It was 31 years ago today on April 20, 1992 when The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert took place. The Queen singer had tragically died at just 45 the previous November, after losing his battle with AIDS. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon wanted to do something special in their …
Read More »‘Paul McCartney sabotaged my music’ – The Beatles star lashed out over ‘bland’ singer | Music | Entertainment
The Beatles collaborated closely with one another for almost a decade, writing songs together, swapping ideas, and switching their instruments to get the most creativity out of each record as possible. But one of the Fab Four noticed that once Paul McCartney had stopped working on his own music, he …
Read More »Limp Bizkit announce one-off Gunnersbury Park show – here’s when presale tickets come out | Music | Entertainment
Russia: Limp Bizkit performs in Moscow during 20 city tour of Russia It’s just one of those days, isn’t it? Mere hours after Limp Bizkit proved they can still draw a crowd with their sold-out show at London’s Wembley OVO Arena, the band has just announced two more enormous UK …
Read More »John Lennon wanted to scrap ‘every’ Beatles song – ‘They’re c**p’ | Music | Entertainment
The Beatles wrote and released countless songs over the years, with many of them becoming timeless, iconic, and revered around the world. John Lennon wrote a fair few of these, including Please Please Me, I Am the Walrus, Strawberry Fields, A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, and many, many more. Despite …
Read More »Elvis Presley’s famous girlfriend got between him and mother | Music | Entertainment
Elvis Presley dated countless women during his life, but only a few of them were stars before he met them. One of these was actress Natalie Wood who was perhaps best known for appearing in Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story. Naturally, when she began spending time with …
Read More »Elvis would be ‘so angered and ashamed’ by Agent Elvis Netflix show | Music | Entertainment
First we had Baz Luhrmann’s biopic and then Netflix’s adult cartoon, but it turns out that Elvis Presley’s close family couldn’t stand either. Billy Smith, The King’s cousin and last surviving original Memphis Mafia member who is one of the only people left alive who knew the real man, has …
Read More »Björn Ulvaeus’ surprising confessions from ABBA’s Eurovision 1974 win | Music | Entertainment
Björn said: “A couple of things. I remember funnily enough the shuttle bus from the hotel to the actual arena where my outfit was so tight, I couldn’t sit down…I was slightly overweight.” “But then I also remembered walking up and down the corridor during the voting and suddenly Benny …
Read More »Andrea Bocelli teases Coronation concert duet for King Charles III | Music | Entertainment
Andrea Bocelli stunned the world with his performance of Nessun Dorma for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert last summer. Now the Italian maestro has been asked back by the Royal family to sing at the Coronation concert for King Charles III. The special music event at Windsor Castle on …
Read More »The Midnight on Red, White and Bruised: ‘Playing live is better than being perfect’ | Music | Entertainment
American synth-rockers The Midnight are still sizzling from the release of their fourth studio album, Heroes, which hit store shelves back in September – but they’re already about to release a brand new record for fans. This one is a little special, though; a far more intimate look at the …
Read More »Elvis banned fish from Graceland – King’s family on his seafood hatred | Music | Entertainment
Elvis Presley famously had some very eccentric eating habits from his peanut butter and banana sandwiches to obsessively munching on the same food over and over. On a virtual tour of Graceland, Elvis expert Angie Marchese once shared: “[The King] grew up on good ol’ Southern food. He loved meatloaf, …
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