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

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor Awarded Polar Prize by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden

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Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen have been awarded the 2025 Polar Music Prize by Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf.

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Hank Marvin On Brian May’s Ear-Piercing Recording Session

by Paul Cashmere

In 1970 in the very early days of Queen, Queen used to play a Cliff Richard and the Shadows song ‘Please Don’t Tease’. The Shadows co-founder and guitarist Hank Marvin tells Noise11 that he wasn’t aware of that fun fact but he has recorded with Sir Brian May over the years.

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Says New Music From Queen Is Still Possible

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Sir Brian May says new Queen music “could happen”.

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Gibson To Release Brian May 12 String

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Gibson has partnered with Sir Brian May to release the Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar.

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

Sir Brian May’s Wife Lady Anita Gives Updates on his Health

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Sir Brian May’s wife Lady Anita Dobson has given an update on his health, seven months after he had a stroke.

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Drummer Roger Taylor of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Queen Hint At New Music

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Queen have discussed releasing new music. Queen haven’t put out an album since 2008’s ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ with Paul Rodgers of Bad Company/Free but drummer Roger Taylor has revealed he and guitarist Brian May “might” just give fans some new music.

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

Brian May Suffers A Minor Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May of Queen has suffered a minor stroke but the good news is he is out of danger.

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Brian May and Billy F. Gibbons Join Steve Cropper on ‘Friendlytown” Album

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper has recruited Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and Brian May of Queen appear on the new album by Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour album ‘Friendlytown’.

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Is Finding Bohemian Rhapsody Difficult To Perform

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May struggles to play the complex ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar riff on stage.

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

Brian May Releases Complete Star Fleet Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

When Queen took a break in 1983, Brian May went into the studio with Edward Van Halen (guitar), Alan Gratzer (drums), Phil Chen (bass) and Fred Mandel (keyboards) and recorded his solo ‘Star Fleet’.

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Queen

Brian May’s Queen 3D Exhibition To Open In England

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A new exhibition capturing the history of Queen through Brian May’s own stereoscopic (3-D) camera lenses and sharing images that have never been exhibited before.

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Sam Ryder and Sir Brian May ‘Fought & Lost’ Premieres In ‘Ted Lasso’ Episode

by Paul Cashmere

That song you may have heard in this week’s episode of Ted Lasso that sounded a lot like Queen sounded a lot like Queen for a reason.

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Graham Gouldman’s Most Recent Music Is With Sir Brian May

by Paul Cashmere

When Graham Gouldman of 10cc wrote ‘Floating in Heaven’ about the James Webb Space Telescope he went to astrophysicist and Queen founder Sir Biran May to help him with it.

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

Sir Brian May Hints At New Music for Queen

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Brian May has hinted Queen might release new music with Adam Lambert one day.

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

Brian May Receives Knighthood From King Charles

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Brian May was knighted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Sir Brian May Is A Good Knight Sending A Thank You Message

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The newly knighted Sir Brian May has sent a special message to fans following his knighthood by King Charles III in the New Year’s Honors.

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

King Knights Queen, Arise Sir Brian May

by Paul Cashmere

Queen guitarist Brian May has been knighted by King Charles III and is now Sir Brian May.

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

Brian May Gives You A Look Inside ‘The Miracle’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May has filmed an unboxing video for the new Queen expanded edition of ‘The Miracle’.

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

Brian May Covers Rocky Horror’s Hot Patootie

by Paul Cashmere

In 1998, not long after the release of the final Queen album with Freddie Mercury ‘Made In Heaven’, Brian May recorded his second solo album ‘Another World’.

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

Brian May Reveals He Can Play Guitar After Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May have popped up a video showing he can play guitar after covid but as he says “it would probably help if you could play it before”.

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

Brian May Speaks Out Against Gender Neutral BRITS

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Brian May has criticised BRIT Awards bosses for abandoning separate male and female prizes in favour of gender-neutral categories.

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

Brian May Is Interested In Making An Instrumental Album

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Brian May wants to make a new solo album.

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

Brian May Calls Anti-Vaxxers ‘Fruit Cakes’

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Queen’s Brian May has labelled anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists as “fruitcakes”.

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Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury Would Still Front Queen If He Were Around

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Brian May believes Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he were here today.

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Queen and Adam Lambert

UK No 1 This Week Looks Like Being 40 year Old Queen’s Greatest Hits

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Queen’s Greatest Hits could return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this week following the release of a special 40th anniversary edition – for the first time since 1981.

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

Brian May To Reissue His Solo Album

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Brian May is to re-release his debut solo album.

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Drummer Roger Taylor of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Taylor Breaks Free Of Queen For Solo Tour

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Roger Taylor has announced a solo intimate tour.

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

Brian May Signals Queen Touring Days May Be Over

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Brian May has warned “there’s a possibility” Queen will never tour again.

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