"We have the power!" Listen to Brian May's utterly epic guitar solo from the Masters Of The Universe soundtrack Brian May features on the Daniel Pemberton composition Eternia Louder · May 17
Who are the celebrities on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026? Staggering A-list fortunes revealed Musicians and sports stars among the ranks of Britain’s wealthiest individuals Evening Standard · May 15
Gnomes designed by Cate Blanchett and Brian May up for auction as Chelsea Flower Show lifts ban for charity Proceeds will help to provide schoolchildren with access to gardening The Independent UK · May 14
Gnome-coming at Chelsea Flower Show as stars decorate garden favourites The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show’s history. Evening Standard · May 14
“He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made” Guitar World · May 7
“He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate Guitar World · May 7
"He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it." Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood guest on posthumous album from the late Steve Cropper Watching The Tide, the forthcoming album from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, will feature a host of guitar legends Louder · May 7
A night at the planetarium – Queen hits to be played during immersive dome show The event, titled Queen Heaven, will take place at the National Space Centre in Leicester on May 29. Evening Standard · May 6
“What started as a joke turned into a track that Steve knew had magic in it”: Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing – and it will be part of his final body of work The six-string veteran passed away aged 84 last year, but it turns out he sparred with another guitar legend in the studio before he left us Guitar World · May 6
"Freddie said, Darling, leave it to me. I believe in this." The story behind Another One Bites The Dust, Queen's best-selling single ever "A lot of people bought the single and came to our shows thinking we were a black act" Louder · May 4
"We like going places where it's a challenge." How Queen helped tear down the Iron Curtain In July 1986, Queen became the first band to play a stadium show in the communist Eastern Bloc. Cue armed soldiers and genital-related insults Louder · Apr 2
“I just remember thinking, ‘I can’t play this thing’”: Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special Vai was just a youngster when May invited him to a Queen rehearsal – and offered him the chance to play the legendary six-string Guitar World · Apr 1
“We paid him very, very well for what he did for us. His dependents became incredibly greedy”: Queen are being sued by the relatives of late photographer Mick Rock, says Brian May And May and Taylor are at odds over another Queen tour MusicRadar · Mar 30
“One of the best gigs I've ever been involved in”: Brian May returns to the stage for a fiery three-song cameo with Benson Boone – then hands him the Red Special The Queen guitarist received a hero’s welcome at the singer’s recent Birmingham show Guitar World · Mar 19
BANG Premier · Mar 13 Adam Lambert teases new solo era as Queen take a break from the road Adam Lambert says Queen have no immediate plans to tour, so he's prepping his next solo project.
MusicRadar · Mar 12 “I remember David reaching over to John and saying, ‘No, don’t do it like that’, and John going, ‘Excuse me? I’m the bass player, right? This is how I do it!’”: The tense night David Bowie and Queen spontaneously came up with a classic When Bowie went for a hang with Queen, a song for the ages was born. But assembling it was fraught with no short supply of pressure
Louder · Mar 10 "Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met the Queen of England "It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"
Louder · Mar 9 "I have the power!" Queen's Brian May is working on the soundtrack to the new, long-delayed He-Man movie, featuring Jared Leto as Skeletor "This movie will make a lot of people smile a lot"
BANG Premier · Feb 23 Anna Sawai thrilled to play Yoko Ono in The Beatles biopic movies Anna Sawai will play Yoko Ono, the wife of the late John Lennon, in one of four Beatles biopics, directed by Sam Mendes.
Louder · Feb 20 "It was just women and bottles of Jack Daniel's everywhere." The story of the Next Big Thing whose career was killed by a soppy power ballad Heavy Pettin toured with Ozzy and Mötley Crüe. Then their entry for 1987’s Eurovision misfired and killed their career, and they’ve regretted it ever since. But now they're back and gunning for glory
Louder · Feb 19 "We had the desire to create something extraordinary. And we did." Queen announce remixed, remastered and expanded Queen II Collector’s Edition "It's not perfect, it has the imperfections and excesses of youth, but I think that was our biggest single step ever"
MusicRadar · Feb 19 “The single biggest leap we ever made. That's when we really started making music the way we wanted to”: Brian May reflects on Queen II, as it's confirmed that the 1974 album is about to get a lavish reissue Its five CDs will include demos, BBC sessions, outtakes and more
MusicRadar · Feb 14 “It says on the record: ‘No synthesizers’. That’s so cool. And I love Ogre Battle – danga-danga, ‘Waaaaah!’”: Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith names his favourite Queen album “It has a lot of power, it has wonderful orchestration and incredible playing”
Louder · Feb 5 "Queen's music doesn't belong to Freddie. It doesn't even belong to Queen any more." Writer/comedian Ben Elton reveals why Robert DeNiro's dream of making a musical about Freddie Mercury's life was vetoed by Brian May and Roger Taylor The story behind the Queen musical that never saw the light of day
Louder · Feb 3 "Iʼm not doing it out of guilt. Even if I didnʼt do it, the poverty would still be there." How getting stuck in a "rut", some tempting by Bob Geldof and the most A-list bill in history helped Queen pull off the greatest rock set of all time Queen's Live Aid performance has become the stuff of legend – we look back at how the iconic set really happened