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Adam Lambert To Join Queen On Tour

Adam Lambert

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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Adam Lambert In Talks To Become New Lead Singer Of Queen

Adam Lambert

Queen stars Roger Taylor and Brian May are in talks with American Idol star Adam Lambert about becoming the rock supergroup's new frontman. The rockers teamed up with Lambert for the 2009 Americ...


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Jeff Beck, Foo Fighters & Manic Street Preachers Lead Classic Rock Awards

Jeff Beck

Guitar great Jeff Beck, the Foo Fighters and the Manic Street Preachers were among the big winners at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honor Awards in London on Wednesday night. Dave Grohl's group walked...


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Will Ferrell Drops Mark Twain Award At Ceremony

Will Ferrell

Clumsy Will Ferrell was left red-faced after collecting the coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night - he broke the award by accidentally dropping it. Ferrell received the hono...


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Adele Scores Two Q Awards

Adele

Singer Adele celebrated a double delight on Monday when she won two top honors at Q magazine's music awards ceremony. The soul star was named Best Female Artist and also scooped the Best Song of ...


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Paul Rodgers Open To Reunion With Queen For London Olympics

Paul Rodgers

Rocker Paul Rodgers has given Queen fans hope he'll reteam with Brian May and Roger Taylor for a spectacular to open the Summer Olympics in London next year by revealing he's open to the idea. The...


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Happy 40th Birthday, Sacha Baron Cohen!

Sacha Baron Cohen

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 In Talks To Become New Singer Of Queen?

Lady Gaga

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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Queen Honored With Icon Award At BMI Awards

Queen

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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Queen's 'We Are The Champions' Named Catchiest Tune

Queen

Queen's rock anthem "We Are The Champions" has been named the catchiest song of all time in a new scientific survey. Musicologists at Goldsmiths University in England spent months researching wha...


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Freddie Mercury To Be Honored At 2011 Asian Awards

Freddie Mercury

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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Queen's Classic Wembley Stadium Show Streams Via YouTube To Mark Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday (Watch It Here!)

Freddie Mercury

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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'Rolling Stone' Readers List The 10 Worst Songs Of The 1990s

Aqua

Rolling Stone recently tasked their readers with voting on the worst songs of the 1990s - there were plenty to choose from. At least no one had really mastered the use of Auto-Tune yet. Here are th...


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Queen's Brian May Joins My Chemical Romance On Stage At Reading Festival

Brian May

Queen star Brian May thrilled revellers at Britain's Reading Festival on Friday when he joined rockers My Chemical Romance onstage during their headlining set. The "Welcome to the Black Parade" hi...


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Queen To Mark Freddie Mercury's Birthday With Classic Albums Release

Freddie Mercury

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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Brian May Attacks Golf Club Over Fox Killer Controversy

Brian May

Queen star Brian May has blasted officials at a Scottish golf club for refusing to ban a member who attacked a fox on the course. The guitarist, who is a keen British wildlife conservationist, was...


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Celebrity Birthdays - July 19, 2011

Brian May

Happy Birthday to: Queen guitarist Brian May (1947) Supernatural star Jared Padalecki (1982) Actor Mark Webber (1980) British actor Benedict Cumberbatch (1976) Actress Vinessa Shaw (1976) Ma...


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Michael Jackson Voted 'The Greatest Singer Of All Time'

Michael Jackson

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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'The Voice' Judges To Team Up For Queen Medley

The Voice

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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Global Music Effort Launches "Songs For Japan" Album On iTunes to Benefit Japan Disaster Relief

Songs For Japan

Proceeds from Star-Studded Album to Support Disaster Relief Efforts of Japanese Red Cross


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The 'Top 10 Best Rock Bands Ever' Are...

Green Day

Motley Crue, The Cars and Green Day have made it onto a new magazine list of the Top 10 Best Rock Bands ever. The three acts join the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Santana on the Parade...


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Keira Knightley Sings Away Her Love Woes

Keira Knightley

British actress Keira Knightley sang away her blues following her split from longtime boyfriend Rupert Friend by hitting a karaoke bar with Sienna Miller and a group of pals on Thursday night. The...


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Brian May 'Very Excited' About Freddie Mercury Movie

Queen

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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Axl Rose Named Best Frontman Of All Time

Guns N' Roses

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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Audrina Patridge Talks About Her Shocking 'Dancing' Elimination

Audrina Patridge

Sadly, the ultra-sexy and sweet Audrina Patridge got the ol' heave-ho from "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night. Alongside professional partner Tony Dovolani, she talked to Jimmy Kimmel about th...


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Sacha Baron Cohen To Play Freddie Mercury

Sacha Baron Cohen

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 Praises Freddie Mercury, Says Music Today Lacks Flamboyant Male Showmanship

Adam Lambert

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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Celebrity Birthdays - July 19, 2010

Brian May

Happy Birthday to: Queen guitarist Brian May (1947) "ER" star Anthony Edwards (1962) Singer Vikki Carr (1941) Animator/producer Max Fleischer (1883; d. 1972)


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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Named Most Groundbreaking Video

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's creepy Thriller video has been voted the most influential promo in the history of pop music. The 14-minute clip for the singer's hit 1983 track, long credited with merging music...


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Billy Idol To Join Aerosmith?

Billy Idol To Join Aerosmith?

Veteran rocker Billy Idol has become the latest big name rumored to be in the running to replace Steven Tyler as frontman of Aerosmith. The band revealed they will be hosting auditions to find a ne...


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