The song, written by May, was originally recorded in 1974 during sessions for the band's second studio album, Queen II, but ...
Paul McCartney's Ram was once considered his worst album, with even Ringo Starr calling it a waste of time. But this ...
In 2005, it was calculated that Queen had become the most successful ever act in Britain’s album chart with a total of 1,322 weeks on the chart, while The Beatles could manage only 1,293. Admirers ...
Not every album an artist puts out is going to be a smash hit, which was a tough lesson Queen learned early on in their career with the release of their highly divisive (and, if you ask the band ...
On this day in 1989, Dana Owens, better known to the world as Queen Latifah, made her groundbreaking debut with All Hail the Queen, released on Tommy Boy Records. The album not only marked the arrival ...
30 years ago (11/6/95), Queen released Made in Heaven, its final LP with lead singer Freddie Mercury and pieced together from recordings made before Mercury’s 1991 death. It debuted at #1 in the UK, ...
The 1980s might be the easiest decade to caricature. But the best ’80s albums prove that the decade wasn't just about big hair, big shoulder pads, and even bigger mobile phones—and that the era's ...
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is turning 50. The epic single, which Queen front-man Freddie Mercury liked to call a “mock opera,” was recorded in late August and September 1975 and was released on Oct.
Initially, it appears she’s going to go 4/4-bangers-all-the-way but, as the album goes on, she becomes more lyrically reflective. She’s said the relentless touring after her debut wore her down, and ...
Wandering through the streets of Detroit, Debby Friday sensed an absence around her. “There’s this very ghostly feeling,” the Nigerian-Canadian musician tells Rolling Stone over Zoom from her home in ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Most artists and bands that got their start decades ago manage to ...