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Tribute band lookalikes go cutting edge
5/31/2007, Reuters

Going under the knife is not compulsory but being sculpted as the perfect lookalike sure helps in Britain's burgeoning tribute band business. Get an Elvis nose job,...  more >

Sacha Baron Cohen will not play Freddie Mercury
5/8/2007, Yahoo! Music

Sacha Baron Cohen will not be taking on the role of Freddie Mercury in a big-screen adaptation of his life, it has been announced. Last week, it was reported the comedian...  more >

Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury?
5/4/2007, Yahoo! Music

Sacha Baron Cohen will play Freddie Mercury in a big screen adaptation of Freddie Mercury's life, it has been claimed. The Borat and Ali G comedian has apparently been...  more >

Mika calls loved, loathed album a "Marmite record"
2/6/2007, Reuters

Mika Penniman, the Beirut-born singer who stormed the charts in adopted home Britain with his single "Grace Kelly," is learning fast that overnight success can quickly fade...  more >

Queen Fights for Right to Party, Blog
8/31/2006, E! Online

Queen guitarist Brian May has had with it with a crazy little thing called MySpace. As for the late Freddie Mercury: He was here, he was queer and Zanzibar still can't get...  more >

Muslim group offended by Mercury party
8/31/2006, AP

A Muslim leader has criticized plans to honor late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with a huge beach party this weekend. Mercury, who died of AIDS in 1991, violated Islam...  more >

Muslim group offended by Mercury party
8/31/2006, AP

A huge beach party to honor late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury must be stopped because the Zanzibar-born rock star was gay, a Muslim leader said Thursday. Mercury, who...  more >

Devo Gives the Kids the Mic to Sing Songs
3/14/2006, AP

Devo, "Devo 2.0" (Disney Sound) I had an uncontrollable urge to trash "Devo 2.0" until I remembered that it's aimed at kids aged 5 to 13, and not their parents. Although...  more >

Charts: West Hits a Wall
9/21/2005, E! Online

The people have spoken: Paul Wall is the new chart champ. The Houston rapper helped push Kanye West's latest to number one by guesting on the Late Registration track...  more >

Queen Rocks London Heroes
7/13/2005, E! Online

Nothing will stop Queen from hailing the real champions. After having to postpone a planned open-air concert in London's Hyde Park following last Thursday's deadly...  more >

Destiny's Child, Linkin Park Join Live 8
6/17/2005, AP

Destiny's Child and Linkin Park have been added to the lineup for the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on July 2. The additions were announced Thursday, one day after...  more >

Live 8 Hype Recalls Triumph of Live Aid
6/10/2005, AP

Twenty years later, it is still considered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll concerts of all time. During Live Aid, top musicians played simultaneous shows in London and...  more >

Erasure Releases 'Nightbird,' Tours U.S.
5/3/2005, AP

If you're a child of the '80s, chances are Erasure provided the synthesized soundtrack to your angst-ridden adolescence. Their songs about love and heartbreak can be...  more >

Mandela Welcomes Stars for AIDS Concert
3/18/2005, AP

Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise...  more >

Mandela Welcomes Stars for AIDS Concert
3/18/2005, AP

Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise...  more >

Brits: Hits, Misses and Mismatches
2/9/2005, Reuters

In the 25-year history of the Brit awards, Prince ranks as the only winner that dared not speak his name. For the small but perfectly formed American rock star never won...  more >

Queen Making the Scene in '05
12/15/2004, E! Online

Queen has decided the show must go on. Heeding its own advice, the superstar British rock band is planning to tour next year--the first time the band has gone on the...  more >

AP Reviews Xzibit's New Disc
12/15/2004, AP

Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...  more >

CD/DVD Captures Queen 'On Fire'
10/8/2004, Reuters

Hollywood Records will on Nov. 9 unveil the first commercial release of Queen's 1982 concert at London's Milton Keynes Bowl, originally broadcast on British television and...  more >

Procol Harum Shades Rivals in U.K. Survey
5/17/2004, Reuters

Procol Harum's 1967 classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has been named as the most-played record of the past 70 years in the United Kingdom, according to British performing...  more >

Gold Disc Suggests U.S. Believes in the Darkness
2/27/2004, Reuters

Flamboyant British metal band the Darkness moved closer to realizing the holy grail of British rock -- "cracking America" -- when their debut album went gold in the United...  more >

Keith Moon Named Greatest Rock Rogue
12/31/2003, AP

He wasn't called Moon the Loon for nothing. The late Who drummer Keith Moon , famed for trashing drum kits, cars and hotel rooms, topped a list of the "100 most insane...  more >

Star-Packed Event Boosts World AIDS Day
12/6/2003, Reuters

Organizers of the Nelson Mandela-inspired "46664" AIDS -awareness and fundraising campaign are claiming the biggest TV and radio audience for any single music...  more >

Cameron moonlights in Wellwater Conspiracy
11/12/2003, AP

SEATTLE (AP) — Between drumming for Pearl Jam and raising two young children, Matt Cameron doesn't have much time for moonlighting. But Cameron has found some time...  more >

Freddie Mercury Leaves On Time With New U.K. Stamp
5/24/1999, USRN

Late Queen vocalist and avid philatelist Freddie Mercury will join a host of other British celebrities gracing their own postage stamps in the United Kingdom next...  more >

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