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Nuno Bettencourt says the Rise solo opens with a mistake

The Extreme guitarist reveals his recent technical masterpiece starts with an error: “I miss the whole string completely, I was so excited”

Guitar World

11-year-old guitarist brings literal shred fireworks and Marty McFly-flavored tapping to Britain's Got Talent stage

Having already won plaudits from Brian May, young Harry Churchill further wowed viewers and judges alike with Johnny B. Goode á la Back to the Future, and Kiss-like theatrics

Guitar World

Brian May and Eddie Van Halen's Star Fleet Project mini-album is finally coming to streaming – with unreleased EVH solos

Among other never-before-heard gems, the reissued set will feature a dozen takes of Star Fleet, which together chart the course of a solo that May cites as "one of the greatest things" Eddie Van Halen ever did

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Brian May and Eddie Van Halen's Star Fleet Project to be reissued as massively expanded box set

The long-awaited reissue of Brian May + Friends' Star Fleet Project will arrive next month – listen to new mix of Star Fleet single now

Louder

Mongolian Rhapsody? Newly unearthed writing draft reveals original title for Queen hit

Freddie Mercury’s draft lyrics, to be auctioned at Sotheby’s, also reveals an early version of the ‘Mama, just killed a man’ verse

The Guardian - UK

Six things you need to know about Arielle

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Arielle on choirs, clowning around, and heart-to-hearts with Brian May

Louder

11-year-old guitarist on Britain's Got Talent leaves Brian May in awe with Queen cover

Wielding an Epiphone Les Paul, Harry Churchill took on a medley of Brian May's guitar parts from the Queen catalog, and put on a heck of a show while doing so

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Britain's Got Talent 2023: One VERY famous fan rocks out for young guitar player!

Britain's Got Talent fans 2023 loved the Queen medley - and so did a celebrity viewer!

WhatToWatch

Tony Iommi trades guitars with Brian May and faces the struggle of all left-handers, as he wields the Red Special upside down

The two British guitar heroes and friends spent the afternoon trading licks – and instruments – as part of a forthcoming documentary on riffs

Guitar World

Nothing is weirder than the Coronation Concert line up – Brian May, Kermit the Frog and Atomic Kitten…

As Katy Perry and Take That prepare to perform during Charles’s coronation weekend, Katie Rosseinsky salutes the chaotic and confusing tradition of incredibly divergent celebrities coming together to sing for royalty

The Independent UK

10 revolutionary instrumentals that inspired the guitarists who invented rock music

Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and the rest: They all owe so much to the instrumental artists of the 50s and 60s

Louder

Brian May, Kermit the Frog and Atomic Kitten… together at last!: Nothing is weirder than the royal pop concert

The Independent UK

Brian May and Roger Taylor once revealed their favourite Freddie Mercury songs

Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on the songwriting genius of Freddie Mercury, the man who invented himself

Louder

Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction

The guitar will go under the hammer as part of a much larger Sotheby's auction of the late Queen frontman's private collection of art and music-related memorabilia

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Watch Brian May make a TV presenter's day with an unaccompanied Bohemian Rhapsody solo through his epic Vox AC30 rig

Iain Lee was like a kid in a candy store as the Queen guitarist demonstrated – up-close and personal – the magical, singing tone of one of his most famous solos

Guitar World

NAMM 2023: Vox pledges to make Brian May’s legendary tone “accessible to all” with two signature mini amps

amPlug Brian May promises stadium-sized tones from a headphone amp, while the Nutube-equipped MV50 is so convincing the Queen icon is considering taking it out on tour

MusicRadar

Sir Brian May and Vox collaborate on affordable special edition amps: “I want people to be able to get the sounds you make in a stadium show into your living room, and these products achieve that"

NAMM 2023: The MV50 and amPlug Brian May sets offer iconic Queen tone for less with prices starting at £54.99

Louder

Queen + Adam Lambert add more dates to North American Rhapsody Tour

"The Rhapsody show is forever evolving, but it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury’s majestic legacy" - Queen + Adam Lambert

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The Independent UK

Queen and Adam Lambert eager for their post-pandemic tour

Queen and Adam Lambert are hitting the road this fall for a North American expansion of their Rhapsody Tour, with a freshly minted knight onstage and plenty of post-pandemic energy

Tribune News Service

Queen with Adam Lambert back on North American tour

Finding success touring the world for the past decade, Queen with Adam Lambert is coming back to North America for the first time in four years.

Metal Hammer

Taylor Hawkins: 17 February 1972 – 25 March 2022

A year on from the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins, we remember and celebrate the life of the Foo Fighters drummer, natural showman and perennial 'Mister Fanboy'

Louder

Queen + Adam Lambert announce Rhapsody Across America tour

Queen + Adam Lambert announce 14-date run across The US, with measures in place to protect fans from ticket scalpers

Guitar World

Bruce Kulick names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The hard-rock guitar slinger names the unlikely influences behind a number of his best-known Kiss riffs, and the player he likens to "a race car champion with the soul of a great blues musician"

Los Angeles Times

We will, we will knight you: Queen rocker Brian May formally knighted by King Charles

Watch the hair! And the knees! Queen guitarist Brian May returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to be knighted by King Charles III and officially join the order of the British Empire.

Evening Standard

Queen guitarist Brian May receives honour at Buckingham Palace

Sir Brian May has been given a knighthood by King Charles at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

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