Freddie Mercury hits album
EMI is releasing a two-CD hits collection of Freddie Mercury's solo tracks, including remixes, to mark what would have been his sixtieth birthday this year.…
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Wilson set to boycott Brit party
Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson calls Paul Weller an old fuddy-duddy and says the band will skip the BRIT Awards party to hold their own.…
Queen Live Aid set voted best concert ever
Queen's 1985 Live Aid set has topped a Channel 4 survey of industry figures for the greatest rock gig ever, ahead of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock.…
Queen re-release Night At The Opera
Queen are releasing a CD/DVD edition of 'A Night At The Opera' on 21 Nov to mark the album's 30th anniversary, with restored audio and new video material.…
Taylor: Rodgers isn't trying to be Mercury
Queen drummer Roger Taylor defends Paul Rodgers' role in the band, saying he is not trying to imitate late frontman Freddie Mercury.…
Freddie Mercury's car up for grabs
Freddie Mercury's silver Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is being auctioned on eBay, complete with a box of tissues he kept in the car.…
Beatles lyrics fail to sell
John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for I'm Only Sleeping failed to meet their reserve at Christie's, while a 1969 Lennon and Ono interview sold for £18,000.…
Brian May to release new Freddie Mercury songs
Brian May has told the Daily Star he plans to turn fragments of Freddie Mercury's vocals into songs for release at some point.…
Planet Rock listeners vote Led Zeppelin their ideal supergroup
Planet Rock listeners have voted Led Zeppelin's members into the top spot in every category of their ideal supergroup, with Robert Plant named best singer and John Bonham best drummer.…
The Darkness make progress on new album
The Darkness have posted studio pictures online and say they have cut their potential album tracks from 39 songs to 15, recording in the same studio as 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.…
Iran's first rock release is Queen
Queen's greatest hits has become the first rock album officially released in Iran, following a relaxation of culture laws, with translated lyrics and song explanations.…
Lennon represents music in Great Britons top ten
John Lennon is the only musician in the BBC's top ten of Greatest Britons, which moves to a second voting stage to pick the overall winner.…