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Rami Malek Wins Best Actor Oscar Award For Freddie Mercury Portrayal In “Bohemian Rhapsody

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Rami Malek again brought home the trophy as he collected the prestigious Academy Award (a.k.a. the Oscars) last night in Hollywood. Malek has won every major best actor awards for his portrayal of legendary rock singer Freddie Mercury of Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody, now the largest grossing music biopic of all-time. Sadly, the film did not win for Best Picture, losing in an upset to another music-history-related film Green Book. In his acceptance speech, Malek shouted out Mercury and being able to tell his story.Continue reading →


Watch Video of Queen + Adam Lambert Performing at The Academy Awards

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Queen + Adam Lambert opened the Academy Awards last night by performing their hit singles ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are The Champions’ at the top of the show. The band was introduced by actors Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, famous for their roles as Queen worshiping rockers in Wayne’s World. Myers also has a bit role in Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen was performing in celebration of the bands’ nomination for the  Bohemian Rhapsody film’s Best Picture at the Oscars, as well as many other nominations for the film. Continue reading →


Rami Malek Wins Screen Actors Guild Award For Bohemian Rhapsody

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Rami Malek has won another prestigious Hollywood award for his amazing portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Malek, 37, won the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role. At the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) on Sunday. The award marks the actor’s first-ever SAG Award win. Malek won, however, Bohemian Rhapsody lost in the best picture category to Marvel Studios Black Panther. Bohemian Rhapsody has already won Golden Globes and has placed with Five Academy Award Nominations For 2019, in the categories of “Best Picture,” “Sound Editing,” “Sound Mixing,” “Film Editing,” and “Best Actor,” for Malek again. The film will compete for the “Best Picture” prize alongside Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born and Vice.Continue reading →


Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Film Lands Five Academy Award Nominations For 2019

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Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about the rise of the band Queen and its iconic frontman Freddie Mercury is already the largest grossing film biography about a musician or band ever. They cleaned up recently at the Golden Globes awards winning best picture and best actor for Rami Malek in his portrayal of Mercury. Now the film has been nominated for five Academy Awards, a.k.a. The Oscars or The Oscar Awards.
The film is nominated in the categories of “Best Picture,” “Sound Editing,” “Sound Mixing,” “Film Editing,” and “Best Actor,” for Malek again. Bohemian Rhapsody will compete for the “Best Picture” prize alongside Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born and Vice.Continue reading →


Sir George Martin, Legendary Beatles Producer, Dies At Age 90

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Sir George Martin, often credited as “the fifth Beatle” for his production work with the group, has passed away at age 90, according to published reports. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the news first in a series of tweets earlier today. It was Martin who actually got the Beatles their record deal, on the urging of manager Brian Epstein in the first place in 1962, which led them to be forever linked to eachother. Although he was a giant of the music world, he often shunned the spotlight and gave credit to others whenever possible. Credited with hundreds of albums produced, his innovative studio work, countless number one albums, hit singles, Academy Awards, soundtrack work (The James Bond films in particular), and comedy albums, Martin leaves an indelible legacy on the music world.