seemed as shocked as we...
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Paul Rodgers will no longer be kneeling before Queen - he has quit the rock super-group to concentrate on reforming Bad Company. Rodgers recently toured with Queen founders Brian May and Roge...
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For those of you who remember my infamous predictions from the Top 13, I beg your forgiveness. For those of you who don't remember or didn't bother reading, let's just move on. On the bright side, ...
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Johnny Depp is the star most women would love to share a candlelit dinner with. The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor was first choice in a poll to find the most popular celebrity dates, with wom...
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With the countless amounts of songs floating around out there, and with more and more artists allowing American Idol to use their music, why are some of the show's contestants content to trot out t...
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Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant has picked up his second major award of the new year after he was named the Greatest Voice in Rock in an online radio network poll. Plant, who was made a...
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Queen star Brian May did not realize his band mate Freddie Mercury was gay for years - because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends. The pair were close during the early days of t...
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