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Sam Ryder's Guilty Pleasure Is S Club 7
Sam Ryder once sang 'Reach' by S Club 7 at his school assembly. The 2022 'Eurovision' runner-up - who first grew a following on TikTok with his cover videos before shooting to fame with his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 January 2023
Iron Maiden Honoured With Royal Mail Stamp Collection
Iron Maiden have been immortalised in stamp form.The Royal Mail has unveiled 12 stamps in ode to the “bona fide rock legends”.Eight stamps are photographs of performances, featuring guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2023
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
Adam Lambert Sliced His Nose Shooting Album Cover
Adam Lambert's injured nose had to be Photoshopped out of his upcoming album's cover art.The 'American Idol' alum and Queen singer's nose got sliced by a piece of sugar glass for the striking image of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2022
Liam Gallagher's Only Rival Would Be The Late Freddie Mercury
Liam Gallagher says he's the only frontman, other than the late Freddie Mercury, who could perform a solo gig as big as Knebworth.The 50-year-old star - who fronted Oasis between 1991 until 2009 - documented...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2022
Sam Ryder Wears His Heart On His Sleeve On New Single All The Way Over
Sam Ryder gets vulnerable on his upcoming single, 'All The Way Over'.Released on November 4, the 2022 Eurovision runner-up's forthcoming track sees the 33-year-old singer wear his heart on his sleeve.He said of the heartbreaking...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 November 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
Pink Joined Queen And Foo Fighters For Somebody To Love At Taylor Hawkins Tribute Gig
Pink stole the show at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles, joining Queen and Foo Fighters for a rousing cover of 'Somebody To Love'.The 'So What' hitmaker belted out the rock anthem that...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 September 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
Justin Hawkins Loves 'Gay Anthems'
Justin Hawkins "loves gay anthems".The Darkness frontman insists he has no guilty pleasures and isn't afraid to say he's a huge lover of Sir Tom Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey.He told Classic Rock: "I don’t...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 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
Tony Hadley Got 'Sound Advice' From The Late Freddie Mercury
Tony Hadley received “very sound advice” from the late Freddie Mercury.The former Spandau Ballet singer will always be thankful for the pointers he received from the Queen frontman – who died of AIDS-related pneumonia in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 June 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
Griff Covers Queen
Griff, Ari Lennox, and five other artists have all recorded new covers of Queen's 'A Kind Of Magic'.The British singer, the 'Pressure' hitmaker, Turkish electro-pop star Ekin Beril, Latin sensation Mariah Angeliq, Nigerian singer/songwriter Tems,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 May 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
Photographer Neal Preston Says There Is "Never Going To Be A Led Zeppelin Reunion"
Neal Preston says Led Zeppelin will never reform their band.70-year-old Neal Preston was the only photographer ever hired to go on tour with Led Zeppelin, and he also worked closely with other famous rock musicians...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 March 2022
Heart Legend Ann Wilson Unveils New Solo Lp Fierce Bliss
Heart's Ann Wilson has shared the new single, 'Greed', taken from her upcoming solo LP 'Fierce Bliss'.The 71-year-old rock legend - who shot to fame as the lead singer of the 'Barracuda' group alongside her...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 February 2022
Ed Sheeran Is Top Of The Airwaves With 4.3 Million Spins Worldwide
Ed Sheeran has been named the most-played artist on the radio worldwide.The 30-year-old Grammy-winner's hits received an impressive 4.3 million plays on the airwaves over the past 12 months.Ed was all over the radio over...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 February 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
Miley Cyrus Leads Tributes To Late Iconic Music Photographer Mick Rock
Miley Cyrus and Sharon Osbourne have led tributes to legendary music photographer, Mick Rock, who has died aged 72.Famous for his photographs of the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Queen, and Lou Reed, to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 November 2021
Sir Barry Gibb Honoured With Career-spanning Stamp Collection
Sir Barry Gibb is being celebrated with the release of a new stamp collection.The Bee Gees legend, 75, has been blown away after Royal Mail announced the issue of The Isle of Man Post Office...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 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
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