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    Joe Perry, Keeping Busy: Scoring the Film ‘City of Lies,’ Working on New Album and Participating in a Vatican Health Conference

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    Fans Outraged by Howard Stern’s Summer Off After $500M Sirius XM Deal

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    World Premier: Night Ranger Shares Video for “Bring It All Home To Me” — New Album ‘ATBPO’ Coming 8/6

     

    Sammy Hagar Apologizes for Exposing Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Dark Side’ in Memoir

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    Gene Simmons: Fans ‘Loved’ Fire-Breathing Fail at First Kiss Show

     

    World Premier: Johnny Cash 1968 Carousel Ballroom Live Bootleg Recorded By Owsley Headed For Release

     

    American Landing: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey International Pop Festival

     

    Gary Allan Honors Roots While Embracing Change on New Album, ‘Ruthless’

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    There Will Be No Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic in 2021, But…

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    How an Unused Jimi Hendrix Album Cover Led to Journey’s Scarab

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    Bob Seger Calls Silver Bullet Bassist’s Lawsuit ‘Frivolous’

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    World Premier: Hear David Crosby’s New Donald Fagen-Penned Song ‘Rodriquez for a Night’

     

    New ‘Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends’ Film Collects Early Footage

     

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    Joni Mitchell Releases ‘Blue 50′ Demos for 50th Anniversary

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    Rick Wakeman Announces Fall 2021 U.S. Tour

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    George Michael Estate Inks Exclusive Global Deal With Sony Music UK’s March Company Kontraband

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    Bob Seger Hints That He’s Done Touring Following Bandmate’s Death

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    Done Deal: Pershing Square SPAC Is Buying 10% of Universal Music Group for $4BN

     

    Carmine Appice Says Unreleased 1974 Beck, Bogert & Appice Live Album Recorded in London Is Due Out Soon

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    Brooks & Dunn Are Going On Tour

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    KISS’ Gene Simmons Lobbies Congress to Support Songwriters’ Rights As Part of ASCAP Advocacy Campaign

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    Frank Bonner, of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dead at 79

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    World Premier: Diana Ross Debuts Comeback Single and Video

     

    Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert ‘Absolutely’ Should Happen Says Wolfang

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    B.B. King Museum—Bigger and Better

     

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    Eric Clapton Sets Only 2021 North American Shows

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    ‘Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away’ Unravels The History Of A Legend

     

    Guitarist With No Arms Shreds GNR’s ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ + More With His Feet

     

    World Premier: ‘Eric Clapton’ Anniversary Deluxe Edition Due This Summer

     

    Claudia Barrett Dies: Actress Who Dazzled ‘Robot Monster’ In Sci-Fi Camp Classic Was 91

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    Lady A Announce New ‘What a Song Can Do (Chapter One)’ Album

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    Small Venues Still at Risk as COVID Cash Fails to Arrive

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    Foo Fighters Are Playing Madison Square Garden at 100% Capacity

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    Hipgnosis Songs Fund Now Owns A Music Catalog Worth Over $2.2 Billion

     

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    David Gilmour and Polly Samson on What Keeps Their Creative Partnership Strong
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    Clarence Williams III Dies: ‘Linc’ On ‘The Mod Squad’, Star Was 81

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    World Premier: Van Halen’s Lost Dinosaur Music Video Unearthed

     

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    Joe Walsh says he was who gave Jimmy Page his first Gibson Les Paul

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    Ringo Starr Wants You to Help Spread Peace & Love for His 81st Birthday on July 7

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    Mumford & Sons Guitarist Is Quitting the Band to ‘Speak Freely’ on Political Issues

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    Foreigner Adds Tour Dates, Doubling Number of 2021 Concerts

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    Sammy Hagar + Michael Anthony Launch ‘Van Hagar’ Era Archive on Social Media

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    Van Morrison Announces New U.S. Tour Dates

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    World Premier: Brad Paisley Honors The Dream Chasers in New Track “City of Music”

     

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    The Sudden, Lucrative Gold Rush for Old Music
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    Andrew Lloyd Webber Promises to Defy Lockdown Extensions: “You’ll Have to Arrest Us”

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    Dolly Parton Announces Massive $500 Million Dollywood Expansion

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    Eagles: Additional 2021 “Hotel California” Tour Dates Announced

     

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    Joe Bonamassa Announces Fall 2021 U.S. Tour

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    ZZ Top and Cody Jinks to Headline Born & Raised Music Festival

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    Roger Waters to Dispute David Gilmour’s ‘Gobbledygook’ in Memoir

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    Grand Funk Railroad Plot Some Kind of Wonderful 2021 U.S. Tour

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    Is It Time to Roll Your Own Distribution Service? SonoSuite Is Quietly Claiming the White Label Distribution Space

     

    Courtney Love Dismisses Hole Reunion Possibilities, Launches New Cover Series
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    YouTube Says It Paid $4 Billion to the Music Industry Over the Past Year

     

    Arlene Golonka Dies: ‘The Andy Griffith Show’, ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ Actress Was 85

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    Alan Jackson Lays Down Emotional ‘Where Were You’ for ‘National Memorial Day Concert’

     

    Roger Taylor Announces UK Solo Tour and New Album 'Outsider'
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    Mickey Thomas Has Outlasted Steve Perry And Sammy Hagar Vocally Speaking

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    Richard Marx Recalls His Battle With the Chinese Mafia in New Memoir
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    Alabama to Resume Their 50th Anniversary Tour

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    FOREIGNER, REO SPEEDWAGON And SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE To Perform During CNN's 'The Fourth In America' Special

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    Elton John Says His Parents’ Arguments Led to ‘Big Spender’ Habit

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    The Beatles’ ‘Love’ Set to Reopen in Las Vegas

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    The Rolling Stones’ Historic Rio Concert Available Now

     

    Roger Daltrey Cancels 2021 ‘Live and Kicking’ North American Solo Tour

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    Wanda Jackson Announces New Joan Jett-Produced Album, ‘Encore’

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    When Chicago Got Meta on ’25 or 6 to 4′

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    Journey Share Clip of New Single ‘The Way We Used to Be’

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    Andrew Lloyd Webber Backs Off Threats to Defy COVID-19 Lockdown Orders

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    Songtradr Raises $50 Million In Series D Funding Round

     

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    Foo Fighters mourn loss of longtime stage manager Andy Pollard

     

    WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says Having Famous Last Name 'May Conveniently Open Doors' But It 'Doesn't Keep Them Open'

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You”

     

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    Rare Kurt Cobain Self-Portrait From 1992 Sells For Nearly $300K at Auction

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    Dick Stolley, Journalist Who Landed Zapruder Film of JFK Assassination, Dead at 92

     

    Peter Jackson’s ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Six-Hour Doc Set For Three-Day Thanksgiving Debut On Disney+

     

    Elton John - Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Story So Far

     

    Awards Amid Slipping Ratings

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    Rush’s Alex Lifeson Unveils Two New Solo Songs

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    Keyboardist Rick Wakeman is honoured by The Queen and made a CBE

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    Angry Roger Waters Rejected ‘Huge’ Deal From Facebook

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    Ned Beatty, Who Made Quite the First Impression in ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 83
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    Music Benefactors Quietly Validates Its Model With Multiple Artist Offerings — With a $5 Million Catalog Acquisition Ahead

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    Ray Charles’ ‘True Genius’ Box Set to Feature Previously Unreleased Live Tracks
    Limited edition collection houses 90 songs commemorating what would’ve been the legend’s 90th birthday year

     

    World Premier: Ronnie Wood & the Ronnie Wood Band: ‘Mr. Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ Out 9/3

     

     

    Like Father, Like Son - Ahead of Their Times: That Time Sean Lennon Slammed the Media “For Spreading Chinese Communist Party Propaganda” . . . on April 2nd . . . of Last Year

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    Wolfgang Van Halen Details New SiriusXM Show ‘Top of the Pack’
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    Morgan Wallen Officially Reinstated by iHeartRadio, Cumulus Media, Cox Radio Station Conglomerates

     

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    Lindsey Buckingham Announces New Solo Album and Fall Tour

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    Brian Wilson Documentary ‘Long Promised Road’ Captures Musical Legend In Raw, Personal Way; Looks To Set U.S. Distribution Deal – Tribeca Film Festival

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    The Real Reason Wolfgang Van Halen Replaced Michael Anthony

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    King Crimson Announce 2021 U.S. Tour

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    Beatles Movie Explores ‘Paradox’ of Their Success in India

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    Brad Whitford ‘Doubts’ Aerosmith Will Tour Soon – or Ever Again

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    F. Lee Bailey, Defense Lawyer for OJ Simpson and Patty Hearst, Dies at 87

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    World Premier: John Mayer Drops New ‘Last Train Home’ Video

     

    Dan Auerbach on the Black Keys’ New Album, Missing John Prine and His Band’s 20th Anniversary
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    Thousands of Guitar Amps, Pedals, & Gear Destroyed In Massive LA Warehouse Fire

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    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian-Style Carroll Alsop House Up for Grabs in the Hawkeye State

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    Vince Gill Sings ‘Go Rest High on That Mountain’ in Honor of Fallen Soldiers on ‘National Memorial Day Concert’ [Watch]

     

    Keith Urban Announces His Return to Las Vegas

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    Freddie Mercury’s Life Turned Into a Graphic Novel

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    Flashback: TwinstheNewTrend Discover Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

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    SLASH To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' This Wednesday (February 2nd)

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    Neil Young Couldn’t Remove His Music From Spotify On His Own. Here’s Why.

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    Steve Vai Postponed Tour Due to ‘Stupid’ Pizza-Making Injury

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    JIMI HENDRIX IN MAUI GETS GLOBAL THEATRICAL RELEASE IN FEBRUARY FROM ABRAMORAMA

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    America’s Gerry Beckley recalls band’s “rocket ship” ride that began with debut album’s release 50 years ago

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    Peter Robbins, Original Charlie Brown Voice Actor, Dead at 65

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    Van Morrison Postpones Florida Concerts From February To April Because of COVID Surge

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    Elvis Costello Inks ‘Exclusive’ Administration Deal With BMG as Catalog Sales Rush Continues

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    Following UMPG Publishing Deal, Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Catalog to Sony Music

     

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    VENTURES GUITARIST DON WILSON DEAD AT 88

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    Daryl Hall Announces Spring 2022 U.S. Tour With Todd Rundgren

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    Queen’s Brian May to Make His Acting Debut on British Children’s Show

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    GRETA VAN FLEET's JAKE KISZKA Celebrates 61st Anniversary Of GIBSON's Iconic SG Guitar

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    World Premiere: Listen to Joe Satriani’s Groovy New Single ‘Sahara’

     

    Garth Brooks Reschedules Gillette Stadium Concert

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    The Enduring Mystery of “Magic Alex”

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    Chris Daughtry Confirms Stepdaughter’s Cause of Death

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    Kenny Chesney sells music catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management

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    Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

     

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    John Mellencamp Likes the Effect Smoking Has Had on His Voice

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    Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Mourns the Death of His Longtime Manager Ernest Chapman

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    Country Legend Dallas Frazier Dead, Writer of Oak Ridge Boys Hit ‘Elvira’ Was 82

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    A 1964 Porsche 904 GTS Once Owned by Robert Redford Could Fetch $1.7 Million at Auction
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    Fred Parris Dies: Singer On ‘In The Still Of The Night’ By The Five Satins Was 85

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    ROUND HILL MUSIC BUYS CATALOG FROM WHITE SNAKE’S DAVID COVERDALE, STRIKES DEAL WITH NANCY WILSON FROM HEART

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    DAVID LEE ROTH Addresses COVID-Related Cancelations In Latest Artwork

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    Joe Rogan Officially Responds to Neil Young’s Spotify Pullout — Here’s His Complete Statement

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  • QUEEN + BÉJART BALLET FOR LIFE

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    DVD
    Release Date: September 6, 2019

    When Boomerocity was launched over ten years ago, never was it imagined that a ballet would be reviewed, let alone raved about. In fact, ballets never entered the Boomerocity mindset. Period.

    That all changed when a review copy of Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life hit our mailbox.

    Wow. Just wow.

    Now, y’all who feel the same way I felt, learn from me and order your own copy of Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life. It’s absolutely amazing! It prompted me to research to see if there are other “rock ballets” out there, and there are. However, as a ballet novice, I must say that this DVD is, well, the Queen of the crop (Sorry. I couln’t help myself).

    Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life documents Queen’s music as the inspiration for a unique ballet that has endured for over twenty years, on DVD, Blu-ray & digital video. The DVD and Blu-ray will also be available as deluxe editions, packaged in a 36-page hardback photo book featuring photos from the Ballet for Life.

    Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the late visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart, celebrating the life and talents of legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and Maurice Béjart’s former principal dancer, Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS. It was first performed in the Théâtre de Chaillot in Paris, France, in January 1997 in the presence of Madame Chirac, Elton John and the three surviving members of Queen, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

    Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life features two programs: the documentary by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, and a full 1997 performance of the ballet by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. The documentary, edited by Emmy Award winner Christopher Bird, tells the story of the creation and success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and dance, including: Brian May, Roger Taylor, Gil Roman, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Phillips. The performance includes incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace, as well as featuring Versace’s stunning costume designs. The production continues to tour widely, but is captured here performing at Théâtre Métropole in beautiful and historic Lausanne, Switzerland, in June 1997.

    The Ballet For Life film is directed by Maurice Béjart and David Mallet, known specifically for directing live performance concerts of such megastars as Tina Turner, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and numerous Queenvideos including “Bicycle Race”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “I Want to Break Free”, and Freddie’s classic “The Great Pretender” video.

    Maurice Béjart’s long-standing friend Gianni Versace was tragically killed in Miami shortly after the filming in Lausanne. Sadly, this departure into the world of ballet for Versace proved to be one of his last.

    " allowtransparency="no" width="120" height="240">The production marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’ssweeping emotional melodies, both live and studio tracks, and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full-length ballet has been paired to rock music, albeit alongside some traditional pieces from Mozart. The theme of the choreography is about the cycle of life and life triumphing over death, which perfectly reflects the mood of the songs. Dancers fuse classical and modern ballet seamlessly to songs including, "It’s a Beautiful Day", "I Was Born to Love You," and "Radio Ga Ga", closing with the spectacular "The Show Must Go On". This release also includes a substantial segment of John Deacon’s final performance with Queen, taken from the Queen + Béjart Ballet for Life premiere performance with Elton John in Paris. 

    Béjart explained that with Ballet for Life he wanted to bring Freddie Mercury back to life, in doing so he created a delight for both Queen and ballet fans alike. Breaking with tradition, the packed audience applaud throughout the show. This is ballet as you’ve never seen it before, with the wild-eyed euphoria of a rock concert.

    Appropriately, Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life will be released the day after the annual Freddie For A Day events, marking the birthday of the late, great Freddie Mercury. 100% of royalties payable by Eagle Rock Entertainment to Tonleigh Ltd will be donated to The Mercury Phoenix Trust fighting AIDS worldwide.

    About The Mercury Phoenix Trust
    The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded in 1992 by Brian May, Roger Taylor and their manager Jim Beach in memory of rock band Queen’s iconic lead singer FREDDIE MERCURY who died in 1991 from AIDS related causes. In the last 27 years the Trust has given away over 16 million dollars in his name and funded over 1000 mainly grassroots projects in the global battle against HIV/AIDS. For more information on the Mercury Phoenix Trust visit: www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com.

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