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Rock Aid Armenia: how the ultimate version of Smoke On The Water was recorded
By Dave Everley last updated
What happened when members of Queen, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Yes and more came together to record a Deep Purple classic

Queen's Brian May is now a Doctor of Science: watch his acceptance speech
By Paul Brannigan published
Queen guitarist Brian May is awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science degree from the University Of Hull

Watch Queen and Adam Lambert cover opera anthem Nessun Dorma in Italy
By Paul Brannigan published
"So proud of Adam!" gushes Brian May, as Queen's frontman serves up a goosebump-inducing live take on Nessun Dorma

Watch Queen's Brian May cry after duetting with Freddie Mercury 'hologram'
By Liz Scarlett last updated
Queen guitarist Brian May gets emotional following a duet of Love Of My Life with Freddie Mercury 'illusion'

Brian May on Eddie Van Halen, flying to Pluto, and why he'd like to be a Lord
By Dave Everley published
Guitarist Brian May talks to us about solo albums, astronomy, recording with Axl, and why Queen are somehow bigger now than ever

That time Queen's Brian May got his emo on to play with My Chemical Romance
By Liz Scarlett published
Queen guitarist Brian May joined MCR for a performance of Welcome To The Black Parade and We Will Rock You at Reading Festival in 2011... and it blew everyone's minds

Brian May recalls "traumatising" experience of working with Freddie Mercury's vocals after he died, reveals his favourite Queen album
By Liz Scarlett published
Brian May: "Listening to Freddie the whole day and the whole night, I’d have moments thinking, ‘This is great… this sounds great Fre…Oh, you’re not here...’"

Queen’s Platinum Collection to be released on vinyl for very first time
By Scott Munro published
All three of Queen’s Greatest Hits albums will be released in one limited edition 6LP package on colour vinyl this summer
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