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Brian May recently opened up about losing Freddie Mercury on a podcast about dealing with grief.

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Lisa Marie Presley and Austin Butler as Elvis

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Ed Sheeran helped Tom Parker in his fight against brain cancer.

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The inspiration for Whitney's timeless ballad 'I Have Nothing' came from an unlikely source.

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The clip show's Barry Gibb mishear his name and come up on stage as Michael Jackson is giving a speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Paris and Prince Jackson celebrate their father Michael in rare appearance together

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Michael Ball, Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John all did Eurovision in the past

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George Michael joins his backing singers to perform 'This Little Light if Mine' backstage on his 25 Live Tour

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Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2019

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Brian May confessed that Queen weren't always a happy family. In fact they were quite the opposite.

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Stevie Wonder presented Eurythmics with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the 1999 BRIT Awards.

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