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NEWS ABOUT: Queen

Queen stories: 7 news summaries

 Idol's Lambert 
 May Front 
 Queen 
 Someday 

Band's guitarist addresses rumors, would like to work with Lambert

May 23, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite high-flying rumors, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert isn't the new frontman for Queen—yet. But after performing with him on the show's finale, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May “are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point,” May tells Rolling ... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • Queen • singer

(Newser) - Let's hope the queen had her shades drawn. A couple in Britain stripped off their clothes and began having sex on the lawn of Windsor Castle today, the Guardian reports. “People were shouting things like, ‘What are you doing?’ but the couple didn't seem to care,” said... More »

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Queen • Britain • public sex • Windsor Castle

Brits Stunned Most by Queen in Feely Hugfest

Queen enchanted by 'coolest couple on the planet'

Apr 3, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even more astonishing to many Brits than Michelle Obama touching their queen is the fact that the queen reached out to the First Lady, reports the Daily Mail. The queen has never been spotted in public embracing a woman. Yet her arm edged behind Michelle's back as she remarked on... More »

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Barack Obama • London • Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • Queen • protocol • G20

(Newser) - During her chat with the queen today, Michelle Obama briefly and lightly put her hand on the royal back. And while this may not seem like a big deal to ordinary humans, it is a violation of strict rules of royal etiquette, which amount to: Beyond a limp handshake, keep... More »

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Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • royalty • Queen • Britain • etiquette

Queen Readies First Album
in 13 Years

Record will be out
in the fall, kick off European tour

Mar 19, 08 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Freddie Mercury may be long gone, but the rest of Queen still wants to ride their bicycles. The band today said its first album in 13 years will be released in the fall, followed by tours of Europe and Latin America, Agence-France Press reports. The album, which will feature frontman... More »

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music • Europe • Queen • rock and roll • tour • album release • Freddy Mercury • John Deacon • Paul Rodgers

Rock Legends Party Like It's 1979 (With a 2007 Approach)

Rock has become a 'legitimate trade'

Sep 16, 07 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Police. Genesis. Led Zeppelin. Rock legends are squeezing back into their familiar duds to electrify audiences decades after their heydays. The comebacks aren’t all about cash, the Economist proposes. Many of the greying rockers are in no need of funds "if they fancy a new castle... More »

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music • Queen • concert • Led Zeppelin • rock bands • Sting • Genesis • Eagles • Pink Floyd • The Police

PhD Will,
PhD Will
Rock You

Queen guitarist, 60, submits astronomy thesis after 36 years

Aug 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Queen guitarist Brian May dropped his academic pursuits to tour the globe as a young rock star, but after 36 years he has finally handed in his PhD thesis, which he began researching in 1972. The 60-year-old aspiring astrophysicist delivered a 48,000-word study on "zodiacal dust clouds" to... More »

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music • London • Queen • Brian May • guitarist • rock and roll • guitar • thesis • astrophysics • PhD • Imperial College London

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