#joshua j. macrae

[mitjalovse]

I understand why many who surround the musicians that departed want to keep working within the same parameters, though I do ask myself in the case of Queen what are Taylor and May's actual motives. I mean, they had so many singers who replaced Mercury, yet none of them achieved his stature. Then again, that remains a highly impossible task, but I think they had a correct notion with Paul Rodgers, i.e. they went outside the box. Nonetheless, their album with him shows they couldn't really fully integrate him, though the moniker of the band, Queen + Paul Rodgers, probably gave us a hint what we're dealing with. Still, some tunes manage to achieve great results, such as the one in the link, yet you do feel like both Taylor and May saw Mercury singing this.

[debdarkpetal]

Roger Taylor performing The Show Must Go On live in Paris at Europe 1 Studios on December 8th 1994. Roger did two concerts that day. This is from the (second) evening show. Roger on vocals, Mike Crossley on keyboards, Joshua J. Macrae on drums, Jason Falloon on guitar and Stuart Bradley on bass.

[musicsensedotclub]

Freddie Mercury – Never Boring – 2019 https://musicsense.club/?p=5266 https://musicsense.XyZ/?p=5266 Artist: #Freddie_Mercury | Album: #Never_Boring | Released: #2019 | Style: #Rock | F&Q: #MP3 320Kbps | Size: 306 Mb | Price At #Amazon: $28.49 | #Album Bio: Never Boring has been meticulously compiled and produced by Queen’s long-time sound team Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson and Joshua J Macrae who also co-produced the Bohemian Rhapsody film official soundtrack album which became one of the biggest selling albums of 2018/2019. The album has remained high the UK charts since its release in November 2018 and in the US became Queen’s biggest selling album in 38 years. | https://www.instagram.com/p/B57Ljotl4ct/

[rollingstonemag]

Un nouvel article a été publié sur https://www.rollingstone.fr/freddie-mercury-love-kills-stereo/

"Love Kills" de Freddie Mercury a droit à son remix stéréo

Une nouvelle version à retrouver dans le futur coffret dédié au chanteur de Queen, Never Boring

Après « Time Waits For No One » et « Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow », la voix de Freddie Mercury résonne à nouveau dans ce nouveau mix en stéréo du morceau « Love Kills », qui figure sur la compilation Never Boring, disponible depuis le 11 octobre dernier.

Il s’agit du premier single en solo de Mercury, paru pour la première fois en 1984. La toute nouvelle lyric video qui l’accompagne, conçue par Justin Moon, s’inspire de l’ancienne discothèque new-yorkaise Studio 54, et reprend les néons de l’ère disco des années 80.

Pour la petite histoire, le morceau apparut également sur la bande-originale imaginée par Giorgio Moroder pour le classique du cinéma muet Metropolis de Fritz Lang, paru à l’origine en 1927. Nommée pour le Razzie de la « Pire chanson originale », « Love Kills » est signée Freddie Mercury, mais fut enregistrée par l’ensemble des membres de Queen.

Disponible depuis le 11 octobre dernier, le coffret Never Boring revient sur la carrière solo de Freddie Mercury via sa musique, mais aussi des images et des écrits rares. Il est produit par Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson et Joshua J Macrae, collaborateurs historiques de Queen qui travaillèrent également sur la BO de Bohemian Rhapsody.

Se procurer le coffret

[phantomsteve2000]

Queen ‎– Bohemian Rhapsody The Original Soundtrack Virgin EMI Records ‎– 0602567988762 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc  Released: 13 Apr 2019 Tracklist A1–Queen: 20th Century Fox Fanfare 0:26 A2–Queen: Somebody To Love 4:55 A3–Smile: Doing All Right...Revisited 3:16 A4–Queen: Keep Yourself Alive (Live At The Rainbow) 3:56 A5–Queen: Killer Queen 2:59 A6–Queen: Fat Bottomed Girls (Live In Paris) 4:37 B1–Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody 5:54 B2–Queen: Now I'm Here (Live At Hammersmith Odeon) 4:25 B3–Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2:43 B4–Queen: Love Of My Life (Rock In Rio) 4:28 C1–Queen: We Will Rock You (Movie Mix) 2:09 C2–Queen: Another One Bites The Dust 3:34 C3–Queen: I Want To Break Free 3:43 C4–Queen & David Bowie: Under Pressure 4:04 C5–Queen: Who Wants To Live Forever 5:14 D1–Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (Live Aid) 2:27 D2–Queen: Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid) 4:05 D3–Queen: Ay-Oh (Live Aid) 0:41 D4–Queen: Hammer To Fall (Live Aid) 4:03 D5–Queen: We Are The Champions (Live Aid) 3:57 D6–Queen: Don't Stop Me Now... Revisited 3:37 D7–Queen: The Show Must Go On 4:33 Credits Arranged By [Orchestral] – Brian May (tracks: C5),Michael Kamen (tracks: C5) Bass Guitar – John Deacon (tracks: A2, A4 to D7) Drums, Vocals – Roger Taylor Guitar, Vocals – Brian May Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Spike Edney (tracks: D1 to D5) Orchestra – National Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: C5) Photography By – David Bailey, Neal Preston, Peter Röshler, Watal Asanuma Producer – Brian May, Roger Taylor Producer [Mix] – Joshua J Macrae*, Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson Synthesizer – Fred Mandel (tracks: C3) Vocals, Bass Guitar – Tim Staffell (tracks: A3) Vocals, Keyboards – David Bowie (tracks: C4) Vocals, Piano – Freddie Mercury (tracks: A2, A4 to D7) Notes Gatefold sleeve with two 22cm die cut holes; one in front cover, one in back cover. Records come in clear plastic sleeves. Side A and Side C have the same picture design. Side B is a collage of band members performing. Side D is a promotional photo shoot of the band; credit David Bailey. @officialqueenmusic #MyLatestVinyl #LimitedEdition #PictureDisc #RSD19 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzA-DY4HcB0/?igshid=175y22fpw1b1w

[ghostcultmagazine]

Watch Queen Create “We Will Rock You” In A New “Bohemian Rhapsody” Trailer

Queen's biopic movie Bohemian Rhapsody is coming this November 2nd from 20th Century Fox studios. In a new trailer for the film, you can watch the cast reenact the moment when they wrote and recorded the iconic song 'We Will Rock You' from the 1977 album News Of The World (EMI). Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Mr. Robot's Rami Malik is coming soon. Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Movie Soundtrack will be released this week, on CD and digital formats on October 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7954xNZcRUI https://open.spotify.com/track/54flyrjcdnQdco7300avMJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP0VHJYFOAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4biZ9a-cLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9c5nnDd_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWFG0M-7QJo The 22 songs on the soundtrack were produced by Brian May and Roger Taylor, with engineering and co-production by longtime Queen studio collaborators Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson and Joshua J Macrae, and mastering by Adam Ayan and Bob Ludwig. There are many exclusive live tracks meant to capture the essence of the band, especially in their formative years. Queen also recorded their own version of the classic '20th Century Fox Fanfare' heard at the start of every movie the studio has released.

Bohemian Rhapsody OST track listing: 01. 20th Century Fox Theme (0:25) 02. Somebody To Love (4:56) 03. Doing All Right... Revisited (Performed by Smile) (3:17) 04. Keep Yourself Alive (Live At The Rainbow) (3:56) 05. Killer Queen (2:59) 06. Fat Bottomed Girls (Live In Paris) (4:38) 07. Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) 08. Now I'm Here (Live At Hammersmith Odeon) (4:26) 09. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2:43) 10. Love Of My Life (Rock In Rio) (4:29) 11. We Will Rock You (Movie Mix) (2:09) 12. Another One Bites The Dust (3:35) 13. I Want To Break Free (3:43) 14. Under Pressure (Performed by Queen & David Bowie) (4:04) 15. Who Wants To Live Forever (5:15) 16. Bohemian Rhapsody (Live Aid) (2:28) 17. Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid) (4:06) 18. Ay-Oh (Live Aid) (0:41) 19. Hammer To Fall (Live Aid) (4:04) 20. We Are The Champions (Live Aid) (3:57) 21. Don't Stop Me Now… Revisited (3:38) 22. The Show Must Go On (4:32) Read the full article

[pink-history]

On This Day in Pink History… 26th January 2004, Pink was at the launch of Pepsi’s new TV commercial in London

Pepsi announced the details today (25th Jan) for the global premiere of their eagerly awaited Gladiator television commercial. The exclusive blue carpet event is being held at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London on Monday 26th January.

The event starts at 6.00pm, and the stars of the ad will be there – including Britney, Pink and Beyoncé. Queen, whose timeless ‘We Will Rock You’ accompanies Pepsi’s new ad, will also be in attendance.

Get yourself down to Trafalgar Square and catch the world famous stars arriving at the National Gallery, walking down the carpet and chatting to crowds. A massive screen will be erected in Trafalgar Square for the crowds to watch the worldwide premiere of the ad.

The premiere will be the first showing of the new Gladiator ad anywhere in the world – and Pepsi have chosen to host the exclusive event in London!! The Pepsi advert will be broadcast for the very first time anywhere in the world on MTV UK & Ireland on that night, Monday 26th January, in the ad-break midway during the 10pm transmission of ‘The Osbournes’

The National Gallery commented: “We are delighted to welcome Pepsi and its guests Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink to the National Gallery, London, which houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. Once inside the Gallery, Pepsi’s guests will be surrounded by some of its most beautiful and inspiring paintings such as Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne and Veronese’s Family of Darius.

Pepsi has a strong heritage with music. Pink, Beyoncé, Britney and Enrique join the impressive list of world-famous talent with whom Pepsi has worked in the past, including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite, Gareth Gates, Janet Jackson and the Spice Girls.

Pepsi.co.uk

Fans of sexy pop trio Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles and Pink are in for a TV treat – soft drinks giant Pepsi are dressing the singers up as Roman gladiators for their new advert.

And while the stunning stars roam around scantily-clad, Spanish hunk Enrique Iglesias will play an evil Roman Emperor in the eagerly awaited commercial.

Pepsi are hoping the epic advertisment will spark widespread hype and make it one of the most talked about promos of all time.

Beyonce says, “I really love Pink’s voice and Britney always has the best performances. It’s great to be in the presence of such great artists and entertainers and I’ve been having the time of my life.”

Pink continues, “I’ve never been in a commercial before so just that in itself was pretty exciting to me. I always thought I would never take a can and sip it and go ‘aaah’ but I’m doing it now so it’s pretty funny.”

And Britney adds, “I’m such a huge fan of Pink and Beyonce. They’re amazing artists so to be in their company is very cool.”

Soundbuzz.com

An exclusive promo CD/CD-rom was released to promote the commercial, one for each of the girls.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pink, Britney Spears, Beyonce – We Will Rock You (Pepsi “Gladiator” Sound Track Remix 2004)

Backing Vocals – Queen, Suzie Webb, Zoe Nicholas

Co-producer, Engineer – Justin Shirley Smith

Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Elien Healy

Drums – Roger Taylor

Drums [Stomps], Handclaps [Claps] – Queen

Effects [Sound Effects] – Alex Nicholls-Lee

Engineer [Assistant] – Giacomo De Caterini, Ricky Graham (2)

Guitar, Bass Guitar – Brian May

Producer – Brian May

Technician [Additional Pro Tools] – Joshua J. Macrae

Technician [Equipment] – Pete Malandrine

Technician [Pro Tools By] – Kris Fredriksson

Vocals – Beyonce, Britney Spears, Pink

2. Pink – Trouble

Engineer [Additional] – Atticus Ross

Engineer [Assistant] – Femio Hernandez, Fredrik Sarhagen, John Silas Cranfield, Tony Cooper

Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

Producer – Tim Armstrong

Producer [Additional] – John Fields

Recorded By – Dave Carlock, Tim Armstrong

Written-By – Pink, Tim Armstrong

VIDEO: We Will Rock You (Pink, Britney, Beyonce & Enrique

CD-ROM TV-Advert (videoclip – We Will Rock You (Beyoncé, Britney, P!nk, Enrique, Brian May, Roger Taylor) Behind the scenes Interviews (w/Pink) Downloads (Desktop Wallpaper 800×600 & 1024×768; Screen Saver PC & MAC) Audio Tracks (Credits) Gallery Weblinks We Will Rock You (The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton)

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[maafbox]

Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody

By Emery Columna --

Queen is one of those bands that you either get, or you don’t.

Before we go any further, it may be a good time, if you haven’t already, to read my article from February 11th, 2016 regarding Queen’s 1975 performance at the Hammersmith Odeon.

I saw Bohemian Rhapsody twice to sort of burn the images into my brain and weld the songs together better for me.

It is funny that Brian May is an Astrophysicist by calling, who happens to be one of the greatest guitarists on planet Earth. Could it be that the stars aligned specifically to bring about the Mothership that is Queen?

Think about it… each member of Queen is a maestro of sorts on their instrument. It should be noted that John Deacon is a highly underrated Rock bassist and in my estimation was overshadowed a bit by the prodigious talents of Mercury, May and Taylor, but it wouldn’t be the same band without Deacon.

I’ve always felt that the decade spanning 1975 to 1985 was Queen’s power stroke, their run for the ages. It’s great to see that others associated with this film felt the same way. See the February 11th, 2016 article.

Imagine someone born with a God sent gift, but something that lesser beings would consider a defect?

One can only imagine the indignity Freddie Mercury must have faced growing up with his unique dentistry and all the attendant mockery he must have endured growing up… But great gifts are not understood by the common man, who can only see what is on the surface. To be mocked and despised for having a gift that no one knew would be unleashed upon the masses like some meteor shooting down from the Heavens.

The movie deftly addresses Freddie’s physical blessing: He was born with an extra set of incisors which created more space in his vocal cavity, giving him more dynamic range than other mere mortals who’d ever deign to sing Rock music.

Ever wonder why Freddie performed with a truncated mic stand? It’s in the movie.

So on with it…

The most excellent PR department at Hollywood Records sent me watermarked sound files to listen to. My first impression of the sound was that the music was mastered for iTunes because it sounded lush and nourishing… and it is! I loved what I heard so much that I bought the soundtrack and that is how I discovered the mastering.

Here’s my signal chain for this review:

Soundtrack mastered for iTunes >> iPhone >> Flat response Beyerdynamic DT250 headphones >> My Golden Ears.

The sound of this album is pure sonic deliciousness! If you are new to Queeen, by all means enjoy… then work your way back through Queen’s formidable catalog to get a full grasp of the greatness of Queen.

The production value of the Soundtrack is at the top rung.

May and Taylor show run a team that includes engineer/producers

Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson, Joshua J. Macrae

and awesome mastering by Bob Ludwig and Adam Ayan.

May and Taylor took great care with song selection and worked with the producers of the movie to seat the proper songs so perfectly in this movie.

Rami Malek is spot on as Freddie Mercury and became the man we speak of. Bravo, Rami!

Gwilym Lee can play the guitar and does an awesome Brian May. Quite believable.

Ben Hardy and Joe Mazzello deliver top notch performances as Taylor and Deacon.

How can you not just love the adorable Lucy Boynton, who plays Mary Austin, Freddie’s life long muse.

Growing up on Long Island, Queen was always on (WNEW 102.7, WPLR 99.1, WBAB 102.3) the radio. Radio in Metropolitan New York in the 70’s and 80’s was awesome. I especially loved listening to 99.1 WPLR New Haven, which had amazing programming.

Can you think of a band with better harmonies than Queen?

Check out the harmonies on Somebody to Love! The multi-layered harmonies on this song are exquisite. Roger Taylor really is a Ginger Baker/Mitch Mitchell hybrid of a drummer and anchors the rhythm section with John Deacon thumping away on bass. Of course, there is always Brian May’s sweet top end on layered lead guitar.

Prior to Freddie joining the band and forming Queen, Taylor and May were in a trio called Smile with a chap named Tim Staffell, who handled lead vocals and bass at the time. For this movie, Tim reunited with May and Taylor to perform Doing Alright 50 years later. It’s a pretty cool track and has some astounding crunchy lead guitar work by Brian May on it.

Keep Yourself Alive finds Freddie riding a sonic surfboard in live performance with killer backing from  May, Taylor and Deacon.

Queen mastered the ability of placing gorgeous harmonies within the framework of hard rock. I don’t think any other band in history has ever been capable of equaling this feat. Queen has been hugely influential on generations of rockers.

Bohemian Rhapsody is an Epic on a Classic scale. It has classical movements in the sequence of the song. I count at least 5 or 6 movements to it. The movements leading up to Brian May’s titanic solo imply genius on the part of the band, who, it is an understatement to say, put a lot of effort in to perfectly crafting this song. Bohemian Rhapsody is the song Queen came to Earth to give to Us.

Now I’m Here displays Queen’s ability to involve a crowd in their doings. The crowd, involvement, participation and enthusiasm are palpable. I cannot emphasize enough Freddie’s amazing dynamic range!

What I remember of Crazy Little Thing Called Love is back in 1980, I was in a dark room developing film with a beautiful girl named Ann Marie, and there was a moment where I almost mustered the courage to kiss her, but I was chicken shit. A moment I can never get back and will always remember whenever I hear this song.

Freddie wrote Love of My Life for Mary Austin, his lifelong muse. This particular rendition is taken from a concert in Brazil at Rock In Rio. It captures what Queen was capable of: involving a crowd in their doings. The feeling in this song caused the Brazilians to memorize the words to the song and recite it back to the band as if they were singing the love song back to Queen.

Disco was really big in the mid to late 70’s and threatened for [a minute] to obliterate Rock Music.

The movie depicts the evolution of Another One Bites The Dust and the acrimony in the studio regarding whether the band should record a disco sounding song. John Deacon came up with a bass lick that would go down in History as one of the most recognizable… and would lead to one of their biggest hits.

Under Pressure - ...”love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night, and love dares you to change your way of caring about ourselves…”

Who Wants To Live Forever is tragically juxtaposed to the scenes where Freddie’s been diagnosed with AIDS. I just love the sound of this song and the orchestral arrangement. It is Queen’s sonic deluxe and puts on full display Freddie’s full dynamic range.

The sequence of songs from the Live Aid Set chronicle Queen’s triumphant comeback, so to speak.

May, Taylor and Deacon had been estranged from Freddie for quite some time prior to Live Aid and hadn’t played together for a spell. The movie depicts the circumstances leading up to their reconciliation and going into rehearsal in earnest preparation for their Live Aid set.

Freddie had a boyfriend who was blocking all contact from the outside, so he wasn’t even aware that his management and true friends were trying to reach him about playing Live Aid, the benefit for Africa. The Music Event of the century that everyone who was anyone in Music was going to perform at.

It is true that the doctors advised Freddie not to perform at Live Aid because his vocal cords were in disrepair and not pitch perfect, but Freddie, ever the trooper, soldiered on.

By the time Queen hit the stage at Wembley on 13 July, 1985, they were prepared to fulfill their destiny… to conquer England, and subsequently The World on that day.

If you listen closely, you can hear that Freddie’s voice wasn’t perfect on that day, but he more than made up for it with his heart! Freddie sang his heart out on that day.

& you could feel Freddie had the band and the crowd behind him all the way. There are certain moments during the set that you can hear Roger Taylor subtly back vocals for Freddie to fill in the spaces where Freddie faltered. That showed me Taylor’s sensitivity and instinctual feel for Freddie. The Love.

Oh, and the crowd at Wembley! The movie implies that the band felt that they were ancient history going into Live Aid and overshadowed by acts like Madonna, who was huge in 1985. Brian May doesn’t believe that the crowd at Wembley was a decidedly Queen-centric audience, but I beg to differ in the sense that Queen didn’t realize how greatly beloved the band is… all over the World, let alone at Wembley on that balmly Saturday in 1985.

The Movie also depicts how Freddie had a distinct sense of history and knew that Queen had the potential to create a lasting legacy, a performance to echo down the Halls of History, one for the ages.

And for this decision at the last moment to play Live Aid, Queen’s performance is widely regarded as of the greatest in History, indelible and permanent.

Just in time for Christmas, the perfect stocking stuffer!

Humbly submitted to Queen.

Your loyal subject,

Em

MAAF Box Rating: 5 Stars

MAAF Box Listening Pleasure:

Somebody to Love, Doing Alright, Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Now I’m Here, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Love of My Life, Another One Bites the Dust, Under Pressure, Who Wants To Live Forever, The Live Aid Set, Don’t Stop Me Now.

[mitjalovse]

If you ask me, the most interesting case of the frontman replacement remains Queen. The fact they're actually continuing as a band baffles me, because you cannot substitute Freddie Mercury. I feel like both Taylor and May know what, which is why they worked mostly with those who don't resemble him. We already discussed their cooperation with Paul Rodgers, released under the moniker of Queen. I still think the LP should be seen as Mr. Rodgers' solo disc, where the two members of Queen guest. Nonetheless, I do understand, why they chose to revive Queen on this platter, both of them wanted to see on whether or not they still got the stuff. I would say they do, some songs on Cosmos Rocks are intriguing, though they really should use another label for this collaboration.

[mitjalovse]

I am pretty sure both Brian May and Roger Taylor knew that they worked best in Queen, yet there was a problem of replacing Freddie Mercury. How do you go on after you lose one of the most charismatic frontmen in the history of rock? Yes, there were many candidates for the place, some of them even sang with the band, but only Paul Rodgers managed to do an album with Mr. May and Roger Taylor, titled The Cosmos Rock. I think its main problem is that it was released under the moniker of Queen. I know, they added Paul Rodgers to the name, yet it probably gave many a false impression about the LP. The thing is that this is a Paul Rodgers solo album with Taylor and May guesting on it and it should be released as such. While his mode of singing complements the other guys’ playing, listen to this tune to see what I mean, this is not Queen, it is something else.

[pink-history]

On This Day in #PinkHistory 26th January 2004 @Pink was promoting the Pepsi commercial in London

Pepsi announced the details today (25th Jan) for the global premiere of their eagerly awaited Gladiator television commercial. The exclusive blue carpet event is being held at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London on Monday 26th January.

The event starts at 6.00pm, and the stars of the ad will be there – including Britney, Pink and Beyoncé. Queen, whose timeless ‘We Will Rock You’ accompanies Pepsi’s new ad, will also be in attendance.

Get yourself down to Trafalgar Square and catch the world famous stars arriving at the National Gallery, walking down the carpet and chatting to crowds. A massive screen will be erected in Trafalgar Square for the crowds to watch the worldwide premiere of the ad.

The premiere will be the first showing of the new Gladiator ad anywhere in the world – and Pepsi have chosen to host the exclusive event in London!! The Pepsi advert will be broadcast for the very first time anywhere in the world on MTV UK & Ireland on that night, Monday 26th January, in the ad-break midway during the 10pm transmission of ‘The Osbournes’

The National Gallery commented: “We are delighted to welcome Pepsi and its guests Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink to the National Gallery, London, which houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. Once inside the Gallery, Pepsi’s guests will be surrounded by some of its most beautiful and inspiring paintings such as Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne and Veronese’s Family of Darius.

Pepsi has a strong heritage with music. Pink, Beyoncé, Britney and Enrique join the impressive list of world-famous talent with whom Pepsi has worked in the past, including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite, Gareth Gates, Janet Jackson and the Spice Girls.

Pepsi.co.uk

Fans of sexy pop trio Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles and Pink are in for a TV treat – soft drinks giant Pepsi are dressing the singers up as Roman gladiators for their new advert.

And while the stunning stars roam around scantily-clad, Spanish hunk Enrique Iglesias will play an evil Roman Emperor in the eagerly awaited commercial.

Pepsi are hoping the epic advertisment will spark widespread hype and make it one of the most talked about promos of all time.

Beyonce says, “I really love Pink’s voice and Britney always has the best performances. It’s great to be in the presence of such great artists and entertainers and I’ve been having the time of my life.”

Pink continues, “I’ve never been in a commercial before so just that in itself was pretty exciting to me. I always thought I would never take a can and sip it and go ‘aaah’ but I’m doing it now so it’s pretty funny.”

And Britney adds, “I’m such a huge fan of Pink and Beyonce. They’re amazing artists so to be in their company is very cool.”

Soundbuzz.com

An exclusive promo CD/CD-rom was released to promote the commercial, one for each of the girls.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pink, Britney Spears, Beyonce – We Will Rock You (Pepsi “Gladiator” Sound Track Remix 2004)

Backing Vocals – Queen, Suzie Webb, Zoe Nicholas

Co-producer, Engineer – Justin Shirley Smith

Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Elien Healy

Drums – Roger Taylor

Drums [Stomps], Handclaps [Claps] – Queen

Effects [Sound Effects] – Alex Nicholls-Lee

Engineer [Assistant] – Giacomo De Caterini, Ricky Graham (2)

Guitar, Bass Guitar – Brian May

Producer – Brian May

Technician [Additional Pro Tools] – Joshua J. Macrae

Technician [Equipment] – Pete Malandrine

Technician [Pro Tools By] – Kris Fredriksson

Vocals – Beyonce, Britney Spears, Pink

2. Pink – Trouble

Engineer [Additional] – Atticus Ross

Engineer [Assistant] – Femio Hernandez, Fredrik Sarhagen, John Silas Cranfield, Tony Cooper

Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

Producer – Tim Armstrong

Producer [Additional] – John Fields

Recorded By – Dave Carlock, Tim Armstrong

Written-By – Pink, Tim Armstrong

VIDEO: We Will Rock You (Pink, Britney, Beyonce & Enrique

CD-ROM TV-Advert (videoclip – We Will Rock You (Beyoncé, Britney, P!nk, Enrique, Brian May, Roger Taylor) Behind the scenes Interviews (w/Pink) Downloads (Desktop Wallpaper 800×600 & 1024×768; Screen Saver PC & MAC) Audio Tracks (Credits) Gallery Weblinks We Will Rock You (The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton)

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On This Day in #PinkHistory 26th January 2004 @Pink was promoting the Pepsi commercial in London

Pepsi announced the details today (25th Jan) for the global premiere of their eagerly awaited Gladiator television commercial. The exclusive blue carpet event is being held at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London on Monday 26th January.

The event starts at 6.00pm, and the stars of the ad will be there – including Britney, Pink and Beyoncé. Queen, whose timeless ‘We Will Rock You’ accompanies Pepsi’s new ad, will also be in attendance.

Get yourself down to Trafalgar Square and catch the world famous stars arriving at the National Gallery, walking down the carpet and chatting to crowds. A massive screen will be erected in Trafalgar Square for the crowds to watch the worldwide premiere of the ad.

The premiere will be the first showing of the new Gladiator ad anywhere in the world – and Pepsi have chosen to host the exclusive event in London!! The Pepsi advert will be broadcast for the very first time anywhere in the world on MTV UK & Ireland on that night, Monday 26th January, in the ad-break midway during the 10pm transmission of ‘The Osbournes’

The National Gallery commented: “We are delighted to welcome Pepsi and its guests Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink to the National Gallery, London, which houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. Once inside the Gallery, Pepsi’s guests will be surrounded by some of its most beautiful and inspiring paintings such as Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne and Veronese’s Family of Darius.

Pepsi has a strong heritage with music. Pink, Beyoncé, Britney and Enrique join the impressive list of world-famous talent with whom Pepsi has worked in the past, including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite, Gareth Gates, Janet Jackson and the Spice Girls.

Pepsi.co.uk

Fans of sexy pop trio Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles and Pink are in for a TV treat – soft drinks giant Pepsi are dressing the singers up as Roman gladiators for their new advert.

And while the stunning stars roam around scantily-clad, Spanish hunk Enrique Iglesias will play an evil Roman Emperor in the eagerly awaited commercial.

Pepsi are hoping the epic advertisment will spark widespread hype and make it one of the most talked about promos of all time.

Beyonce says, “I really love Pink’s voice and Britney always has the best performances. It’s great to be in the presence of such great artists and entertainers and I’ve been having the time of my life.”

Pink continues, “I’ve never been in a commercial before so just that in itself was pretty exciting to me. I always thought I would never take a can and sip it and go ‘aaah’ but I’m doing it now so it’s pretty funny.”

And Britney adds, “I’m such a huge fan of Pink and Beyonce. They’re amazing artists so to be in their company is very cool.”

Soundbuzz.com

An exclusive promo CD/CD-rom was released to promote the commercial, one for each of the girls.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pink, Britney Spears, Beyonce – We Will Rock You (Pepsi “Gladiator” Sound Track Remix 2004)

Backing Vocals – Queen, Suzie Webb, Zoe Nicholas

Co-producer, Engineer – Justin Shirley Smith

Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Elien Healy

Drums – Roger Taylor

Drums [Stomps], Handclaps [Claps] – Queen

Effects [Sound Effects] – Alex Nicholls-Lee

Engineer [Assistant] – Giacomo De Caterini, Ricky Graham (2)

Guitar, Bass Guitar – Brian May

Producer – Brian May

Technician [Additional Pro Tools] – Joshua J. Macrae

Technician [Equipment] – Pete Malandrine

Technician [Pro Tools By] – Kris Fredriksson

Vocals – Beyonce, Britney Spears, Pink

2. Pink – Trouble

Engineer [Additional] – Atticus Ross

Engineer [Assistant] – Femio Hernandez, Fredrik Sarhagen, John Silas Cranfield, Tony Cooper

Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

Producer – Tim Armstrong

Producer [Additional] – John Fields

Recorded By – Dave Carlock, Tim Armstrong

Written-By – Pink, Tim Armstrong

VIDEO: We Will Rock You (Pink, Britney, Beyonce & Enrique

CD-ROM TV-Advert (videoclip – We Will Rock You (Beyoncé, Britney, P!nk, Enrique, Brian May, Roger Taylor) Behind the scenes Interviews (w/Pink) Downloads (Desktop Wallpaper 800×600 & 1024×768; Screen Saver PC & MAC) Audio Tracks (Credits) Gallery Weblinks We Will Rock You (The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton)

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Pepsi-Music-2004-Dare-For-More-Pink-Exclusive/release/4481709

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