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Queen has reportedly agreed to sell their recording, publishing and other rights to Sony Music for a record-smashing $1.27 billion. According to Hits, the deal also includes name and likeness rights, potentially opening the door to musicals, commercial and film placements, merchandising and other money-making opportunities. The band’s 2018 autobiographical film Bohemian Rhapsody earned over $900 million worldwide. Disney and Universal Music Group will permanently retain the rights to distribute Queen’s records in North America, but the band’s share of the royalties will now go to Sony Music. F...
Ultimate Classic Rock
Queen are reportedly in talks to sell their catalog to Sony Music for $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The report states that Sony are “working with another investor” on the deal that “could potentially total $1 billion,” though it doesn’t guarantee that an agreement will be made. If the deal is a success, it could include merchandising, in addition to their music and other entities. BBC notes that the deal will be the biggest of its kind if it goes through, beating Bruce Springsteen’s $550 million deal with Sony in late 2021. Music Business Worldwide first revealed that Queen had a potenti...
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Revisiting one of his old quotes and expanding on it in a social media post, Queen‘s Brian May has credited one icon in particular having “basically invented” rock guitar playing. May reshared a post that features a photo of him and The Who‘s Pete Townshend with their arms draped over one another’s shoulder. Beneath the image is a pre-existing quote from May that expresses how influential The Who, and Townshend specifically, were on Queen’s own goals and songwriting ambitions. He then added some new thoughts, brilliantly summarizing what made Townshend so great. What Brian May Previously Said“...
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Riesenkonzert vom größten Popstar der Welt, wie sie oft genannt wird: Madonna (65) hat am Copacabana-Strand im brasilianischen Rio de Janeiro ein Konzert ohne Eintrittsgeld vor Hunderttausenden gegeben. «Am Samstag trat die amerikanische Sängerin vor 1,6 Millionen Menschen auf», schrieb das Nachrichtenportal «G1». «Es ist surreal, wenn man bedenkt, dass das Gesamtpublikum der mehr als 200 Shows der letzten drei Tourneen von Madonna kleiner ist, als das Publikum, das die Copacabana füllte.» «Hier bin ich: Da ist der Ozean, wunderschön. Da sind die Berge, unglaublich. Da ist Jesus, Wahnsinn!», s...
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Riesenkonzert vom größten Popstar der Welt, wie sie oft genannt wird: Madonna (65) hat am Copacabana-Strand im brasilianischen Rio de Janeiro ein Konzert ohne Eintrittsgeld vor Hunderttausenden gegeben. «Am Samstag trat die amerikanische Sängerin vor 1,6 Millionen Menschen auf», schrieb das Nachrichtenportal «G1». «Es ist surreal, wenn man bedenkt, dass das Gesamtpublikum der mehr als 200 Shows der letzten drei Tourneen von Madonna kleiner ist, als das Publikum, das die Copacabana füllte.» «Hier bin ich: Da ist der Ozean, wunderschön. Da sind die Berge, unglaublich. Da ist Jesus, Wahnsinn!», s...
DPA (German)
Es soll das größte Konzert ihrer Karriere werden: Pop-Ikone Madonna (65) will in der brasilianischen Küstenmetropole Rio de Janeiro zum Abschluss ihrer Welttournee «The Celebration Tour» vor mehr als einer Million Menschen auftreten. Die Show werde kostenlos sein, hieß es auf der Website der Sängerin - als Dankeschön an ihre Fans und zur Feier ihrer mehr als 40-jährigen Karriere. Schon am Tag zuvor blockierten Fans nach Informationen des Nachrichtenportals «G1» mehrere Fahrspuren der Küstenstraße Avenida Atlântica am berühmten Copacabana-Strand, um bei einer Probe einen Blick auf die «Queen of...
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David Bowie's handwritten lyrics could fetch £100,000 at auction. A double-sided lyric sheet showing the changes the late music legend made to 'Rock N Roll Suicide' and 'Suffragette City' from 1972's 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' are set to go under the hammer. One side shows that Bowie was planning to add the songs 'It Ain't Easy' and 'Round And Round' (a cover of Chuck Berry's 'Around And Around') to the record. The former track did make it to the LP, and the latter ended up as a B-side for the UK issue of 'Drive In-Saturday' in 1973. The sheets will go on s...
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Beverley Knight is "frustrated" by the effects of the menopause. The singer, 50, previously had a hysterectomy in 2017 after being diagnosed with uterine fibroids and is now struggling to maintain her quality of life with the menopause but is working with a professional before she considers taking hormone replacement therapy. She told Hello! magazine: "It's very challenging – the heat, the flushes and the brain fog, which is the worst for me. "I forgot everyday words, which is so frustrating. Before I consider HRT, I'm working with a functional practitioner, who is helping me to understand wha...
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Cher allegedly had her troubled son kidnapped from a hotel room while he was trying to reunite with his wife on their wedding anniversary. The 77-year-old singer is said to have made the dramatic move as she was worried about 47-year-old Elijah Blue Allman’s health. Cher’s daughter-in-law, Marieangela King, made the claim in a declaration to a Los Angeles court during a hearing on her and Elijah’s divorce. DailyMail.com reported singer Elijah – the son of Cher and her second husband Greg Allman – is understood to be in rehab in Pasadena, California, after collapsing on the pavement leading up ...
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Freddie Mercury's entire personal possessions made a whopping £40 million ($50.4 million) at auction - setting a record for the highest sale of a collection of its kind. The most expensive item in the 'Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own' sale was the Yamaha Baby Grand Piano the late music legend recorded hits such as 'Bohemian Rhapsody' on, which sold for £1.7 million. Interestingly, the Queen legend's Tiffany Moustache Comb, which had an estimate of £400, went for an eye-watering £152,000. Handwritten working lyrics for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' had a final bid of £1.4 million. And a silver snake ...
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