From Iggy to Elvis: the work of photographer Brian Griffin – in pictures
The Birmingham-born photographer Brian Griffin, who has died at the age of 75, was one of the most influential British photographers of his era, acclaimed for his album covers for Depeche Mode, Iggy Pop and Elvis Costello
September 2023
‘Joni Mitchell watched me sing one of her songs. I was horrified’: Rick Beato, the world’s best-loved music nerd
Freddie Mercury piano sells for £1.74m in auction of singer’s belongings
August 2023
The Q&A
Sam Ryder: ‘My most treasured possession? A sixpence from Brian May’
The singer-songwriter on his S Club 7 crush, his dodgy feet and the truth about Eurovision
July 2023
Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid
The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020
The reader interview
Brian May: ‘Nothing could ever top playing on the roof of Buckingham Palace with no safety net’
The Queen guitarist answers your questions, on regretting never playing with John Lennon, his love of Pink and Avril Lavigne, and his beef with Michael Eavis
The reader interview
Post your questions for Brian May
Ask the Queen guitarist anything from the reissue of his 1983 album Star Fleet to being knighted by the king. Was Bohemian Rhapsody really called Mongolian Rhapsody? Or is this just fantasy?
January 2023
Brief letters
Why hasn’t Twitter reinstated my account?
Brief letters: Twitter bans | New year honours | A flummoxed philosopher | Brief giggles | Hung up on hoi polloi
December 2022
New year honours 2023: Mary Quant and Lionesses among those recognised
Brian May and Grayson Perry are knighted, Denise Lewis is made a dame and Frank Skinner becomes MBE
November 2022
The singles chart at 70
‘Terry Wogan said it was the worst thing he’d ever heard!’: Brian May, Sugababes and more on hitting No 1
Popping to see Jagger, collaring Captain Tom on daytime TV or taking their dad’s advice – these artists share how they topped the singles charts
October 2022
Queen: Face It Alone review – slight song boosted by Freddie Mercury giving it 150%
The former frontman is the real attraction on a previously unheard single. While hardly a classic, it still packs an emotional punch
June 2022
Diana Ross, Queen and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play Party at the Palace
Saturday evening’s three-hour event at Buckingham Palace will include musical theatre and pop stars
May 2022
Brian May and Sam Ryder join platinum jubilee party headliners
The BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace on 4 June will also feature Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross
January 2022
‘Brian May has finally become an actor’: say hello to CBBC’s new star, the Godfather of Rock
The Queen guitarist makes his full acting debut in kids’ show Andy and the Band. He’s not bad – better than Vanilla Ice in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
November 2021
Names in the news
Sorry, Ridley Scott, we just don’t think it’s safe to go back into the cinema
Rebecca Nicholson
Stereoscopy: Brian May celebrates ‘the Dawn of 3D’
August 2021
Brian May: ‘I never have a single day without thinking about Freddie’
As he reissues his debut solo album, the Queen guitarist recalls how making it helped him cope with a time when his band, marriage and the life of Freddie Mercury were coming to an end
March 2021
Queen and David Bowie recorded Cream covers in Under Pressure sessions
A new interview with Roger Taylor and Brian May reveals the existence of recordings born from a boozy Swiss jam session
May 2020
Brian May was 'near death' after suffering heart attack while gardening
Brian May taken to hospital after tearing buttock muscles while gardening
