Freddie Mercury News

1991 - Kiss drummer Eric Carr died of cancer at 41. Carr took over drumming duties for the band in 1982 after founding drummer Peter Criss left the group.

Lady GaGa is a theatrical dance-pop performer whose debut single, the international chart-topping hit "Just Dance," established her as an up-and-coming superstar upon its release in 2008.

CRADLEY Sports Club raised funds for themselves and the Midlands Air Ambulance with a 70s and 80s disco night.

Eighteen years after the death of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, the people of Feltham in west London are preparing to honour him with a commemorative pavement star.

Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. The town of Feltham is honouring Queen's frontman, Freddie Mercury, who died 18 years ago, with a new memorial.

Here's a Christmas gift for Queen fans that you can't stuff into a stocking. Though there's a never a shortage of Queen books out there, Phil Sutcliffe's hefty, just-released Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of The Crown Kings of Rock features more than 500 eye-popping photos, in addition to an overwhelming array of memorabilia, from posters ...

Ayesha Dominica Singh Posted: Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 at 2240 hrs IST Updated: Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 at 2240 hrs IST : Grant Petersen urged people to think of bicycles as rideable art that could just about save the world.

THE two biggest Afros in music appeared head-to-head last night as X Factor star Jamie Archer met his hero - Queen's Brian May.

"It's all about the songs," says Johnny Zatylny, the look-a-like, sound-a-like Freddie Mercury who has been playing the iconic lead singer in the seven-piece band Another One Bites the Dust for over ten years.

ONE is a man of God, the other is a God to many. Now Archbishop John Sentamu and rocker Paul Rodgers are to be honoured by a North university .

THE SPIRIT of the legendary Freddie Mercury is alive and well in a show coming to the Futurist Theatre very soon.

Hospitality heavyweight David Williams has been clobbered by the recession. Mounting debts of more than $2.7 million have forced the restaurateur and his wife and business partner Harbans to put five of their companies into liquidation.

However, Ozzy would eventually quit for good to embark on a successful solo career.

BOHEMIAN Rhapsody may be one of the best-loved songs of all time, but Beelzebub himself couldn't pick a more devilishly difficult number to play live.

Fun-lovin' British retro-pop singer-songwriter Mika is set to perform his first concert in Korea next month, bringing with him a cache full of glam, disco and '80s-style pop ditties that will get concert-goers singing and dancing.

Freddie and the boys are to make an appearance in Lego Rock Band. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games have announced that Queen will appear in brick form in Lego Rock Band.

AS ROCK icons of the 70s and 80s, they were among the most photographed bands of their era.

According to the Hounslow Chronicle , QUEEN guitarist Brian May will visit Feltham, Middlesex, U.K. for the unveiling of a memorial to former bandmate Freddie Mercury .

EMI will release the ultimate Queen collection in November. a Absolute Queena will be available in four physical and two digital versions: 1) Standard CD version 20 tracks the ultimate best of 2) Double CD Special Edition Comes with an extra CD featuring an audio commentary by Brian May & Roger Taylor reminiscing about the songs on the album.

Lynda Emon is content living a quiet life with her two cats in Palm Springs. It's far cry from her high-flying lifestyle in the 1980s, filled with private jets, all-night parties and backstage concerts.