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Brian May’S Heart Attack Mistaken By Wife As Over-exercising
Brian May was offered a cup of tea by his wife when she mistook his heart attack for exercising too hard.Actress Anita Dobson, 73, who has been married to the Queen guitarist since 2000, admitted...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 December 2022
Brian May Hits Out At Critics Of Yungblud's Queen Cover
Brian May has hit back at criticism of Yungblud's performance of Queen's 'We Are The Champions'.The guitar legend was flooded with people's opinions after he re-shared the 25-year-old rocker's rendition of the 1977 hit for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 December 2022
Freddie Mercury Banters With Queen Bandmates In Unheard Recordings
Freddie Mercury can be heard bantering with his Queen bandmates in newly released studio recordings.The late singer's voice features on previously unheard tapes made at Townhouse and Olympic studios in London and Mountain Studios in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 November 2022
Queen Unveil Lost Song Face It Alone
Lost Queen track 'Face It Alone' is a "real discovery", according to Roger Taylor.'Face It Alone' - which features the late Freddie Mercury on vocals - was unveiled to the world on October 13 and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2022
New Queen Song Featuring Freddie Mercury Is Being Revealed Today
A new Queen song featuring Freddie Mercury will be revealed this morning (13.10.22) by Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2.Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor are set to release a previously unheard track -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2022
Stewart Copeland 'Cried' Through Shawn Hawkins' Taylor Tribute Rehearsal
Stewart Copeland "cried" during the late Taylor Hawkins' son Shane's rehearsal for the Wembley Stadium tribute show.The 16-year-old offspring of the Foo Fighters drummer - who tragically passed away aged 50 in March - stole...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2022
Queen's Greatest Hits Named UK's Best-selling Album Of All Time
Queen have become the first act in the UK to sell seven million copies of an album.The rock legends' 1981 'Greatest Hits' collection is owned by 1 in 4 households in the UK, the Official...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2022
10cc Offered Glastonbury Legends Slot
Graham Gouldman claims 10cc were offered the legends slot at Glastonbury.The 'I'm Not In Love' hitmaker says it's unlikely they'll make it to Worthy Farm to play the Sunday afternoon teatime slot reserved for iconic...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2022
Alanis Morissette And Miley Cyrus Set For Taylor Hawkins La Tribute Concert
Alanis Morissette and Miley Cyrus are among the artists performing at the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert.After the lineup for London equivalent at Wembley Stadium on September 3 was unveiled, including the likes of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2022
Queen Stars And Liam Gallagher Set For Taylor Hawkins Wembley Tribute Show
Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor, Liam Gallagher and more are set to play at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium.The Foo Fighters will play London on September 3 and the Kia Forum...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2022
Queen To Release 'Beautiful' Unheard Track Recorded By Freddie Mercury
Queen are to release a previously unheard track featuring vocals recorded by late frontman Freddie Mercury.The band's surviving members discovered the song in their archives and it dates from 'The Miracle' recording sessions during which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2022
Brian May Found It 'Weird And Traumatising' Hearing Freddie's Vocals After His Death
Brian May was left traumatised hearing the late Freddie Mercury's vocals after the Queen frontman's death.The iconic rock group's guitarist has recalled how painful it was listening to Freddie - who died from bronchial pneumonia...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2022
Pearl Jam Frontman Eddie Vedder Pays Tribute To Taylor Hawkins During Live Show
Eddie Vedder says Taylor Hawkins "emitted something very incredible and very special".The Pearl Jam frontman paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer - who tragically died in March aged 50 - as the band...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 May 2022
Adam Lambert Is Working On A Musical
Adam Lambert is writing a musical.The 40-year-old singer - who appeared in several stage productions before appearing on 'American Idol' in 2009 - is in the middle of writing a host of songs for a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 May 2022
Brian May Feels 'Frustrated' By Taylor Hawkins' Death
Brian May feels "so frustrated" by Taylor Hawkins' death.The 74-year-old Queen guitarist was good friends with the late Foo Fighters drummer - who passed away on 25 December aged just 50 - and admitted it...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 April 2022
Brian May Says Heart Medication Almost Cost Him His Life
Brian May says medication he took after his 2020 heart attack almost cost him his life.The Queen guitarist - who underwent cardiac surgery and had three stents fitted after he was hospitalised in May 2020...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2021
Brian May Thinks Queen Would Have Struggled In Today's Politically Correct World
Brian May thinks Queen would need to be more diverse in today's politically correct world.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' guitarist was part of the iconic rock group with Roger Taylor, John Deacon and late frontman Freddie Mercury,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2021
Roger Taylor Says Brian May 'Suddenly Lost Interest' In New Queen Song With Adam Lambert
Roger Taylor has revealed Brian May "suddenly lost interest" in writing a new Queen song.The two members of the iconic rock band - which also featured John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury - had...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 October 2021
Roger Taylor Was 'Tempted To Laugh' At Freddie Mercury's First Singing Attempts
Roger Taylor and Brian May wanted to "laugh" the first time Freddie Mercury sang for them.The Queen musicians met at college in London in 1968 and the drummer and guitarist were originally in a band...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2021
Queen Didn't Rehearse Bohemian Rhapsody
Brian May says Queen didn't rehearse their iconic hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.The iconic rock group's guitarist has revealed the 1975 track was practically cut straight to tape as his bandmates - late great frontman Freddie Mercury,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 September 2021
Brian May Wants To Make Instrumental Album
Brian May wants to make a new solo album.The Queen guitarist - whose last solo LP was 1998’s 'Another World' - admits he is contemplating getting in the studio to record a selection of instrumental...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2021
Brian May Teases Possible Bohemian Rhapsody Film Sequel
Brian May says a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film sequel is being planned.The Queen legend has revealed there has been a discussion surrounding a possible sequel to the hit movie, which starred Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury,...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 August 2021
Brian May Re-releases Solo Cut Too Much Love Will Kill You
Brian May has re-released his haunting solo cut 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' with a remastered music video.Taken from the Queen guitarist's 1992 solo album, 'Back to the Light', the song was penned during...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2021
Brian May: Freddie Would Still Be In Queen
Brian May believes Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he were here today.The 'We Will Rock You' group's late frontman passed away in 1991 of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2021
Queen's Killer Paycheque: Iconic Rock Band Earn £100k A Day From Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen are raking in a whopping £100,000-plus a day from 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.Surviving band members, Brian May, 73, Roger Taylor, 71, and John Deacon, 69, and the estate of late frontman Freddie Mercury's bank balances have...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2021
Brian May To Re-release Debut Solo Album
Brian May is to re-release his debut solo album.The Queen rocker was "nervous" about revisiting his back catalogue but is now excited for new fans to hear 'Back to the Light' - which he first...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2021
Sorry Noel Gallagher! Here Are Six Do-gooders People Do Like
In a recent interview, Noel Gallagher shared the reason he thinks so many people seem to inexplicably hate U2’s Bono. According to him, “nobody likes a do-gooder”, and Bono is certainly well known for his...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2021
Queen To Re-release 1981 Greatest Hits Collection
Queen's 1981 'Greatest Hits' collection is being re-released to mark five decades of the iconic rock legends and the 40th anniversary of the LP.Upon its release, the album made history as the first and only...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2021
Brian May: There's A Possibility Queen Might Not Tour Again
Brian May has warned "there's a possibility" Queen will never tour again.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hitmakers' tour with Adam Lambert was delayed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the guitar hero has insisted...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2021
Sir Paul Mccartney Honoured With Royal Mail Stamp Collection
Sir Paul McCartney is being honoured with a collection of stamps by Royal Mail.The 78-year-old music icon's solo career will be celebrated with a set of 12 postage stamps featuring photographs from the making of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2021
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