Adam Lambert is apparently Queen's new singer.

[Hornicane]

SOURCE: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-lambert-is-queens-new-singer-20120203

Adam Lambert is reportedly the new singer for Queen, replacing the American Idol winner's own late idol, Freddie Mercury. Lambert broke the news to the U.K.'s Daily Star.

"The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs," he said. "It's to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would've been proud of." Queen previously toured with former Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers taking Mercury's place.

Speculation has been high since Lambert was joined by surviving Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor during his Idol finals appearance in 2009. In November, they performed together at the MTV EMAs in Belfast.

Lambert said he had no intention of replacing Mercury, who died in 1991. "That's impossible," he said. "The way I'm choosing to view it is that it's a great honor and one I'm in no way going to shirk." Lambert's second solo album, Trespassing, is due in March.

A representative for Hollywood Records tells Rolling Stone, "The Daily Star item only mentions that Adam may perform with Queen at Sonisphere. This is not confirmed. Nothing has been signed. However, if this were to happen, Queen would be returning to the setting of their final concert with Freddie Mercury, which took place in 1986."

Oh. Uhm... :wtf:

[ooTin]

WTF!?

[Kane Knight]

Though Brian May had said something like this a while ago.

Oh well, makes sense. One Queen for another.

[El Fangel]

Way to screw your legacy.

[Blitz]

Oh no, this is the end of music, etc.

[Kane Knight]

Way to screw your legacy.

You can't be talking about Queen.

[El Fangel]

You can't be talking about Queen.

I was talking about Lambert.

[Kane Knight]

I was talking about Lambert.

Good. Because the alternative would be pretty retarded

[DLVH84]

Sorry, but there's no replacing the great Freddie Mercury.

[Skippord]

what happened to that Filipino Guy?

[Skippord]

oh wait that Filipino guy is in Journey

[Kane Knight]

Sorry, but there's no replacing the great Freddie Mercury.

And having someone else front the band is clearly replacing him.

:roll:

Actually, it is, but only in the most technical sense. And if you meant it that way, then clearly there IS replacing him.

Fuck, if Brian May wanted, he could stick Indifferent Clox up there.

[Triple Naitch]

Though Brian May had said something like this a while ago.

Oh well, makes sense. One Queen for another.

That's Queen Bitch to you!

You can't be talking about Queen.

That's Queen Bitch to you!

[weather vane]

LORD LAMBERT BABY!

[Tazz Dan]

Why not. It worked well for INXS

[Destor]

i've heard some cover he did, it was all right. i'd give it a listen before i shat on it at least...but im prepared to hate it with a passion.

[Kane Knight]

i've heard some cover he did, it was all right. i'd give it a listen before i shat on it at least...but im prepared to hate it with a passion.

It's probably not going to be bad. It's also probably not going to sound very Queen-ish. But still, I doubt it'll be awful.

[Shisen Kopf]

Will he get the AIDS too?

[#1-norm-fan]

lol @ quoting all but the last paragraph...

Lambert took to Twitter to clarify his comments. "Them clever reporters takin my quotes outta context ... I haven't confirmed any guest appearances. I was talking about the EMAs," he tweeted. "That being said, I'm truly flattered by your jump to such glorious conclusions."

Significantly less significant...

[Pintint]

I don't think Queen should've continued playing after Freddy, at least not under the name Queen. IMO, Queen was Freddy...

[Kane Knight]

I don't think Queen should've continued playing after Freddy, at least not under the name Queen. IMO, Queen was Freddy...

No, Freddie was Queen. There's a difference.

[Vastardikai]

Replace "Queen" with "Thin Lizzy" and "Freddy" with Phil, and you have a more accurate statement.

[Kane Knight]

Replace "Queen" with "Thin Lizzy" and "Freddy" with Phil, and you have a more accurate statement.

Who is this Thin Lizzy, and why does she have a male identity?

[Vastardikai]

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The guy singing is Phil.

[Mooияakeя™]

This line says it all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHTpGog0IY&t=54s

[Kane Knight]

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The guy singing is Phil.

Why, she's not a woman at all!

[Seth82]

eh Adam won't be so bad as the new singer

probably better then Paul Rodgers who I didn't care for

[Vastardikai]

Paul Rodgers is good in Bad Company. Bad Company =/= Queen.

[Kane Knight]

Paul Rodgers is good in Bad Company. Bad Company =/= Queen.

To be fair, Queen+Paul rodgers wasn't really Queen, either. It had more the sound of a Brian May solo record, which is fine in a lot of senses. I like Brian May's solo career.

But there's something certainly lacking in terms of it being a Queen record.

And even the Rodgers/Taylor songs sounded like Brian May material, really.

[Swiss Ultimate]

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[Extreme Angle]

Queen with Adam Lambert just got announced for the festival i'm going to this year 'Sonisphere'...

[CSL]

you're going to see Andrew W.K aren't you