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Two people hold up their vinyl copy of the Oasis record cover, 'What's the Story Morning Glory' on Soho's Berwick Street, on 26th January 2026, in London, England.
As the UK album chart turns 70, the biggest seller of all time has been confirmed

By Beth Simpson Published

Only Queen and Abba's greatest hits packages have sold more

Singles And Albums
Queen Budapest
A restored and remixed version of Queen's final filmed performance is on the way

By Beth Simpson Published

Queen Budapest will be in cinemas and then released to watch and listen to at home

Gigs & Festivals
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“It’s the best album ever made! It transcends rock boundaries”: The Queen classic hailed as the GOAT

By Paul Elliott Published

“The whole album means so much to me. It blew my mind”

Artists
Queen in 1980
“This track is very much John Deacon world. I don’t think I was on it at all to start off with!”

By Chris Bird Published

“Freddie absolutely adored it – he sang it until he bled!”

Artists
Queen II
“His dependents became incredibly greedy”: Queen are being sued by the relatives of Mick Rock

By Beth Simpson Published

And May and Taylor are at odds over another Queen tour

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Queen
“The single biggest leap we ever made”: Queen II to be given big reissue treatment

By Will Simpson Published

Its five CDs will include demos, BBC sessions, outtakes and more

Bands
A classic black-and-white portrait of Queen: [left to right] Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon
“I love Ogre Battle – danga-danga, ‘Waaaaah!’”: Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith names his favourite Queen album

By Paul Elliott Published

“It has a lot of power, it has wonderful orchestration and incredible playing”

Artists
“Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment”: Brian May on why Queen won’t tour the US

By Will Simpson Published

And Glastonbury is a no-no due to… badgers

Gigs & Festivals
Brian May performs live with his Red Special, and on the right, his old pal, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, plays the custom-built Red Special replica that Iommi got him as a festive gift.
Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Talk about doing Christmas shopping early? May's gift was two years in the making, and it's a big one – Queen meets Black Sabbath on a Red Special replica with a signature Iommi twist

Artists
Queen perform live in 1986, with Freddie Mercury wearing a yellow basketball vest over a blue T-shirt, Brian May wearing an open collared white shirt, and John Deacon playing a prototype Warwick Buzzard bass, which was designed by John Entwistle and is up for auction in December 2025.
How the “fingerprint” wood grain of this Warwick bass revealed a connection to not one but two British rock legends (and tripled its value)

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Incredibly, this bass, co-designed with John Entwistle, changed hands in 2003 without anyone noticing its regal connection. Now wood grain analysis reveals it was owned by John Deacon

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