Brian May says health issues were a ‘wake-up call’ as he issues update after stroke Queen guitarist was rushed to hospital after temporarily losing control of his left arm last year The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025
Anita Dobson says it has been ‘a pleasure’ as she is made OBE for charity work The soap star has been recognised for her services to charitable fundraising and philanthropy. Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025
EastEnders star Anita Dobson says east London has become 'unrecognisable' The actress has been living in Surrey since 2021 with rock legend husband Brian May Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025
Anita Dobson shares Brian May’s response to Freddie Mercury secret daughter rumour Recent biography claims that Queen frontman fathered a child after an affair with a close friend’s wife The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Brian May reveals the Queen album that wasn't 'well received' by rock fans Sir Brian May has revealed the Queen album he loves that wasn't well received by all. BANG Premier · Nov 8, 2025
Benson Boone reunites with Queen legend Brian May at London show for Bohemian Rhapsody After first sharing the stage at Coachella earlier this year, Benson Boone reconnected with Sir Brian May at London’s O2 Arena to perform Bohemian Rhapsody during his Amercan Heart World Tour. BANG Premier · Nov 8, 2025
He Wrote 'Another One Bites the Dust'—Then Quit Forever: Inside the Disappearing Act of Queen's John Deacon John Deacon, Queen's bassist and songwriter behind hits like 'Another One Bites the Dust,' quietly withdrew from music and public life at 46 and has lived privately with his family ever since. International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025
“On a guitar, it's built so weird with that one string in the wrong position, and so everybody plays the same crap all the time”: Phish's Trey Anastasio thinks all guitar music sounds the same – so he radically switched up his songwriting process Anastasio says that, in an effort to push compositional boundaries, he writes a lot of his guitar parts on piano Guitar World · Nov 3, 2025
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody voted favourite song of Greatest Hits Radio listeners It is the seventh year in a row the 1975 track has topped the list of 500 songs. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025
'Bohemian Rhapsody' turns 50: Here are five surprising covers of Queen's smash hit single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ came out 50 years ago today. Euronews Culture picks its favourite and most surprising renditions of Queen's legendary single. Euronews · Oct 31, 2025
"It’s a lot more complicated in many ways than Bohemian Rhapsody": Queen's most celebrated song marks its 50th anniversary today, but Roger Taylor and Brian May say that several songs they released in the years beforehand were arguably even more ambitious The pair have been speaking on a new YouTube series dedicated to Bohemian Rhapsody MusicRadar · Oct 31, 2025
“I bumped into one of Queen’s techs. He said, ‘Steve, come down to the studio – the lads would love to see you’”: How Steve Howe ended up playing on a Queen track The prog legend was asked to channel a flamenco icon for the spontaneous guest spot Guitar World · Oct 30, 2025
"Proud to call this infinitely modest and generous genius my friend": Brian May shares video of surprise Tony Iommi appearance at Black Sabbath ballet Iommi took to the stage at the climax of a performance of Black Sabbath - The Ballet Metal Hammer · Oct 24, 2025
“People have a hard time understanding how unsurprising Bohemian Rhapsody was to us”: These are the two early Queen songs that Brian May says paved the way for Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody didn’t appear out of nowhere Louder · Oct 19, 2025
Guitar World · Oct 16, 2025 “Jimmy Page would be nice to have on there”: Dweezil Zappa has already tapped Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen for his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit a few more guitar greats before it’s finished Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in 1989
MusicRadar · Oct 16, 2025 “I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing,' And he went, 'I'll do it, darling’ - downed a vodka, and went in and killed it”: How Freddie Mercury took on death itself for Queen’s majestic final single It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before he passed away just six weeks after its release
Louder · Oct 14, 2025 “It’s light-hearted, sexually ambiguous – I love it!” Justin Hawkins chooses the 10 best Queen songs you might have missed Cat suits, mega-mullets and time travel: The Darkness frontman on Queen’s deepest cuts
MusicRadar · Oct 10, 2025 “You’d get the chart positions. ‘Oh, we're Number One again!’ It almost got boring after a while”: Brian May and Roger Taylor recall the making of Queen’s masterpiece A Night At The Opera “People have a hard time understanding how unsurprising Bohemian Rhapsody was to us," May says
Louder · Oct 10, 2025 A Night At The Opera: 50 years on, Brian May and Roger Taylor on Queen's operatic masterpiece - only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Heart, Scorpions, Eric Gales, Creeper, Tom Petty, UFO, David Bowie, Zakk Wylde, Devon Allman, Counting Crows and more
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Queen named the UK’s most played rock act in the 21st century Formed in the 70s, the rock band continues to resonate today with Somebody To Love and Radio Ga Ga among their top five most played songs.
Guitar World · Oct 3, 2025 “I don’t have heroes, but I adore Queen… I think you can hear bits of Brian in my solos”: Named after a Måneskin track, inspired by Queen and Arctic Monkeys, here’s how Baby Said became the UK’s hottest rock duo Fresh from a triumphant run of festival dates, Veronica Pal checks in to give us the guitar story behind this sister act's stellar debut, BS! – and that's no b.s.
Guitar World · Sep 30, 2025 “Brian May called this 2014 hit ‘one of the best rock songs ever’ – now he’s playing on it”: September 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks With amazing guitar work from the likes of Seera, SPRINTS, Mammoth, Mei Semones, Jay Som, Walter Trout, Jacob Collier, and many more, we were spoiled for choice this month
MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2025 “You actually had to be good at your instrument – that doesn’t seem to be a necessary requisite these days”: Roger Taylor and Brian May remember Bohemian Rhapsody We were taking up “where the Beatles left off”, says May
MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2025 “Even today, that instrument is fascinating. I’ve passed it around and players of all sorts have all come to the same conclusion – there is something magic in that instrument”: Billy Gibbons on why Pearly Gates is one of the greatest Les Pauls of all time All Gibson Les Paul Standards from 1959 are special but what is it about the ZZ Top frontman's Pearly Gates that makes it so unique? As Gibbons says, it might be something entirely supernatural
MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2025 “I would like to do it. We’re having conversations”: Brian May suggests a Queen Sphere residency could be on the cards Guitarist is fed up with traditional touring