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The music catalog of rock band Queen could soon sell for more than $1 billion, CNN is reporting. Citing an anonymous source, CNN says a deal is underway for Universal Music Group to acquire the catalog from Disney Music Group. The $1 billion-plus deal is "expected to close within one month,” the news…

Foo Fighters have announced at least some of the special guests who’ll be sharing the stage at the Sept. 27 Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles: Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Alanis Morissette and  Miley Cyrus top a long list. Others set to share the stage at LA’s Kia Forum include Gene Simmons…

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor this weekend confirmed to the BBC that the band would be releasing a new song featuring the band’s late, legendary frontman Freddie Mercury called “Face It Alone.” Taylor called it, “a little gem from Freddie,” culled from the sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, which…

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins performed a cover version of a song by his favourite band Queen at his final gig just six days before his death was announced by his shocked bandmates. The Foo Fighters played Lollapalooza Festival in Argentina on March 20, and, as was a regular occurrence during their concerts…

Queen guitarist Brian May revealed on Instagram last weekend that he had received “the dreaded double red line” of a positive Covid test, and in the days since has been providing updates on the illness’ progression and how he’s feeling. In the most recent post, he wrote last night of Day 9 that the red line of the…

Brian May, lead guitarist for Queen, revealed he has tested positive for Covid. An Instagram post by the musician pictured what he called the “dreaded double red line” on a test device, indicating a positive result. (See the post below.) “Yep,” he wrote. “The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red…

Queen guitarist Brian May has posted a social media rebuttal to a published account of comments that he allegedly made on the trans community. The 74-year-old May spoke earlier this week to the UK’s The Mirror about a development with the BRIT Awards. The organization announced it will remove gendered awards for its…

“The Ted Lasso welcome wagon has arrived!” Apple TV+ has released what it calls the “official” trailer for Season 2 of Ted Lasso, its soccer comedy starring Jason Sudeikis. The streamer unveiled a first trailer in April, along with the July 23 premiere date. The series stars Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, a small-time college…

As the UK is in the grips of a major second wave of coronavirus, it was the Queen who helped bring the nation together around the television on Christmas Day. In her annual address, Her Majesty told the country that people “are not alone” in struggling without absent friends and family over the festive period. “Even…

Don't stop him now. Queen's Brian May has revealed a big scare from what he termed a "small heart atttack," but is on the mend and "ready to rock." In an Instagram post, the co-founder of Queen and a collaborator on 2018's smash Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, said the heart attack discovery was made after…

Fox will air Fire Fight Australia, a benefit concert featuring Queen, Adam Lambert, Michael Bublé, k.d. lang, 5 Seconds of Summer and other musical acts, on Saturday, February 29. The U.S. network’s special coverage of the event, which is set to take place this Sunday at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, will air from 11 p.m. to…

EXCLUSIVE: Trans activist and model Corey Rae is getting a second crown — so to speak. Red Crown Productions has acquired the rights to Harry Tarre’s screenplay Queen which is based on Rae’s article “How I Became the World's First Transgender Prom Queen — A Personal Essay.” As the title of the article suggests, the…