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Queen‘s Brian May recalled Freddie Mercury‘s attitude right before his death during a new conversation with Sammy Hagar for AXS TV. During a clip shared on YouTube, May spoke about Queen’s decision to break up the band after the frontman’s death in 1991. “We’d always said, ‘If one of us goes, that’s it,'” May remembered. Queen released one final album with Mercury’s vocals in 1995, Made in Heaven, which they worked on after the singer died. He’d left behind a batch of vocal and piano recordings that he created during his final days. “Freddie, in his last days, was like, ‘Okay guys, I’m not gon...
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Brian May discussed his challenge to overcome insecurity when writing a song, using Queen’s “Hammer to Fall” as an example. The track, which appears on The Works, was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. and a Top 20 hit in the U.K. when it was released in 1984. The band performed it during their iconic Live Aid set the following year. But in a recent interview with Guitar World, May explained how he’d struggled to believe in the idea enough to present it to his bandmates – and how their lukewarm reception added to his woes. READ MORE: Top 10 Brian May Queen Songs “With me, it always starts off with a bur...
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Queen has reportedly agreed to sell their recording, publishing and other rights to Sony Music for a record-smashing $1.27 billion. According to Hits, the deal also includes name and likeness rights, potentially opening the door to musicals, commercial and film placements, merchandising and other money-making opportunities. The band’s 2018 autobiographical film Bohemian Rhapsody earned over $900 million worldwide. Disney and Universal Music Group will permanently retain the rights to distribute Queen’s records in North America, but the band’s share of the royalties will now go to Sony Music. F...
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Queen are reportedly in talks to sell their catalog to Sony Music for $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The report states that Sony are “working with another investor” on the deal that “could potentially total $1 billion,” though it doesn’t guarantee that an agreement will be made. If the deal is a success, it could include merchandising, in addition to their music and other entities. BBC notes that the deal will be the biggest of its kind if it goes through, beating Bruce Springsteen’s $550 million deal with Sony in late 2021. Music Business Worldwide first revealed that Queen had a potenti...
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David Bowie's handwritten lyrics could fetch £100,000 at auction. A double-sided lyric sheet showing the changes the late music legend made to 'Rock N Roll Suicide' and 'Suffragette City' from 1972's 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' are set to go under the hammer. One side shows that Bowie was planning to add the songs 'It Ain't Easy' and 'Round And Round' (a cover of Chuck Berry's 'Around And Around') to the record. The former track did make it to the LP, and the latter ended up as a B-side for the UK issue of 'Drive In-Saturday' in 1973. The sheets will go on s...
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Beverley Knight is "frustrated" by the effects of the menopause. The singer, 50, previously had a hysterectomy in 2017 after being diagnosed with uterine fibroids and is now struggling to maintain her quality of life with the menopause but is working with a professional before she considers taking hormone replacement therapy. She told Hello! magazine: "It's very challenging – the heat, the flushes and the brain fog, which is the worst for me. "I forgot everyday words, which is so frustrating. Before I consider HRT, I'm working with a functional practitioner, who is helping me to understand wha...
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Cher allegedly had her troubled son kidnapped from a hotel room while he was trying to reunite with his wife on their wedding anniversary. The 77-year-old singer is said to have made the dramatic move as she was worried about 47-year-old Elijah Blue Allman’s health. Cher’s daughter-in-law, Marieangela King, made the claim in a declaration to a Los Angeles court during a hearing on her and Elijah’s divorce. DailyMail.com reported singer Elijah – the son of Cher and her second husband Greg Allman – is understood to be in rehab in Pasadena, California, after collapsing on the pavement leading up ...
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Freddie Mercury's entire personal possessions made a whopping £40 million ($50.4 million) at auction - setting a record for the highest sale of a collection of its kind. The most expensive item in the 'Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own' sale was the Yamaha Baby Grand Piano the late music legend recorded hits such as 'Bohemian Rhapsody' on, which sold for £1.7 million. Interestingly, the Queen legend's Tiffany Moustache Comb, which had an estimate of £400, went for an eye-watering £152,000. Handwritten working lyrics for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' had a final bid of £1.4 million. And a silver snake ...
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Lil Nas X helped his brother come out as bisexual. The 'Industry Baby' hitmaker has been open about his sexual identity, which has in turn inspired members of the LGBTQ+ community, including his own brother Tramon Hill. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, he said in new documentary 'Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero': "My brother really opened doors for a lot of people. Yeah, he opened a door for me. "What I mean by that, like, I'm not gay, though, you feel me? I'm bisexual. "He helped me be real with myself. My brother made me more open to it." While Tramon was nervous about how various relations...
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