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The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Mercury

33 Male Stars Whose Actual Height Will Completely Shock You

A surprising number of famous names are actually shorter than their reputations suggest.

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“A testament to their expansive and much-loved music catalogue that they continue to mean so much to UK audiences to this very day”: Which 20th-century band are the top ‘rock’ act in 21st-century Britain?

According to PPL, anyway

MusicRadar

Queen named the UK’s most played rock act in the 21st century

Formed in the 70s, the rock band continues to resonate today with Somebody To Love and Radio Ga Ga among their top five most played songs.

Evening Standard

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Marc Bolan honoured with blue plaque outside London home

The frontman of glam rock band T. Rex died in a car crash in 1977 at the age of 29.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Allen White Wishes He’d Reached Out To Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler And More Before Playing Bruce Springsteen

Will he still earn his place among them?

Cinemablend

It takes two: the best pop duets – ranked!

As Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow turns 30, we count down pop’s finest two-handers, from career-revivers to celebrity meta-texts

The Guardian - UK

Dave Franco and Alison Brie film pulled from Chinese theatres over ‘unauthorised’ change of gay couple to straight

Chinese distributor reportedly altered man’s face into woman’s to portray gay couple as heterosexual

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Noel Gallagher’s iconic guitar set for auction

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The Independent UK

The famous piece of Oasis memorabilia that could fetch £500,000 at auction

Liam Gallagher broken Noel’s 1960s red Gibson ES-355 on the night the band split

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher’s guitar damaged when Oasis split goes under the hammer

The guitar will go under the hammer this October at Propstore’s music live auction with an estimated sale of £250k – £500k.

The Independent UK

Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight

Viewers outraged after same-sex wedding scene changed in Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie

The Guardian - UK

Gay couple in Dave Franco and Alison Brie film digitally changed to straight for Chinese release

Homosexuality is decriminalised in China but same-sex relationships are not legally recognised

The Independent UK

“He’s the only rock star who’s never done anything to be embarrassed about. He’s never put a foot wrong”: Why Peter Gabriel was the ideal inspiration for fictional prog icon Brian Pern

Simon Day and Rhys Thomas, creators of the TV mockumentaries, identify the Gabriel song that got them started and the one time the ex-Genesis singer refused them – but won’t name the band they wouldn’t allow to take part

Louder

A Freddie Mercury Memorial Garden has opened in West London

The opening was attended by Queen guitarist Brian May and Freddie Mercury's sister Kashmira Bulsara

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Evening Standard

Best Halloween Costumes for Adults in 2025: From Chic to Scary

Proof that Halloween can be stylish, scary and only mildly regrettable the morning after

MusicRadar

“We were at the peak of our confidence. It felt like there wasn’t anything we couldn’t do”: Queen’s A Night at the Opera and Bo Rhap to get 50th anniversary reissues in October

“It was a watershed album for us” remembers Brian May

Louder

Queen detail 50th anniversary editions of A Night At The Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody

"It's such an eclectic album. It's mad and it's wonderful and it's got a bit of everything in it" - Roger Taylor

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“I missed a couple of things which I would have loved to get better”: Brian May suggests that he wasn’t completely satisfied with his Bohemian Rhapsody guitar playing at The Last Night of the Proms

But he and Roger Taylor still managed to cause quite the fandango

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The Independent UK

Bill Bailey ‘proud to be British’ following Last Night Of The Proms performance

The comedian’s father watched on as he played Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter at the Royal Albert Hall

Evening Standard

Bill Bailey ‘proud to be British’ after Last Night Of The Proms performance

The 60-year-old made his Proms debut in a performance of Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter at the Royal Albert Hall.

Guitar World

“I’ll try my best to do you proud Oz”: Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler and Yungblud pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of Prince of Darkness classics at the VMAs

The rousing, all-star medley honored Ozzy in style

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: did Freddie Mercury have a secret daughter?

The claims that rocked the music industry earlier this year are put under the microscope. Plus:Mel and Sue are back with a new quizshow. Here’s what to watch this evening

MusicRadar

"It's a classic... one of the best rock songs ever”: Which 2013 track could Brian May be talking about?

Queen man says: "I wish I'd heard it when I was a kid"

Louder

"I look round and there's puke all over the place, and I thought, this is not going well": How Rainbow's classic lineup came together then fell apart

Ritchie Blackmore and his band reflect on Rainbow Rising, hailed as an instant classic upon its release in 1976

PC Gamer

Amazon's live-action Tomb Raider series names Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner as its new Lara Croft

The series, reported as "dead" in April, is apparently alive and well.

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