What makes the Queen catalogue worth US$1.27 billion? – National

What makes the Queen catalogue worth US.27 billion? – National

After a pause when interest rates spiked, another act has decided to sell its catalogue of songs — and this sale is a doozy. After a long period of negotiations, Sony Music Entertainment has agreed to take all of Queen’s songs off their hands for a cool £1 billion (US$1.27 billion or C$1.74 billion). The … Read more

Freddie Mercury – The two Queen music videos banned by ‘very narrow-minded’ MTV | Music | Entertainment

Freddie Mercury – The two Queen music videos banned by ‘very narrow-minded’ MTV | Music | Entertainment

Queen made some incredible music videos over the decades, but did you know that two of them were deemed so controversial that they were banned from airing on MTV? In 1982, the band’s Body Language video – which was released 42 years ago this week – became the first ever to be censored from the … Read more

Why Freddie Mercury left his house to Mary Austin when she begged him not to | Music | Entertainment

Why Freddie Mercury left his house to Mary Austin when she begged him not to | Music | Entertainment

Freddie Mercury’s home is for sale: The elegant hallway (Image: KNIGHT FRANK) Freddie Mercury barely had a decade in the home of his dreams. He lost his life on November 24, 1991, in bed at Garden Lodge with his dearest friends and beloved cats around him. Last September, the Queen legend’s ex-girlfriend Mary Austin auctioned … Read more