The Japanese gown uniting Freddie Mercury, the Jedi and Bjork
Freddie Mercury adored them and collected them as he travelled across Japan on tour. George Lucas put them at the heart of every costume in the Star Wars franchise and…
The singer Chris Cornell compared to Freddie Mercury and Elton John combined
The tragedy centred on Chris Cornell’s final days is still not enough to overshadow the beauty and light he brought to his audiences when performing live or on record. The…
Freddie Mercury hologram to ensure The Show Must Go On
The frontman of rock band Queen could return to the stage as a hologram after the company that manages his back catalogue filed a trademark for his name in 3D…
Handwritten Freddie Mercury lyrics could fetch up to £150,000 at auction
The Queen frontman died in 1991 at the age of 45 after a battle with Aids. Lyrics from a notebook handwritten by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are expected to fetch…
“Even when Freddie was nothing and nobody, he was Jimi Hendrix in his mind. And I enabled him to have that at his fingertips”: Brian May on his symbiotic songwriting relationship with Freddie Mercury – and the guitar innovations he never got credit for
The Queen guitar legend shares memories and spills secrets in this epic interview, dishing on what form his Gibson-made guitar might take – and the unlikely tale behind his new…
Hayley Williams Gives a Nod to Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium
Paramore wrapped up a string of support dates with Taylor Swift at London’s Wembley Stadium. During one show, singer Hayley Williams channeled her inner Freddie Mercury in two ways. To…
Freddie Mercury, Beetlejuice and the Joker: What shows are Section III marching bands performing in 2024?
Syracuse, N.Y. — The curtain is about to rise on several new marching band shows across the state. Competitive performances start tonight, with bands hoping to peak just in time…
“Keep writing me words, keep giving me things, I will sing, I will sing”: A look back at Freddie Mercury’s final Queen album, Made In Heaven
Put together as a labour of love by Queen’s surviving members, Made In Heaven was followed by multi-platinum sales and five Top 20 UK singles In terms of sales figures…
Five musicians who hate Queen and Freddie Mercury
In the 1970s, Queen burst onto the rock scene like a shining beacon, their music and appearance arriving full-speed with all the energy and flamboyance of a theatre performance. Captivating…
Brian May on Freddie Mercury giving his blessing for the Queen guitarist to work on solo material
The Queen guitarist explains why he was a little worried how the band’s iconic frontman would react about the news of May recording solo material.In an interview with Goldmine, Queen…