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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
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
Rhys Ifans Thinks He's Too Old To Play Sir Rod Stewart In Film
Rhys Ifans thinks he is too old to play Sir Rod Stewart in a biopic.The music legend previously revealed that the 'Notting Hill' star was his first choice to portray him in a film about...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 May 2021
Sir Tom Jones In Talks For Tell-all Biopic
Sir Tom Jones is in talks for a biopic - but isn't ready to "tell-all" just yet.The 80-year-old music legend - who has released his 41st studio album, 'Surrounded By Time', today (23.04.21) - has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2021
Sir Elton John Compares Olly Alexander To Freddie Mercury
Sir Elton John has compared "full of life" Olly Alexander to the late great Freddie Mercury.The 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker has hailed the 'It's A Sin' star for being "hilariously funny" and talented like the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2021
Roger Taylor Still Has 20-Foot Freddie Mercury Statue In His Garden
Roger Taylor still has his Freddie Mercury statue in his garden.The Queen drummer nabbed the memorial to his late bandmate - who was the frontman of the iconic rock band - for the grounds of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 February 2021
Freddie Mercury: Gone But Never Forgotten
Sadly, it was on this day back in 1991 that Queen's iconic front man, Freddie Mercury, passed away at the age of forty five. The very definition of a showman, Mercury could not win his...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2020
Brian May Says Queen Thought Iconic Live Aid Set 'Went Ok'
Brian May says Queen had no idea how "epoch-making" their iconic Live Aid set would be.The ‘Don’t Stop Me Now' hitmakers’ guitarist has admitted that when he and his bandmates - late frontman Freddie Mercury...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2020
Bohemian Rhapsody Named Best Song Of All Time
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has been voted the best song of all time.A poll completed by 2,000 Brits to mark the launch of the new Sony Walkman player found the rock legends' 1975 hit to be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 October 2020
Queen Honoured With Royal Mail Stamps For Band's 50th Anniversary
Queen are being honoured with UK postage stamps to mark their 50th anniversary.The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' icons - made up of Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury - will be immortalised...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2020
Sir Rod Stewart Wants A Biopic Like Pal Elton John
Sir Rod Stewart wants a biopic made about his life just like his friend Sir Elton John.The 75-year-old musician was a big fan of 'Rocketman', which was about the career of his life-long pal Elton,...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 May 2020
Brian May Dashes Hopes For A Bohemian Rhapsody Sequel
Queen legend Brian May has dashed hopes for a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sequel.The 2018 musical movie, which starred Rami Malek as the iconic rock band's late frontman Freddie Mercury, was a huge success at the box...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 May 2020
Queen + Adam Lambert Release Charity Single You Are The Champions
Queen and Adam Lambert have released 'You Are The Champions' to raise funds for the WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.The charity rendition of the rock legends' iconic 1977 hit 'We Are The Champions' got its...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2020
Liam Gallagher 'Apologises' For Offending Freddie Mercury Fans
Liam Gallagher is hardly well known for his charm and diplomacy, but for some reason people still get surprised when he comes out with an offensive comment. His latest remark was in regards to the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2018
Rami Malek Is The Spitting Image Of Freddie Mercury In Biopic's First Look
The world has desperately been waiting on a Freddie Mercury or Queen biopic for years, and now we're finally getting one in the shape of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' starring Rami Malek next year. The first picture...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 September 2017
Queen: Biopic Is 'Finally Happening'
Queen have confirmed their biopic is ''finally happening''.The rockers - comprised of Brian May and Roger Taylor, as well as past member John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury - have announced that work on...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2017
Brian May Pays Tribute To Freddie Mercury's Mother, Who Has Died Aged 94
Queen guitarist Brian May has paid tribute to Jer Bulsara, the mother of the late Freddie Mercury, who has died aged 94.May announced on Facebook that Bulsara had passed away last Sunday, quietly and peacefully...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 20 November 2016
'Mr Robot' Star Rami Malek To Portray Freddie Mercury In Queen Biopic
American actor Rami Malek has become the latest star to sign up to portray Freddie Mercury in the much-disrupted Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.The 35 year old star, who won an Emmy for his role as...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 November 2016
Asteroid Named After Freddie Mercury To Commemorate His Birthday
Freddie Mercury would have been 70-years-old today, and to mark his birthday, the International Astronomical Union has decided to name an asteroid after him. His Queen co-member Brian May was on hand to celebrate the...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 September 2016
Blue Plaque Unveiled Outside Freddie Mercury's Childhood Home In West London
A blue plaque commemorating the first house that the iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury lived in when his family arrived in Britain has been unveiled in Feltham, West London.Mercury – birth name Farrokh Bulsara –...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2016
'Sacha Baron Cohen Is An A***': Brian May Is Brutally Honest About Comedian's Departure From Freddie Mercury Biopic
Brian May is painfully truthful about his opinion of Sacha Baron Cohen after the comedian pulled out of the Freddie Mercury biopic over disagreements about the content of the movie. When Cohen suggested that producers...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 April 2016
Brian May Brands Sacha Baron Cohen An 'Arse' Over Freddie Mercury Biopic
Queen guitarist Brian May has hit out at Sacha Baron Cohen, calling him an ‘arse’ over his recent comments about the planned Freddie Mercury biopic. Last month Cohen had said he left the film because...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 April 2016
Florence Welch's Broccoli Medicine
Florence Welch told Dave Grohl to eat broccoli to heal his broken leg.The Florence + the Machine singer - who broke her foot jumping off stage at Coachella earlier this year - sought advice on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 October 2015
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