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Coachella crowd criticized for muted reaction to Queen legend Bryan May’s appearance

Brian May joined Benson Boone onstage for the latter’s cover of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

The Independent UK

Benson Boone performs Bohemian Rhapsody with Sir Brian May at Coachella

The chart-topping song was released in 1975 and is one of the best-selling UK singles of all time.

Evening Standard

Queen’s Brian May makes unlikely Coachella comeback alongside young pop star

The 77-year-old guitarist, who recovered from a stroke last year, also played on Boone’s own ‘Beautiful Things’

The Independent UK

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Kvaratskhelia, PSG’s joyous throwback, delivers moment of old-school delight

PSG’s winger makes up his own moments – and he scored a beauty to set Luis Enrique’s side on course for victory

The Guardian - UK

“I don’t only think in barre chords – that’s a slightly arrogant statement to make”: Brian May and Roger Taylor disagree about their guitar contributions to Taylor’s Queen tracks

The pair have offered a fresh insight into their songwriting partnership

Guitar World

Rami Malek is a deeply uncool spy in the pleasingly silly The Amateur

3/5 This Disney thriller is shot like a car ad and fully leans into the ‘beautiful dead wife’ trope – yet somehow ‘The Amateur’ gets away with its cliches

The Independent UK

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs hone their dream to be as potent a live band as Download festival favourites Vengaboys

Newcastle's finest Pigs x 7 deliver a masterclass in stoner/doom/psych riffathons on the release day for their new album Death Hilarious

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“How long did it take me to get over it? Oh, quite a while”: Brian May on the “supreme injustice” of Roger Taylor’s Queen B-side "making as much money as Bohemian Rhapsody"

“It was a real sticking point for the band and it’s good we got through it,” he admits

MusicRadar

Critics may sniff at Ed Sheeran’s Persian fusion hit Azizam – but we Iranians love it

With its Iranian melodies, instrumentation and backing singers, Sheeran’s joyful new single is a reminder of how culture transcends borders

The Guardian - UK

‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

The Independent UK

Princess Diana's Friend Reveals the Story Behind the Wild Night When She Snuck the Royal Into a Gay Bar With Freddie Mercury

"I can transport myself back to that lunch and just see Diana throwing her head back laughing."

Marie Claire

“Bob Geldof said, No, Queen have peaked. I don’t think they should play.” Queen would never have performed their iconic set at Live Aid if Band Aid mastermind Bob Geldof had his way, and Freddie Mercury initially wasn't that keen either

"Freddie smelt blood. He went for the throat."

Louder

The Bear's Jeremy Allen White becomes Bruce Springsteen in incredible first look at Deliver Me From Nowhere

The actor of the moment tackles fame, family and Nebraska in rousing new hit biopic

Evening Standard

Princess Diana smuggled into pub disguised as Freddie Mercury's boyfriend

Late comedian and DJ Kenny Everett, his best friend and comedy partner Cleo Rocos and the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury smuggled Princess Diana into the London gay bar the Vauxhall Tavern.

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Best microphone stands: Top picks for every sound setup

Whether singing on stage or streaming on Twitch, these mic stands will provide the support you need

The Independent UK

The best boutique hotels in Ibiza for chic suites and Instagram-worthy pools

Sweet and charming or vibey and bustling? These boutique hotels prove you can stay somewhere small in Ibiza without sacrificing what’s important to you

Evening Standard

Zanzibar: How to spend a week in the nature-lover's paradise

From pristine beaches to vibrant marine life and a thriving old town, Vicky Jessop explores the island whose year-round sun makes it a go-to destination any time of the year

MusicRadar

"It's a little over-heroic. But it's fun. It's colourful. And there is also a little undercurrent of something deeper in the lyrics”: Brian May reveals the inspiration for one of Queen’s greatest hits

It was the movie theme that almost got rejected

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"Freddie’s ideas were off the wall and cheeky and different, and we tended to encourage them, but sometimes they were not brilliant.” Queen's Brian May reveals one of Freddie Mercury's grand ideas that got vetoed by the rest of the band

"We all looked at each other and said, Well, maybe we should think about it, Freddie."

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"What happens next, you give everyone a hard-on and then go around the room with a bat like Al Capone?!” Ginger Wildheart's wild tales of Lemmy, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Cheap Trick and more

Meet Ginger Wildheart, the multi-tasking musical superhero who's shared stages with Cheap Trick and Motörhead and drinks with Axl Rose, Tony Iommi and Liza Minnelli

Evening Standard

Sex Pistols at the Royal Albert Hall review: 'excitement threatening to explode'

4/5 The Teenage Cancer Trust gigs kick off with Sex Pistols storming the venerable Hall with Frank Carter replacing John Lydon up top

The Guardian - UK

Thank you Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor – how my 1990s teenage self found somebody to love

In her new book, music writer Kate Mossman looks back at her favourite type of encounter – interviews with charismatic, ageing, male rockers. Here she remembers the band – and specifically drummer – who electrified her as a girl growing up in Norfolk

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'Some of the most exciting things could still be yet to come...' Singer Kim Wilde doesn't want biopic - yet

British pop icon Kim Wilde doesn't want a biopic made on her life and career, because her story isn't finished yet.

Louder

“I think it could happen... I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now": Brian May speaks about the possibility of new Queen music

Just get on with it, lads

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'I think it could happen': Queen legend Brian May hints at new music

Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor are "constantly" working on new material and could put some new tunes out under the Queen moniker.

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