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Freddie Mercury’s Draft Lyrics And Piano Could Fetch Millions At Auction

Queen frontman's iconic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' lyrics and Yamaha Baby Grand Piano up for sale in September

Zenger

Freddie Mercury’s prized piano and costumes on display ahead of auction

The collection from the Queen frontman’s beloved home will be sold across six live and online auctions in September.

The Independent UK

Killer Queen sale: Freddie Mercury’s possessions go up for auction

Almost 30,000 items including clothing and hand-written lyrics that belonged to Queen frontman exhibited before sale

The Guardian - UK

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Freddie Mercury’s beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of personal items to be auctioned off

More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury’s personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queen’s greatest hits, are going on show in a free exhibition at Sotheby’s London ahead of their sale

The Independent UK

‘Everything but the kitchen sink’ — the contents of Freddie Mercury’s life are up for sale

From the treasured piano he wrote Bohemian Rhapsody on to his historic costumes and breathtaking art collection

Evening Standard

Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of personal items to go on sale

The Independent UK

Priya Ahluwalia: I’m so much more than just a ‘sustainable designer’

Priya Ahluwalia talks to Yolanthe Fawehinmi about musical influences and sustainability in fashion.

The Independent UK

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Alas, the friendly Twitter blue bird is no more. It is an ex-logo

Designer Martin Grasser listened to birdsong as he created the cheery, rotund symbol, now unnervingly replaced by an X

The Guardian - UK

How many songwriters does it take to make a hit record? Way more than it used to…

Only a couple were needed per hit back in the 1970s - now you need nearly five, and Beyoncé uses 18!

MusicRadar

“I thought I’d bitten off more than I can chew”: how Yes guitarist Steve Howe accidentally ended up playing on a Queen hit single

Yes guitarist Steve Howe was having lunch in Switzerland when he was roped into appearing on Queen’s 1991 single Innuendo

Louder

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid

The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020

The Guardian - US

Fedoras on top as Cillian Murphy moves on from flat caps

Retailers report rise in sales after Cillian Murphy dons ‘cross between a porkpie and a fedora’ for Christopher Nolan epic

The Guardian - UK

Montreux city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in the picturesque Swiss town

Discover this swinging resort town on the Swiss Riveria, through giddying lakeside walks, first-rate wine and hall-of-fame jazz and rock legends, says Mike MacEacheran

The Independent UK

Barbie: The Album review – Billie Eilish leads a soundtrack that’s as erratic as the movie that inspired it

Unusually, the bigger names here – including Dua Lipa and Sam Smith – are the most underwhelming

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MusicRadar

"I wasn't likely to upstage Brian or Freddie": Queen's John Deacon - a tribute to an elusive bass giant

Brian May: "He won't talk to me, so why the f**k would he talk to you?"

MusicRadar

"I don’t think anyone else had ever attempted something like that" – Brian May chooses his best performance from the Queen back catalogue

And it's not Bohemian Rhapsody

The Week

The Barbie ban and China’s hold over Hollywood

Vietnam has banned the new “Barbie” film because it features a map showing China’s claim to the South China Sea.

Metal Hammer

"It's going to be chaotic!": Brian May shares amazing rare footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid, and being interviewed ahead of their iconic Wembley Stadium performance

Watch priceless footage of Queen rehearsing Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and more ahead of their spectacular 1985 Live Aid performance

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Louder

“All the excesses of rock’n’roll stardom – the sex, the drugs, the parties – were open to us”: Extreme’s Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt on the highs, the lows and the hedonism

Extreme’s career has taken in one huge hit, millions of album sales, a split, a reunion and a big dollop of over-indulgent rock star living. Frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt look back on where it all went right, and where it all went wrong.

Louder

"It was a labour of love": Brian May reveals his favourite Queen album

Queen guitarist Brian May on his favourite Queen album

Louder

"John just looked at us and said, I can’t do this any more”: Brian May on why John Deacon walked away from Queen

"John is still very much part of Queen": Brian May on John Deacon's decision to put down his bass following Freddie Mercury's death

The Guardian - UK

Brian May: ‘Nothing could ever top playing on the roof of Buckingham Palace with no safety net’

The Queen guitarist answers your questions, on regretting never playing with John Lennon, his love of Pink and Avril Lavigne, and his beef with Michael Eavis

Daily Mirror

I saw Blur at Wembley and saw four 'ridiculous old men' put on the show of their lives

Blur are clearly hyped for their first London show since 2015 with guitarist Graham Coxon clenching his fists and screaming ‘come on’ as he walks on stage at Wembley

The Guardian - UK

Blur review – glorious reunion buzzes with energy and ragged joy

The enduring friendship between Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree shines through in a set that veers from lairy capers to bittersweet ballads

Evening Standard

Blur realise Wembley goal with triumphant performance

Blur frontman Damon Albarn said the band had been waiting all their lives to play Wembley at the first of two gigs at the stadium.

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