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Australian Charts: Queen + Adam Lambert Live Album Lands At No 1

Queen and Adam Lambert debut at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with “Live Around the World”, becoming the groups third overall chart topping album in Australia and the first for Adam.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adam Lambert, Australia, Australian charts, Brian May, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Queen + Adam Lambert Land No 1 UK Album

by Music-News.com

Queen + Adam Lambert have beaten Blackpink to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adam Lambert, Brian May, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Queen + Adam Lambert Live Album Heading To No 1 In UK

by Music-News.com

Queen are on course for their first UK Number 1 in almost 25 years with their new release with Adam Lambert.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adam Lambert, Brian May, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Brian May’s Health Would Have Shut Down Queen Tour

by Music-News.com

Queen’s scheduled European tour was doomed before the coronavirus pandemic shut it down due to Brian May’s health, according to drummer Roger Taylor.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Brian May, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Queen’s Roger Taylor Releases Iso Song ‘Isolation’

by Paul Cashmere

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has released a brand new iso song called ‘Isolation’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Queen To Feature In UK Stamp Series

by Paul Cashmere

Queen the band (as opposed to Queen the old lady) will be displayed on a series of British stamps.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Brian May, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, Royal Mail, UK

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Queen Drummer Roger Taylor Awarded The OBE

by Paul Cashmere

Queen’s Roger Taylor has received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s annual New Years Honours list.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Mick Jagger turns 76 and Roger Taylor turns 70

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones Sir Mick Jagger and Queen’s Roger Taylor are sharing birthdays today with Roger turning over to the benchmark 70 years of age.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Mick Jagger, Queen, rock, rock and roll, Roger Taylor, Rolling Stones, UK

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Brian May and Roger Taylor have no spoken to John Deacon since Bohemian Rhapsody release

by Music-News.com

The remaining members of Queen have “no idea” if their reclusive ex-bandmate John Deacon has seen their Oscar-winning biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tagged as: 70s, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, John Deacon, movie, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Foo Fighters Play A Pop Up Show In LA

by Paul Cashmere

Foo Fighters played an unannounced show in a Hollywood carpark on Friday.

Tagged as: 90s, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, USA

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The Queen Extravaganza show at the Palais St Kilda on Saturday 10 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Queen Extravaganza Is Surprisingly Good

by Paul Cashmere

There is nothing like the words “cover” and “band” together to scare off serious rock fans. However, the Queen covers act The Queen Extravaganza does it remarkably well.

Tagged as: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, music news, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Queen Extravaganza, The Queen Extravaganza Is Surprisingly Good

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Geezer Butler, Roger Taylor Join Peace Tracks Project

by Music-News.com

Leading peacebuilding charity International Alert is delighted to announce the worldwide release of Peace Tracks, a global collaborative music project that brings together celebrated recording artists with musicians from around the world.

Tagged as: Abba, Geezer Butler, music news, Peace Tracks, Roger Taylor

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Foo Fighters Perform Queen Classic With Roger Taylor And John Paul Jones #VIDEO

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

As Dave Grohl said “the Foo Fighters, right now, are living out our rock ‘n’ roll fantasy with you tonight.”

Tagged as: Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters Perform Queen Classic With Roger Taylor And John Paul Jones #VIDEO, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, music news, Queen, Roger Taylor

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The Darkness Go Hammer And Tongs With New Music LISTEN

by Paul Cashmere

The Darkness has revealed the new music from their 4th album ‘Last Of Our Kind’.

Tagged as: Emily Dolan-Davies, Hammer and Tongs, Last of our Kind, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Darkness

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The Darkness Dump New Drummer Emily Davies For Rufus Taylor

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Taylor’s son Rufus Taylor has been appointed as new drummer for The Darkness just a few week after the band’s new drummer Emily Davies made her first live appearance with the band.

Tagged as: Emily Davies, Justin Hawkins, music news, Queen, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, The Darkness

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Brian May And Roger Taylor Endorse The Queen Extravaganza

by Paul Cashmere

Queen founders Brian May and Roger Taylor have put their names to the Queen tribute show, The Queen Extravaganza, and signed onto the event as executive producers.

Tagged as: Adam Lambert, Brian May, music news, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Queen Extravaganza

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Queen To Move Forward With Adam Lambert

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Both Brian May and Roger Taylor are enthusiastically impressed with the abilities of Adam Lambert and his handling of the Queen catalog during their joint tour.

Tagged as: Adam Lambert, Brian May, Queen, Roger Taylor

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Do They Know It’s Christmas 30 VIDEO First Listen

by Paul Cashmere

The video for Bob Geldof’s new 30th Anniversary edition of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ Ebola benefit edition has been unveiled.

Tagged as: Angelique Kidjo, Band Aid, Bastille, Bob Geldof, Bono, Chris Martin, Clean Bandit, Disclosure, Do They Know Its Christmas, Ed Sheeran, Elbow, Ellie Goulding, Emeli SAnde, Fuse ODG, Jessie Ware, Jimmy Napes, Midge Ure, Olly Murs, One Direction, Paloma Faith, Paul Epworth, Rita Ora, Robert Plant, Roger Taylor, Sam Smith, Sinead O'Connor, Underworld

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Queen Plan One More Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Queen are planning a world tour.

Tagged as: Brian May, Queen, Roger Taylor

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Queen’s Roger Taylor Working On Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Queen’s Roger Taylor has announced that his new studio album, Fun on Earth, will be released in October along with the collection The Lot which will include all of his solo work along with material from The Cross.

Tagged as: Fun On Earth, Queen, Roger Taylor

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World Record For Longest Marathon Drumming Broken At Roger Taylor’s Studio

by Music-News.com

At 10am on Saturday, 13th July 2013, ACM (The Academy of Contemporary Music) broke the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Marathon Drumming by a Team’, beating the previous record by over four hours.

Tagged as: 2010s, ACM, Bridge2Aid, Craig Blundell, Guinness World Record, Heart Your Smile, Mike Dolbear, Pete Riley, rock, Roger Taylor, The British Dental Health Foundation, U.K., Vic Firth, Zildjian

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Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert To Be Rereleased On 3 DVD Set And Blu-Ray

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

On April 20, 1992, surviving Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performed at Wembley Stadium in London with a long list of guest performers, saluting the late Freddie Mercury.

Tagged as: 1990s, Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Bob Geldof, Brian May, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Elizabeth Taylor, Elton John, Ex'Treme, Freddie Mercury, Gary Cherone, George Michael, Guns n Roses, Ian Hunter, James Hetfield, Jim Beach, Joe Elliott, John Deacon, Lisa Stansfield, Liza Minnelli, Metallica, Mick Ronson, Paul Young, Queen, Robert Plant, rock, Roger Daltrey, Roger Taylor, Seal, Slash, Tony Iommi, U.K., Zucchero

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Queen To Be Honoured With Heritage Music Plaque At Site Of First Gig

by Music-News.com

PRS for Music today announced that one of the greatest bands of all time will be honoured with a music Heritage Award.

Tagged as: Blur, Brian May, Dire Straits, Elton John, Faithless, Imperial College London, James, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Roger Taylor, Snow Patrol, Soul II Soul, Spooky Tooth, Steamhammer, Supergrass, UB40

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Freddie For An Angry Bird Day

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rovio Entertainment, the makers of the worldwide hit Angry Birds, has joined with Freddie For a Day to release a new video featuring Freddie Mercury as one of the Angry Birds.

Tagged as: Angry Birds, Brian May, Freddie For A Day, Freddie Mercury, Mercury Phoenix Trust, Queen, Roger Taylor

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Ringo Is The Starr Drummer When It Comes To The Big Bucks

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Unless you are Keith Moon, being a drummer usually relegates you to keeping the rhythm and throwing in a few bits of flair behind the real “stars” of the band out at the front of the stage.

Tagged as: Charlie Watts, Dave Grohl, Don Henley, Keith Moon, Larry Mullen Jr, Lars Ulrich, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, Roger Taylor

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John Taylor, Duran Duran, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Duran Duran’s John Taylor Re-fle-fle-fle-fle-flects

by Music-News.com

The ‘Rio’ hitmakers – who are made up of singer Simon Le Bon, bassist John Taylor, drummer Roger Taylor and keyboardist Nick Rhodes – don’t often see eye-to-eye but they still “really value” each other’s work and wouldn’t want to play with anyone else.

Tagged as: Duran Duran, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon

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Queen Release Extravaganza Trailer

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Brian May and Roger Taylor’s touring salute to Queen, The Queen Extravaganza, opens on May 26 in Quebec. With the performing band made up of artists who were selected through an on-line screening process, the tour attempts to duplicate the music and live experience of Queen.

Tagged as: Adam Lambert, Brian May, Extravaganza, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Roger Taylor

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Roger Taylor Announces Queen Extravaganza Band Winners

by Paul Cashmere

Queen founder and drummer Roger Taylor has picked the finalists to perform in The Queen Extravaganza Tour.

Tagged as: 70s, Extravaganza, Marc Martel, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK

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Is The New Queen Singer Freddie Mercury?

by Paul Cashmere

20 years after his death Freddie Mercury may be returning to his old job as lead singer of Queen.

Tagged as: 70s, Brian May, classic rock, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, UK, We Will Rock You

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Queen Audition For Queen Covers Band

by Paul Cashmere

Queen drummer Roger Taylor is holding auditions to put together a Queen cover band to mark the 40th anniversary of the band.

Tagged as: 40th Anniversary, 70s, Brian May, classic rock, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Roger Taylor, UK

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Icehouse To Mark 40th Anniversary Throughout 2017

2017 will mark the 40th anniversary since Iva Davis formed Icehouse originally as Flowers in Sydney.

August 11, 2016

Richard Clapton To Mark 40th Anniversary With 6th Annual State Theatre Show

Richard Clapton will return to Sydney’s State Theatre in November for his sixth annual concert this year titled ‘The Best Years Of Our Lives’.

August 3, 2013

David Bowie John I’m Only Dancing 40th Anniversary Single Coming

Following the Record Store Day release of the limited edition Starman 7" picture disc, EMI will release a 40th anniversary limited edition 7" picture disc of David Bowie's John, I'm Only Dancing. The disc will be released on September 11 in the U.S. and September 3 in the rest of the world.

July 20, 2012