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In 1992 the surviving members of Queen invited friends and fellow musicians to pay tribute to the late Freddie Mercury. The concert included performances from over a dozen top rock and pop artists of the day, from David Bowie to Guns N' Roses to Metallica and Def Leppard. Later this summer 34 different performances from that night will be available on 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: The Defi

An audio track of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury laying down vocals for the 1981 Queen hit 'Under Pressure' surfaced a while back, bringing with it writer Mark Blake's account of the song's wild, and eventually tumultuous, writing and recording sessions. The two stars trade vocals without any instrumental distraction, but Blake claims that the singers recorded their parts separately and privately

Queen's Freddie Mercury may have enjoyed singing about riding his bicycle, but like any rock star worth his salt, he had plenty of gasoline-powered wheels too -- and thanks to a recent auction, one of his nicest cars now has a new owner.

Few rockers have lived a life as deserving of a biopic as Queen's Freddie Mercury. Apparently, people in Hollywood agree, because yesterday (Oct. 10) guitarist Brian May spilled the news that such a film is in the works.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor is putting together a Queen tribute band and is taking auditions online to find the next Freddie Mercury. The auditions for 'Queen Extravaganza' started last week. Taylor posted some of the auditions on YouTube for the fans to see, and this one has gone viral. You have got to watch this video, this kid in incredible!

Since the death of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991, the band has toured extensively with Paul Rogers and has performed at many other occasions with multiple different lead singers. Now Queen drummer Roger Taylor thinks it's time for Queen's music to get back on the road, and he needs your help.

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.

In celebration of Queen's 40th anniversary, a documentary on the band that recently aired across the pond, will be on the Bio Channel tonight at 7p and 9p.

New book about Queen headed for stores later this year.