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Chart Moves: Christina Perri Logs Another 'Thousand Years' On Hot 100 With Help From 'Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt. 2'
November 23, 2012 9:00 AM EST As previously reported, Rihanna scores her 12th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Diamonds." What other acts shine bright on the Hot 100 and other singles charts? -- Christina Perri: As parent album "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: ...
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Photos: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony
August 12, 2012 8:45 PM EDT Live Brian May Jessie J Queen Michael George George Michael Spice Girls Fireworks Muse Annie Lennox One Direction Ceremony Take That Taio Cruz Russell Brand Ricky Ed Sheeran Wilson John Lennon Archer Liam Gallagher Freddie Mercury Fatboy Slim bbcom ...
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Queen Extravaganza Makes U.S. Debut
June 01, 2012 11:35 AM EDT During the 22 years since Freddie Mercury's death, the Queen camp has carefully and at times creatively perpetuated the group's catalog and legacy. Reissues. A hit theater musical ("We Will Rock You"). Tours with Paul Rodgers and ...
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Freddie Mercury 'Optical Illusion' to Join Queen Musical
May 11, 2012 9:41 PM EDT In the wake of Tupac Shakur 's projected appearances at Coachella in April, the return of a number of dead musicians was discussed -- and Queen 's Freddie Mercury is set to be next. According to the BBC , "an optical illusion of sorts ...
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Freddie Mercury Hologram? Queen Shrugs
April 30, 2012 4:55 PM EDT 'I Don't Want to Appear With a Hologram of My Dear Friend,' Roger Taylor Says. 'It's the Real One or No Hologram for Me' Though every deceased body and their mother have been deemed fair game for "holographic" ...
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Drunk Man Sings 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in Cop Car: Watch
March 29, 2012 9:47 PM EDT A man who wound up in the back of a police car after apparent public inebriation has become an Internet star for his woozy rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody." In the back of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police squad car and captured on camera, t ...
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Michael Jackson Song Files Stolen by Hackers, Sony Confirms
March 05, 2012 10:00 AM EST Hackers have stolen more than 50,000 music files from Sony Music, including Michael Jackson 's entire back catalog and a large number of unreleased songs from the late King of Pop. According to British newspaper The Sunday Times, the theft took ...
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Michael Jackson's Unreleased Tracks Among 50,000 Songs Stolen From Sony By Hackers
March 05, 2012 6:58 AM EST Hackers have reportedly stolen more than 50,000 music files from Sony Music, including Michael Jackson's entire back catalog and a large number of unreleased songs from the late King of Pop. According to British newspaper The Sunday Times, th ...
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Craig Finn Finds His Solo Voice, Talks 'Friday Night Lights' & The Hold Steady's Future
January 26, 2012 1:15 PM EST For the first time, you can really hear Craig Finn. On the Hold Steady frontman's first solo album "Clear Heart Full Eyes" (released Jan. 24), he trades rollicking bar-band riffs and beer-soaked scene lore for a touch of twang and sub ...
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Hold Off on Going Ga Ga for a Lady Gaga-Fronted Queen
October 06, 2011 1:30 PM EDT Speaking to the U.K. tabloid, The Daily Express , guitarist Brian May appears to hint that THE Lady Gaga is on the cusp of joining Queen. While discussing the legendary band's "singer problem" since Freddie Mercury's death in 199 ...
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Queen Rocks Billboard's Social 50 Chart on Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday
September 15, 2011 5:33 PM EDT Queen rocks Billboard's Social 50 chart, debuting at No. 15 on the tally, following buzz generated by what would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday on Sept. 5. On the band's official YouTube channel, 17 videos ran to commemor ...
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Queen Rocks Billboard's Social 50 Chart
September 15, 2011 4:45 PM EDT Queen rocks Billboard's Social 50 chart, debuting at No. 15 on the tally, following buzz generated by what would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday on Sept. 5. On the band's official YouTube channel, 17 videos ran to commemorat ...
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Jeremih Strips Adele's 'Rumour' Down
June 20, 2011 9:58 AM EDT Let the man stand up with a drum kit to his right, keys to his left, and a reverb-heavy guitar backing him up, and R&B hitmaker Jeremih has his way with the retro soul of Adele 's "Rumour Has It," in this week's Mashup Monday ...
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Music's Next Great Biopics
June 09, 2011 1:06 PM EDT No one wants to talk about a Marvin Gaye movie. Or one about Janis Joplin , or a Jimi Hendrix biopic. As film subjects go, they're problematic. Heirs to the Joplin and Hendrix estates have blocked films by withholding music and image rights. Th ...
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Queen Signs To Universal, Preps Remastered Albums
November 08, 2010 2:30 PM EST British band Queen has signed to Universal Music Group after nearly 40 years with EMI, and preparations are under way for the release of remastered versions of Queen's studio albums in 2011. The switch, first reported in May and confirmed today ...
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Queen Signs To Universal In Another Blow To EMI
November 08, 2010 12:00 AM EST British band Queen has signed to Universal Music Group after nearly 40 years with EMI, and preparations are under way for the release of remastered versions of Queen's studio albums in 2011. The switch, first reported in May and confirmed tod ...
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'Borat' Star to Play Freddie Mercury in Movie
September 17, 2010 9:05 AM EDT "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play flamboyant rocker Freddie Mercury in a dramatic feature focusing on his glory days as the frontman of Queen . The untitled film is being written by Peter Morgan, the British scribe behind " ...
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'Borat' Star To Play Freddie Mercury In Movie
September 17, 2010 12:00 AM EDT "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play flamboyant rocker Freddie Mercury in a dramatic feature focusing on his glory days as the frontman of Queen. The untitled film is being written by Peter Morgan, the British scribe behind &quo ...
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BACKBEAT: Universal Celebrates Freddie Mercury's Birthday
September 08, 2010 12:00 AM EDT With Universal Music widely expected to acquire rights to the Queen catalog outside North America from early 2011, it’s perhaps not a total surprise that Universal Music Group International staffers in London got into the spirit of “Freddie For A ...
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Chart Beat Wednesday: Ke$ha, Phil Collins, Phoenix
June 09, 2010 1:05 PM EDT ADDICTED TO 'LOVE': Ke$ha becomes the fifth female artist since the beginning of 2000, and the third in the last two years, to earn at least two No. 1s from a debut album on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as "Your Lov ...
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'American Idol' Recap: Idols Take on Billboard No. 1s
March 24, 2010 12:00 AM EDT Wooo! Billboard No. 1s is the theme this week! The "AI" behind-the-scenes people have been running around our offices this week -- alas, no Miley Cyrus sightings, though. Let's get to it. Oh wait, let's get to it after 10 minutes ...
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Queen Considering 'Idol's' Lambert As Frontman
May 23, 2009 9:43 AM EDT "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's performance with rock band Queen on the finale of the TV singing contest this week has the British band thinking about a new front man. "Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a ...
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Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Reunite At New York Benefit
April 05, 2009 2:06 AM EDT The David Lynch Foundation's Transcendental Meditation benefit on Saturday (April 4) in New York became a Beatles reunion of sorts as Ringo Starr joined Paul McCartney on stage for the show's three-song finale. The pair's stint onstag ...
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This Day in Music
November 24, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for herself in Germany with the duo La Bouche, is among the victims of an airliner crash in Switzerland. She is 34. 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for h ...
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This Day in Music
November 05, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2003 - Blue-eyed soul icon Bobby Hatfield, one-half of the Righteous Brothers, dies of natural causes. He is 63. Hatfield is discovered in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he and partner Bill M 2003 - Blue-eyed soul icon Bobby Hatfield, one-h ...
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This Day in Music
September 08, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Mariah Carey is the big winner at the 2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held in Atlanta. Carey wins top R&B/hip-hop artist in both the overall and female categories, as well as hot R&a 2006 - Mariah Carey is the big winner at the ...
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Queen Makes Date For 'The Cosmos Rocks'
August 29, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Queen + Paul Rodgers have set an Oct. 28 U.S. release date for "The Cosmos Rocks," the band's first new album since 1995 and its first since Rodgers stepped in for the late Freddie Mercury in 2004. Queen + Paul Rodgers have set an Oct ...
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Queen/Rodgers Return For Fall Tour, Album
March 20, 2008 12:00 AM EDT As expected, Queen + Paul Rodgers will embark on a four-month European tour this fall in support of its new as-yet-untitled studio album, scheduled for release in Britain on Sept. 1 via EMI. As expected, Queen + Paul Rodgers will embark on a four-mo ...
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New Queen/Rodgers Single Salutes AIDS Day
November 29, 2007 12:00 AM EST Queen + Paul Rodgers have recorded a new single, "Say It's Not True," to commemorate World AIDS Day on Saturday (Dec. 1). Queen + Paul Rodgers have recorded a new single, "Say It's Not True," to commemorate World AIDS D ...
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This Day in Music
November 24, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for herself in Germany with the duo La Bouche, is among the victims of an airliner crash in Switzerland. She is 34. 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for h ...
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Queen's May Named Chancellor Of U.K. University
November 19, 2007 12:00 AM EST Queen guitarist Brian May, who just completed a doctorate in astrophysics, was named today (Nov. 19) as the next chancellor to Liverpool John Moores University. Queen guitarist Brian May, who just completed a doctorate in astrophysics, was named tod ...
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This Day in Music
November 05, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2003 - Blue-eyed soul icon Bobby Hatfield, one-half of the Righteous Brothers, dies of natural causes. He is 63. Hatfield is discovered in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he and partner Bill M 2003 - Blue-eyed soul icon Bobby Hatfield, one-h ...
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Vintage Queen Concert Refurbished For CD/DVD
September 20, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Highlights from Queen's November 1981 stand at the Montreal Forum will be released on CD and DVD this fall. "Queen Rock Montreal" will arrive Oct. 30 via Hollywood as a 2-CD set and the same day in tw Highlights from Queen's Nove ...
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This Day in Music
September 08, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Mariah Carey is the big winner at the 2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held in Atlanta. Carey wins top R&B/hip-hop artist in both the overall and female categories, as well as hot R&a 2006 - Mariah Carey is the big winner at the ...
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This Day in Music
November 24, 2006 12:00 AM EST <b>1991 - </b>Cyndi Lauper is married in Manhattan to actor David Thornton.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for herself in Germany with t ...
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This Day in Music
November 05, 2006 12:00 AM EST <b>1996 - </b>Jazz saxophonist, Eddie Harris dies of bone cancer at County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. Harris wrote most of the music for the much celebrated "The Cosby Show."<br clear="none"/> 2003 - Blu ...
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Dylan's 'Modern Times' Rises To Euro Chart Zenith
September 14, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Freddie Mercury compilation opens at No. 5. Freddie Mercury compilation opens at No. 5. News Freddie Mercury ...
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This Day in Music
September 08, 2006 12:00 AM EDT <b>2001 - </b>Alan Jackson and his wife, Denise, lead 2,300 motorcyclists on a charity ride in Nashville. Jackson is grand marshal for Rolling Titan Thunder 3, benefiting the Chris Sanders Foundation 2003 - The Recording Industry Associa ...
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Say Anything
March 15, 2006 12:00 AM EST A year after a nervous breakdown derailed his band's debut album and headlining tour, Max Bemis is ready for a second chance. Max Bemis is feeling much better these days. The Say Anything frontman is excited to be back on tour with his band, fi ...
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Queen, Rodgers Reveal 2006 Tour Plans
November 30, 2005 12:00 AM EST Queen + Paul Rodgers have revealed plans for a six-week North American arena tour next spring, beginning March 3 in Miami and running through April 13 in Vancouver. The group tested the waters on this Queen + Paul Rodgers have revealed plans for a s ...
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This Day in Music
November 24, 2005 12:00 AM EST <b>1991 - </b>Cyndi Lauper is married in Manhattan to actor David Thornton.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> 2001 - Melanie Thornton, an American pop singer who made a name for herself in Germany with t ...
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This Day in Music
November 05, 2005 12:00 AM EST <b>1996 - </b>Jazz saxophonist, Eddie Harris dies of bone cancer at County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. Harris wrote most of the music for the much celebrated "The Cosby Show."<br clear="none"/> 2003 - Blu ...
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Queen + Paul Rodgers / Oct. 16, 2005 / East Rutherford, N.J. (Continental Airlines Arena)
October 24, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Ultimately, the night belonged to Freddie Mercury, who was present in spirit and vision as old concert and newsreel footage danced across the giant screen above the stage throughout the show. I believe it was Dave Grohl who once said the only two me ...
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Billboard Bits: Queen, Ricky Martin, The Doors
October 19, 2005 12:00 AM EDT News on Queen, Ricky Martin, The Doors Queen's 1975 album "A Night at the Opera" will arrive in a 30th anniversary collector's edition Nov. 22 via Hollywood Records. The original CD, best known for "Bohemian Rhapsody," ...
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This Day in Music
September 08, 2005 12:00 AM EDT <b>2001 - </b>Alan Jackson and his wife, Denise, lead 2,300 motorcyclists on a charity ride in Nashville. Jackson is grand marshal for Rolling Titan Thunder 3, benefiting the Chris Sanders Foundation 2003 - The Recording Industry Associa ...
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Queen, Rodgers Testing Waters With U.S. Dates
July 25, 2005 12:00 AM EDT A successful 32-date European tour now complete, Queen + Paul Rodgers have scheduled two fall U.S. shows, one on each coast. A successful 32-date European tour now complete, Queen + Paul Rodgers have scheduled two fall U.S. shows, one on each coast. ...
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Queen, Rodgers Nail Down Reunion Tour
January 21, 2005 12:00 AM EST Rodgers and Queen are also seeking fan input to generate the set list for the tour, which will be guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor's first since original lead vocalist Freddie Mercury died Queen and Paul Rodgers will begin their spr ...
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Queen Regrouping For 2005 Tour
December 13, 2004 12:00 AM EST Queen is reforming and is planning a European tour next year with former Bad Company and Free lead singer Paul Rodgers. Queen is reforming and is planning a European tour next year with former Bad Company and Free lead singer Paul Rodgers. "I w ...
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Queen Likes Odds For 'Rock You' In Vegas
July 29, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Queen is getting ready to rock Las Vegas. The legendary rock group's stage musical "We Will Rock You," which has been playing to sold-out crowds in London since 2002, will make its North American debu Queen is getting ready to rock La ...
