Queen has reportedly agreed a £1 billion deal to sell its music catalogue to Sony Music.
The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' band - which still includes founding members Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor - has been in talks with for years about a sale for their enviable catalogue of songs and albums, and now it's believed a deal is imminent.
As reported by Variety, the music catalogue and other rights is "in the process of being acquired" by Sony for the huge sum.
It's thought the deal will close over the next few weeks, while Hits reports that the only revenue not included in the agreement is those earned by live performances.
Since Freddie Mercury's death aged 45 in 1991, John Deacon has......
Taylor Swift has officially announced when her Eras Tour will wrap up.
The singer confirmed the news at the tour's 100th show, in Liverpool, UK on Thursday.
"This is the very first time I've ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December," she said.
"I once used to have hobbies," she joked to the crowd. She added, "You have done so much to be with us. You've made plans so far in advance. You planned what you were going to wear. You memorised lyrics. You got yourself here. You figured out parking. You figured out transportation, and I want spend the 100th show just thinking about that and living in that moment and being here with you, and just know I......
Rihanna is "starting over" with her ninth album.
The 'Umbrella' hitmaker hasn't released an LP since 2016's 'Anti' but now she's finally ready to get back into the studio again and plans to relisten to the music she's worked on over the last few years and decide if any of it is still relevant or interesting to her.
She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I think that music, for me, is a new discovery. I'm rediscovering things. I have been working on the album for so long that I kinda put all that stuff aside and now I'm prepared to go back in the studio. I'm gonna start - give me a second!
"Yeah, I'm starting over. But I don’t want to neglect the songs that I have, so I actually......
Shakira has hinted that she is open to having a fling after she separated from her partner in 2022.
The Hips Don't Lie singer has told how she's not ready for a formal relationship, but would consider a casual fling.
"I'm not thinking about that. What space do I have for a man right now?" she said in an interview with Rolling Stone. "I think my kids would have to be very prepared for that, and their emotional and psychological well-being is the priority."
She added, "What can I tell you, I like men. That's the problem. I shouldn't like them with everything that's happened to me, but imagine how much I like men that I still like them. Hey, I'm not opposed to having......
Raye hopes her latest track ‘Genesis’ will help listeners embrace their imperfections.
The 26-year-old BRIT Award-winning star released the single last week and has revealed she is using the song to urge people to accept their insecurities.
During an appearance on the ‘Capital XTRA Evening Show with Kamilla Rose’, she said: “I just wanted to be really transparent and really open on it.
“And we all think these things and we're all kind of battling with these things in our head. And I'll be the first to say who I am now, so I put this song out.
“I’ll take a picture and be like, ‘Oh it would be better if I was sucked in a little......
Sam Smith is set to release a new song as part of a 10th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’.The acclaimed 2014 album will be reissued on August 2 and will include all 10 of the album’s original songs, including the hits ‘Stay With Me’ and ‘I’m Not the Only One’, plus an exclusive new track titled ‘Little Sailor’.
In total, 25 songs will appear across ‘The Collector’s Edition 4’ LP and the ‘Standard Double’ CD and will also include live versions of the album's original tracks.The ‘Lay Me Down’ hitmaker also revealed their new charitable foundation and......
Dolly Parton persuaded Miley Cyrus to perform at the Grammy Awards.
The 31-year-old star sang her megahit 'Flowers' at this year's ceremony, where she also picked up two awards, but she admitted she had been hesitant about accepting the offer to sing before a "tough conversation" with her famous godmother.
Speaking on 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman', she said: "A tough conversation I had with her: I told her, ‘I’m wondering if I’m going to do the Grammys or not.’
"And she said, ‘Well of course you’re going to do the Grammys, and you’re not just going to show up but you’re going to show off. And you’re going......
Having played every continent in the physical world, Metallica sets its sights on new frontiers with events across Fortnite this month.Metallica becomes the first band to take centre stage across all Fortnite experiences, with Metallica-themed gameplay coming to Fortnite Festival, Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and more starting tomorrow, June 13. Plus, as part of an all new music experience inside of Fortnite, Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. will bring a series of in-game concert performances to players only on June 22 and June 23.Completely customised and built from the ground up using Unreal Editor for Fortnite by technology studio Magnopus, Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. is a......
David Beckham has shut down rumours of a Spice Girls reunion.
The former girl group were seen giving an impromptu performance of their 1998 single, Stop, at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday in April.
Since then, there had been some suggestion the five women may reunite for a reunion tour.
However, Victoria's husband David has told how there's no chance this is going to happen.
"Unfortunately, that's not happening," he told Variety magazine, after he posted the video of the women singing together on his Instagram account earlier this year.
"Victoria was so pleased to see the girls, and it was a massive part of her life, but obviously, all the girls have got their own things going on,"......
Bebe Rexha has slammed G-Eazy in a fiery online rant.
The singer shared her uncensored feelings in an Instagram Story, alongside a screenshot of a team member asking whether she would consider working again with her former collaborator.
Bebe, 34, pulled no punches in her response, tagging the 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Gerald Earl Gillum, and suggesting he should have asked her directly.
"You have my number. Why don't you text me and ask me yourself you stuck up ungrateful loser," she wrote.
"You're lucky people are liking you again. Cause I could go in on all the s**tty things you've done and how you treated me after giving you your only real hit. Btw the answer is......
