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Queen’s Brian May Contacts Lady Gaga About Fronting the Band
Queen is looking to fill the void left by the late Freddie Mercury, and Lady Gaga is being considered for it. Guitarist Brian May previously reached out to Bad Company leader Paul Rodgers, but now it looks as though the pop diva is at the top of the list.
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Freddie Mercury’s Birthday Honored With Google Doodle [VIDEO]
To commemorate what would have been Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday this weekend, Google published a Mercury-ized doodle on their homepage, along with an accompanying animated video. The clip imagines the late star (who passed away in 1991 due to AIDS complications), cavorting through a heavenscape packed with 8-bit objects and some of his most iconic outfits.
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Phoebe Snow Dead At 58
Phoebe Snow best known for her 1975 hit "Poetry Man" has died due to complications from a brain hemorrhage she suffered last year. She was 58. She was praised for her talent, singer, songwriter and Grammy nominee. Phoebe put her career on hold to care for her daughter Valerie who was born with brain damage in 1975 and who passed away in 2007.
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Queen-Freddie Mercury Coming To The Big Screen
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Pink Floyd Ends Their Legal Fight With EMI, And Re-Sign With Label
Pink Floyd has ended their legal battle with record label EMI, and signed a new five-year deal. This comes after the Floyd Boys successfully argued their previous contract with EMI didn't allow the label to sell individual tracks from their catalog as digital downloads.
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Huge Queen Reissue Coming In 2011
The entire Queen catalog is moving to Universal Music. These classic albums will be newly remastered with bonus tracks added to each one. Watch for the new editions of Queen's 15 studio albums to be out in 2011