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Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, More Added to the National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress is preserving a number of iconic musicians' works in the National Recording Registry for the purpose of posterity. This year's inductees include albums ranging from Ellington's 1956 Ellington at Newport to 1997's Buena Vista Social Club to Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor. In addition to a myriad of influential music, the Library of Congress has also added some major historic recordings to the registry. Included in the […]

todayApril 14, 2022

Classic Hits

Paul Stanley Shares List of His 12 Greatest Lead Singers of All Time

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley has taken it upon himself to name the eleven greatest lead singers of all time--according to him. Earlier this week, Stanley tweeted the list, "The Best Lead Singers Of All Time?? How about 11 off the top of my head…" and then proceeded to name twelve, with two names tied at #10: Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie) Freddie Mercury (Queen) David Ruffin (The Temptations) […]

todayMarch 17, 2022

Classic Hits

Queen is the Most-Played Rock Band on Radio Around the World

According to analytics service Viberate, Queen is the most-played rock band on radio around the world and the fourth most-played artist across all genres. “We crunched the annual numbers behind every relevant music and social media channel, from Spotify to Beatport and TikTok, and drew conclusions regarding music industry trends and markets in 2022,” the report said. Viberate, after scanning nearly 50 million tracks and videos, also calculated that rock […]

todayFebruary 1, 2022

Classic Hits

Queen’s Brian May Tests Positive for COVID-19: “Go Get Jabbed if You’re Not Already”

Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, has recently revealed that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 after going out to a birthday lunch for a friend where all guests provided a negative test for attendance.  “It seemed like you were in a safe situation. You have your negative tests… What could possibly go wrong? We thought were in a safe bubble so we didn’t wear masks,” May said in […]

todayDecember 20, 2021

Classic Hits

BMI London Awards Honor Songs by The Rolling Stones, Queen, and More

At the 2021 BMI London Awards, a number of classic hits were honored with a slew of Million-Air Awards, a title that recognizes songwriters of iconic songs that have been broadcasted more than a million times on TV and radio. Sting’s writing for The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” sat at the top of the list, with 16-million plays. Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” and “We Will Rock You,” […]

todayOctober 12, 2021

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Queen and Sarah Brightman Slated to Perform “Endless Rain”

Kohaku Uta Gassen, broadcast on Japan's public broadcaster NHK, is the annual music program in Japan which continues to be the most popular TV program each year for the past 70 years. With an unprecedented viewership of over 40%, it has long been viewed as the true barometer of status for domestic artists with an unrivaled influence on an artist's profile, status, and sales in Japan. In light of the […]

todayDecember 30, 2020

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Queen’s Greatest Hits Skyrockets to #8 on the Billboard 200 Chart

For the first time since its release in 1981 and after a jaw-dropping 412 weeks on the chart, Queen's landmark Greatest Hits compilation has hit the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, rocketing from No. 36 to No. 8. Its previous peak was No. 11, which it hit in 1992. The 9x Platinum-selling career-spanning collection also hit No. 1 on Billboard's Vinyl Albums Chart with the second-largest sales week of […]

todayNovember 24, 2020

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Queen Achieves Top Honors at 2020 BMI Awards London

Sony/ATV Music Publishing paid tribute to the iconic rock band Queen and its significant achievements in the Million-Air awards category at the 2020 BMI London Awards, which were announced on October 5. The Million-Air awards recognize iconic songs that have reached a million or more broadcast performances by UK and European songwriters and publishers. Queen had an impressive three songs honored in this year's Million-Air awards. With 7 million total […]

todayOctober 26, 2020

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Queen’s Live Aid Performance turns 35

One of the most iconic rock performances just turned 35 on Monday, July 13th. Back in 1985, 72K people attended the Live Aid benefit concert at London's Wembley Stadium. Frontman Freddie Mercury dominated the stage as he and the band rocked out to classics like "We Are the Champions," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Radio Ga Ga." Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the iconic event raised money for the Ethiopian […]

todayJuly 17, 2020

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