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Queen guitarist May named university chancellor
11/19/2007, Reuters

Brian May, lead guitarist from rock band Queen who has just completed a doctorate in astrophysics, was on Monday named as the next chancellor to Liverpool John...  more >

Brian May named university chancellor
11/19/2007, AP

Brian May, rock star and astrophysicist, has been appointed chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. May will be installed as the university's figurehead leader...  more >

Queen guitarist wraps studies for doctorate
7/25/2007, Reuters

Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock...  more >

Queen Fights for Right to Party, Blog
8/31/2006, E! Online

Queen guitarist Brian May has had with it with a crazy little thing called MySpace. As for the late Freddie Mercury: He was here, he was queer and Zanzibar still can't get...  more >

Queen's Brian May Addresses 'Idol Fallout'
4/13/2006, Yahoo! Music

After Queen appeared on this past Tuesday's episode of American Idol to coach the remaining eight contestants--who all sang Queen songs this week, with varying degrees of...  more >

Queen Leaving Las Vegas
11/2/2005, E! Online

Queen won't be rocking you on the Las Vegas Strip much longer. We Will Rock You, the musical based on the seminal tunes of the classic rock band, will end its Las Vegas...  more >

Queen Rocks London Heroes
7/13/2005, E! Online

Nothing will stop Queen from hailing the real champions. After having to postpone a planned open-air concert in London's Hyde Park following last Thursday's deadly...  more >

Queen Invites Emergency Workers to Show
7/13/2005, AP

Rock group Queen, whose open-air concert planned for London's Hyde Park was postponed by a week because of the terrorist attacks, said it will invite thousands of emergency...  more >

R.E.M., Queen Nix London Gigs
7/7/2005, E! Online

Terror attacks wreaked havoc on London Thursday, as bombs ripped apart three trains in the Underground and tore through a double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed,...  more >

Mandela, Musicians Call for AIDS Action
6/11/2005, AP

Nelson Mandela and international music stars pressed the world's richest nations to save lives with increased action against AIDS and poverty at a benefit concert under the...  more >

Brian May Closes the Bone Marrow Appeal
6/8/2005, AP

Queen guitarist Brian May has closed the British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal, which he supported for more than 15 years. The British charity, which kept a register of...  more >

Mandela Welcomes Stars for AIDS Concert
3/18/2005, AP

Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise...  more >

Mandela Welcomes Stars for AIDS Concert
3/18/2005, AP

Former President Nelson Mandela on Friday welcomed stars including actor Will Smith and singers Annie Lennox and India.arie to South Africa for his second concert to raise...  more >

Mandela Launches New Star-Studded AIDS Concert
2/17/2005, Reuters

Nelson Mandela, who last year announced he was bowing out of public life, promised on Thursday to attend an international concert to raise money to fight AIDS /HIV among...  more >

Mandela Announces AIDS Awarenes Concert
2/17/2005, AP

Actor Will Smith and musicians Brian May , Annie Lennox and India.arie are among the artists featured at former President Nelson Mandela's next star-studded concert to...  more >

Elton, Ozzy Shed "Tears"
1/20/2005, E! Online

Elton John , Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart are piping up for tsunami relief. The quartet is among several music stars who have begun recording a new...  more >

Musicians Rally for Tsunami
1/7/2005, E! Online

The music world may have been slow to respond to the tsunami tragedy, but a wave of upcoming events aims to help make up the difference. While several large-scale...  more >

UK Music Stars Rally to Raise Tsunami Aid Funds
1/3/2005, Reuters

Veteran pop star Sir Cliff Richard , flamboyant singer Boy George and other British musicians plan to release a song to raise money for victims of the devastating Asian...  more >

Queen Will Rock You with First Tour in 18 Years
12/17/2004, Reuters

British rock band Queen is preparing for its first tour in 18 years, but fans are already complaining that the show can't go on without flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury...  more >

Queen Making the Scene in '05
12/15/2004, E! Online

Queen has decided the show must go on. Heeding its own advice, the superstar British rock band is planning to tour next year--the first time the band has gone on the...  more >

AP Reviews Xzibit's New Disc
12/15/2004, AP

Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...  more >

'Dimebag' Darrell Memorial Set for Tuesday
12/14/2004, Reuters

Slain Damageplan/Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will be saluted with a public memorial service Tuesday night at the Convention Center in...  more >

Clapton 'Sessions' Pay Tribute to Johnson
10/28/2004, Reuters

Broadening the scope of Eric Clapton 's recent album of Robert Johnson interpretations, "Me and Mr. Johnson," the guitarist will unveil the CD/DVD package "Sessions for...  more >

CD/DVD Captures Queen 'On Fire'
10/8/2004, Reuters

Hollywood Records will on Nov. 9 unveil the first commercial release of Queen's 1982 concert at London's Milton Keynes Bowl, originally broadcast on British television and...  more >

Famous Guitarists Perform at Fender Show
9/27/2004, AP

Famous guitarists such as Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, Brian May of Queen and the Eagles' Joe Walsh played at Wembley Arena in a concert celebrating the 50th...  more >

Britney, Beyonce, Pink Star in Pepsi Ad
1/27/2004, AP

There were pop stars, cameras and lights, but the excitement wasn't for a movie premiere, it was the world debut of a Pepsi commercial — starring Britney Spears ,...  more >

Star-Packed Event Boosts World AIDS Day
12/6/2003, Reuters

Organizers of the Nelson Mandela-inspired "46664" AIDS -awareness and fundraising campaign are claiming the biggest TV and radio audience for any single music...  more >

Beyonce, Bono Top S. African AIDS Benefit
12/1/2003, AP

Beyonce Knowles , Bono, Peter Gabriel and other musicians from around the world took to the stage for an AIDS benefit concert hosted by former South African President...  more >

Queen Guitarist Standing With Pete Townshend, Unhappy With Media Coverage
1/17/2003, USRN

Add Brian May to the growing list of people willing to give Pete Townshend the benefit of the doubt, even as the media does not. Earlier this week, the Queen guitarist...  more >

May & Cozy Will Rock You
6/16/1998, USRN

Another World, the new album by former Queen guitarist Brian May, is set for release in the U.S. on August 4 on Hollywood Records. The title of the album, May's first since...  more >

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