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"We dusted off our trusty loincloths and assembled in the courtyard of Castle Darkness." Listen to The Darkness's epic theme song for the new Masters Of The Universe movie

The Darkness and He-Man, together at last. Also, there's a Best Of collection from Justin Hawkins & Co. on the way

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King Charles, David Beckham, and More: 8 Famous Faces Spotted at Chelsea Flower Show 2026

London's iconic garden party is back – see the notable arrivals from Dame Judi Dench to Kim Cattrall

Homes & Gardens

“My newest creation”: A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online

It’s a Brian May tribute like no other

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Celebrities call for permanent end to gnome ban at Chelsea flower show

Bill Bailey and Alan Titchmarsh paint gnomes for king’s garden at event, in one-off to raise funds for RHS campaign

The Guardian - UK

Stars show off their gnomes at Chelsea Flower Show as Chelsea in Bloom gets underway

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden ornaments.

Evening Standard

Stars show off their gnomes as Chelsea Flower Show gets underway

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden ornaments.

The Independent UK

"We have the power!" Listen to Brian May's utterly epic guitar solo from the Masters Of The Universe soundtrack

Brian May features on the Daniel Pemberton composition Eternia

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Who are the celebrities on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026? Staggering A-list fortunes revealed

Musicians and sports stars among the ranks of Britain’s wealthiest individuals

Evening Standard

Gnomes designed by Cate Blanchett and Brian May up for auction as Chelsea Flower Show lifts ban for charity

Proceeds will help to provide schoolchildren with access to gardening

The Independent UK

Gnome-coming at Chelsea Flower Show as stars decorate garden favourites

The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show’s history.

Evening Standard

“He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names

The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”

Guitar World

“He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig

The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate

Guitar World

"He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it." Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood guest on posthumous album from the late Steve Cropper

Watching The Tide, the forthcoming album from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, will feature a host of guitar legends

Louder

A night at the planetarium – Queen hits to be played during immersive dome show

The event, titled Queen Heaven, will take place at the National Space Centre in Leicester on May 29.

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“What started as a joke turned into a track that Steve knew had magic in it”: Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing – and it will be part of his final body of work

The six-string veteran passed away aged 84 last year, but it turns out he sparred with another guitar legend in the studio before he left us

Louder

"Freddie said, Darling, leave it to me. I believe in this." The story behind Another One Bites The Dust, Queen's best-selling single ever

"A lot of people bought the single and came to our shows thinking we were a black act"

Louder

"We like going places where it's a challenge." How Queen helped tear down the Iron Curtain

In July 1986, Queen became the first band to play a stadium show in the communist Eastern Bloc. Cue armed soldiers and genital-related insults

Guitar World

“I just remember thinking, ‘I can’t play this thing’”: Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special

Vai was just a youngster when May invited him to a Queen rehearsal – and offered him the chance to play the legendary six-string

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“We paid him very, very well for what he did for us. His dependents became incredibly greedy”: Queen are being sued by the relatives of late photographer Mick Rock, says Brian May

And May and Taylor are at odds over another Queen tour

Guitar World

“One of the best gigs I've ever been involved in”: Brian May returns to the stage for a fiery three-song cameo with Benson Boone – then hands him the Red Special

The Queen guitarist received a hero’s welcome at the singer’s recent Birmingham show

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Adam Lambert teases new solo era as Queen take a break from the road

Adam Lambert says Queen have no immediate plans to tour, so he's prepping his next solo project.

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“I remember David reaching over to John and saying, ‘No, don’t do it like that’, and John going, ‘Excuse me? I’m the bass player, right? This is how I do it!’”: The tense night David Bowie and Queen spontaneously came up with a classic

When Bowie went for a hang with Queen, a song for the ages was born. But assembling it was fraught with no short supply of pressure

Louder

"Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met the Queen of England

"It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"

Louder

"I have the power!" Queen's Brian May is working on the soundtrack to the new, long-delayed He-Man movie, featuring Jared Leto as Skeletor

"This movie will make a lot of people smile a lot"

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Anna Sawai thrilled to play Yoko Ono in The Beatles biopic movies

Anna Sawai will play Yoko Ono, the wife of the late John Lennon, in one of four Beatles biopics, directed by Sam Mendes.

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