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  Long-Secret Freddie Mercury Memorial Plaque Vanishes Days After Its Discovery

  March 6, 2013 – Just weeks after the location of the late Freddie Mercury's final resting place was thought to be revealed, the memorial plaque that commemorated the fallen Queen singer has disappeared. The Mirror reports that the bronze dedication is now missing from London's Kensal Green cemetery, where the U.K. tabloid discovered it last month."In Loving Memory of Farrokh Bulsara, 5 Sept. 1946 - 24 Nov. …
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  Freddie Mercury's Mystery Grave May Have Been Discovered

  February 27, 2013 – More than 21 years after the legendary Queen singer died, Freddie Mercury's final resting place may have been discovered. Though it has long been known that his remains were cremated after he passed in November of 1991, the fate of his ashes has long been unknown. But fans have now discovered a plaque in a West London cemetery that clearly memorializes the deeply missed musician."In Loving Memory of Farrokh Bulsara, 5 Sept. …
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  Freddie Mercury Biopic Starring Sacha Baron Cohen Pushed Back to 2014

  October 12, 2012 – According to a blog post by Queen guitarist Brian May, the Freddie Mercury biopic starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the late, great singer has fallen behind schedule and will now be due out in 2014. Initial news about the unlikely team-up came over three years ago with the announcement that Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Last King of Scotland) had been hired to write. …
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  Queen's Freddie Mercury Will Perform as 'Optical Illusion'

  May 11, 2012 – Freddie Mercury will make a technology-enhanced appearance from beyond the grave at a tenth anniversary performance of the Queen musical We Will Rock You. But to be clear, the frontman — who died in 1991 — will not be a hologram. He will be an "optical illusion." Yesterday, Queen guitarist Brian May all but told the BBC that Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg scooped his band with Holo-pac's performance at Coachella last month. …
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  Watch Queen, Polica, the War on Drugs, Ben Kweller Peform on TV Last Night

  April 26, 2012 – Last night brought a veritable smorgasbord of musical performances on television. We've collected them for you in order of each act's experience on the small screen: Poliça were in the unenviable position of having to follow President Obama's Tuesday night "Slow Jam" on Fallon, but knowing what works on an exposed stage helped them nail the quick performance, which marked the Minneapolis trio's TV debut. …
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  Sonisphere Canceled, Adam Lambert Loses Half His Queen Gigs

  March 29, 2012 – Earlier this year, there were rumblings American Idol's Adam Lambert was going to become the new frontman for Queen. That rumor got downgraded to "frontman for two nights only," and today Glambert is down 50 percent of his gigs. …
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  From Lady Gaga to the Streaker: The Top 5 Moments at MTV's EMAs

  November 7, 2011 – Last night at Belfast, Northern Ireland's Odyssey Arena, MTV hosted its annual Europe Music Awards, yet another MTV awards show dominated by Lady Gaga. …
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  Arcade Fire, Em at Grammys, Queen Movie + More

  January 13, 2011 – Arcade Fire, Eminem, Cee Lo, and Katy Perry are all slated to perform at this year's Grammy Awards, airing February 13 on CBS. Lady Gaga has also been confirmed to perform, after the singer's backup dancer announced the news yesterday. More performers will be revealed soon. [Grammy.com] The biopic on Queen's Freddie Mercury, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, will begin filming later this year, with an expected Fall 2011 release date. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: fun. Cover Queen's 'Radio Gaga'

  December 17, 2010 – While touring with Paramore in the U.K. earlier this year, fun. …
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  Sacha Baron Cohen Cast in Freddie Mercury Biopic

  September 17, 2010 – He's earned a rep playing outlandish characters Borat and Brüno, but Sacha Baron Cohen looks to be taking on more serious projects: the British comic is set to star in a new biopic about Queen's Freddie Mercury, Deadline reports. The movie will be written by Peter Morgan, who penned biographical scripts for Frost/Nixon and The Last King of Scotland. …
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