Freddie Mercury, iconic lead singer of Queen and arguably one of the best rock singers of all time, would have turned 75 on September 5, 2021.  Diagnosed with AIDS in 1987, Mercury kept his declining health a secret until the day before his death on November 24, 1991. Born in Zanzibar, which was a British … Continue reading 8 Great Things You Might Not Know About Freddie Mercury →

Brian May’s first solo hit, and the unforgettable TV ad it was made for, came from the most unlikely of origins. Originally written for a Ford car television commercial, “Drive By You” was a worldwide hit when it first debuted as a single off May’s 1992 Back To The Light album. First released in November 1991, … Continue reading Brian May Announces Solo Album Reissue, Releases New Video for Classic Single →

Queen + Adam have postponed the European and UK leg of their Rhapsody World Tour for the second time as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep lockdowns and social distancing measures in place across the continent. The group was originally scheduled to head out across the UK and Europe in the summer of 2020. Due … Continue reading Queen + Adam Lambert Postpone European & UK Tour for Second Time →

Queen + Adam Lambert have released a video of Queen’s classic 1976 hit “Somebody To Love” filmed at a 2016 performance at the Isle of Wight Festival. The video premiered on YouTube this weekend in support of the group’s recently released album, Live Around the World. Watch “Somebody to Love” in the player below. “Adam … Continue reading Watch Queen + Adam Lambert Perform ‘Somebody to Love’ →

Since 1959, all the way back when Domenico Modugno swept the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories with “Nel Blu Dipinto Blu (Volare)” (in Italian no less!), the Recording Academy has awarded more than 8,000 Grammy Awards to a wide variety of artists.  The Beatles were the first rock band to … Continue reading You Won’t Believe This List of Rock Artists Who Have Never Won a Grammy →

Roger Taylor has shared a new video to accompany his recently released solo single “Isolation”. You can watch the video in the player below. The Queen drummer released “Isolation” last month after writing and recording the tune in his garden shed during the COVID-19 lockdown. Taylor played all of the instruments on the track and … Continue reading Watch: Queen’s Roger Taylor Releases Video for New “Isolation” Single →

Queen guitarist Brian May revealed on Instagram Monday that he suffered a “small” heart attack and underwent an emergency heart procedure earlier this month. The 72-year-old said he was “very near death” when it was discovered he had congested arteries in danger of blocking the blood supply to his heart. The guitarist subsequently had three … Continue reading Queen Guitarist Brian May Reveals He Suffered a “Small” Heart Attack →

Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness will stream on the band’s YouTube page Friday, May 15th to raise money for the World Health Organization and its COVID-10 relief efforts. The concert, which took place at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992 featured surviving Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John … Continue reading Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Will Stream Online to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief →

It’s 2020 and we’ve all got a lot of extra time on our hands. So if you’ve ever wanted to get back to the old days and listen to some albums in their entirety, why not now?  Here’s our first list of ten albums that you really need to hear from beginning to end.  Only … Continue reading 10 Rock Albums You Need to Hear from Beginning to End →

Sometimes a band will throw around hundreds of name ideas before they finally find the right one that all members can agree on. And in some cases, like with U2 or Styx, it might just be the idea they hate the least. Previously we revealed the original names of 18 famous classic rock bands from … Continue reading Original Names of Famous Classic Rock Bands – Part Two (J-Z) →

Queen have released a brand new animated video for their hit 1984 holiday single “Thank God It’s Christmas.” A rare songwriting collaboration between Brian May and Roger Taylor, the song was released as a non-album single in November 1984, spending six weeks on the UK charts that holiday season. It enjoyed a second wave of … Continue reading Watch Queen’s New Animated Video for “Thank God It’s Christmas” →

Earlier this year Queen put out a call to fans asking them to help create new music videos for the band’s iconic songs “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and “A Kind of Magic” and the results are, well, kind of magic. More than 10,000 fans from over 120 countries responded, submitting their own unique … Continue reading Watch: Queen Shares Three New Fan-Created Music Videos →