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Photo of QUEEN; Posed group portrait - Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deason (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)It sounds like we may one day see an ABBA-type hologram show devoted to the band Queen.In the latest edition of Big Issue, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor discuss whether they'd be open to continuing the band's legacy with such a production. They seem open to the idea, with May noting […]

'We Are the World' 40th anniversary artwork (credit: Matthew Frazier)There comes a time ... when "We Are the World" gets an upgrade in honor of its 40th anniversary.The quintessential celebrity charity single is now available in Spatial Audio and high-resolution audio formats, along with an enhanced video version featuring stars ranging from Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Paul Simon to Diana Ross, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper and Bob Dylan — […]

Cover of 'Can't Get Enough' /(Primary Wave Music)Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers is featured in the new video for rock band Halestorm’s cover of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s classic track “Shooting Star.”The song is one of several covers that appear on the Bad Company tribute album Can't Get Enough, and the clip features Halestorm and Rodgers recording their parts from their respective studios.“Rock n’ Roll with a […]

Clem Burke of Blondie playing the drums during the recording of a pop promo for their single 'Picture This' at Isleworth Studios, Isleworth, London on 21 August 1978 for Chrysalis Records. (Photo by Brian Cooke/Redferns)Blondie is paying tribute to their late drummer, Clem Burke, on what would have been the rocker’s 71st birthday.“We lost our friend and drummer Clem Burke in April of this year,” they wrote on Instagram next to […]

Rick Wakeman performs at City Winery on October 25, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman announced back in July that he was postponing his summer tour due to some health issues. Now, he’s giving fans an update on his condition.Wakeman explains in a post on his website that he had been diagnosed with a neurological disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, which led to […]

On This Day, Nov. 24, 1991…Queen frontman Freddie Mercury passed away at his home in Kensington, England. He was 45.The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. Mercury confirmed in a statement about 24 hours prior to his death that he had tested positive for HIV and had AIDS, although reports had suggested he was diagnosed as early as 1987.Mercury was laid to rest three days later, with […]