Reuters - Nov 19, 2007
Brian May, lead guitarist from rock band Queen who has just completed a doctorate in astrophysics, was on Monday named as the next chancellor to Liverpool John Moores University. May, who will take up...
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Brian May, rock star and astrophysicist, has been appointed chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. May will be installed as the university s figurehead leader early next year, it was announced...
More »Reuters - Jul 25, 2007
Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock star. May arrived on the island...
More »E! Online - Aug 31, 2006
Queen guitarist Brian May has had with it with a crazy little thing called MySpace. As for the late Freddie Mercury: He was here, he was queer and Zanzibar still can t get used to it. May took to...
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After Queen appeared on this past Tuesday s episode of American Idol to coach the remaining eight contestants--who all sang Queen songs this week, with varying degrees of success--many assumed the band...
More »E! Online - Nov 2, 2005
Queen won t be rocking you on the Las Vegas Strip much longer. We Will Rock You, the musical based on the seminal tunes of the classic rock band, will end its Las Vegas run Nov. 27, Variety reports...
More »E! Online - Jul 13, 2005
Nothing will stop Queen from hailing the real champions. After having to postpone a planned open-air concert in London s Hyde Park following last Thursday s deadly terror attack, the legendary rock...
More »AP - Jul 13, 2005
Rock group Queen, whose open-air concert planned for London s Hyde Park was postponed by a week because of the terrorist attacks, said it will invite thousands of emergency services personnel to Friday...
More »E! Online - Jul 7, 2005
Terror attacks wreaked havoc on London Thursday, as bombs ripped apart three trains in the Underground and tore through a double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed, and some 700 injured by the...
More »AP - Jun 11, 2005
Nelson Mandela and international music stars pressed the world s richest nations to save lives with increased action against AIDS and poverty at a benefit concert under the midnight sun on Saturday in...
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Queen guitarist Brian May has closed the British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal, which he supported for more than 15 years. The British charity, which kept a register of potential bone marrow donors for leukemia...
More »AP - Mar 18, 2005
Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic...
More »AP - Mar 18, 2005
Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic...
More »Reuters - Feb 17, 2005
Nelson Mandela, who last year announced he was bowing out of public life, promised on Thursday to attend an international concert to raise money to fight AIDS /HIV among women in South Africa. A host...
More »AP - Feb 17, 2005
Actor Will Smith and musicians Brian May , Annie Lennox and India.arie are among the artists featured at former President Nelson Mandela s next star-studded concert to raise awareness about the AIDS...
More »E! Online - Jan 20, 2005
Elton John , Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart are piping up for tsunami relief. The quartet is among several music stars who have begun recording a new version of Eric Clapton s somber...
More »E! Online - Jan 7, 2005
The music world may have been slow to respond to the tsunami tragedy, but a wave of upcoming events aims to help make up the difference. While several large-scale events are reportedly in the planning...
More »Reuters - Jan 3, 2005
Veteran pop star Sir Cliff Richard , flamboyant singer Boy George and other British musicians plan to release a song to raise money for victims of the devastating Asian tsunami, the tune s composer said...
More »Reuters - Dec 17, 2004
British rock band Queen is preparing for its first tour in 18 years, but fans are already complaining that the show can t go on without flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury . Mercury died of AIDS in...
More »E! Online - Dec 15, 2004
Queen has decided the show must go on. Heeding its own advice, the superstar British rock band is planning to tour next year--the first time the band has gone on the road since frontman Freddie Mercury...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2004
Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can t get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV s Pimp My Ride ? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician Xzibit was before becoming an actor...
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