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Most classic-rock stars might shy away from directly comparing their newest singer with the career-making frontman he replaced. That would seem even more so if the singer in question was the late Freddie Mercury, one of music’s most dynamic and memorable figures.
But Queen’s Brian May is not most classic-rock stars. In fact, he says Adam Lambert — the former ‘American Idol’ finalist who has been touring with May and fellow remaining Queen co-founder Roger Taylor — is a decided improvement on Mercury, in at least one regard.
“We didn’t look for this guy, but suddenly he’s there — and he can sing all of those lines,” May says of Lambert in a new interview. “See, they’re difficult songs to sing, Queen songs. There’s too much range that plenty of people can’t sing them in the original key — even if they are good singers. Adam comes along, and he can do it easy. He can do it in his sleep! He can sing higher than even Freddie could, in a live situation.”
Lambert first worked with Queen on the ‘Idol’ finale in 2009. Since then, they’ve appeared in several overseas venues before launching an ongoing world tour. Those dates now continue into Europe, with 26 more scheduled shows for 2015. May and Taylor also recently oversaw the release of more never-before-heard material from the Mercury era on a new project titled ‘Queen Forever.’
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have spent over 40 years together without marriage, proving that love doesn’t need a certificate to last. They first met in 1966 on a Disney film set, but it wasn’t until 1984, on the set of Swing Shift, that their connection reignited. Despite their past marriages, they chose to be together, but never married.
Kurt and Goldie built a blended family, embracing each other’s children and creating their own with the birth of Wyatt Russell in 1986. They’ve faced challenges but chose each other every day, proving that love is about commitment, not legal contracts.
Now in their 70s, with four grandchildren, they still live between Los Angeles, Colorado, and Vancouver, choosing each other daily without needing a marriage certificate to validate their love. “I don’t need a piece of paper to tell me I love him,” Goldie says. Their love is simple: “I choose you again today.”
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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have one of Hollywood’s most admired long-lasting love stories—especially because they’ve stayed together without ever getting married.
How they met
They first met in 1966 on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.
At the time, Goldie was 21 and Kurt was only 16, so nothing romantic happened then.
Reconnecting years later
They reconnected in 1983 while filming Swing Shift.
This time, the chemistry was immediate, and they began dating soon after.
Why they never married
Goldie has often said that marriage wasn’t necessary for their commitment.
She’s explained that choosing each other every day matters more than a legal contract.
Kurt has echoed this, saying their freedom not to marry helped keep the relationship strong.
Family life
They share a son, Wyatt Russell (born 1986), now an actor and former professional hockey player.
Kurt also raised Goldie’s children from her previous marriage—Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson—as his own. Both have publicly called him their true father.
What makes their relationship work
Mutual respect and humor
Maintaining independence while staying deeply connected
Prioritizing family over fame
Avoiding unnecessary pressure and expectations
Still going strong
Together for over 40 years, they are often cited as proof that lasting love in Hollywood is possible—on your own terms.
If you’d like, I can also share their most romantic quotes, how they handle conflicts, or why psychologists often reference their relationship as a healthy model ❤️
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell became emotional while watching Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue.
Speaking during a post-screening panel at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 13, Q&A moderator Hawn, 80, revealed that she and Russell, 74, were in tears as they watched an early cut of the film.
Explaining she hadn’t cried at a movie like that since she was 11 years old, Hawn revealed how Russell had said her daughter might be the greatest actress of all time, adding, “And he does not say those things.”
Hawn recalled on the panel, “When I first saw this movie, Kurt and I were sitting together and it wasn’t totally put together yet. So it wasn’t color corrected, there were certain things they needed to do and balance the sound and everything and make it the whole finished movie. But the two of us held onto each other and cried.”
Goldie Hawn (left) and Kate Hudson attend the ‘Song Sung Blue’ screening at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2026.Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty
“From the minute you did the Patsy Cline song!” Hawn told Hudson, 46. “I mean, literally cried. And it was like one of those moments where we thought, ‘What have we just seen?’ And it was such [an] extraordinary surprise.”
Hudson plays Claire in the movie, which is based on the real-life Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder. The character ends up forming a tribute band with Mike Sardina (played by Hugh Jackman) in 1989, before their professional relationship turns romantic.
During Tuesday’s panel, Hawn compared Jackman’s character to Russell as Hudson commented on the film being “about chosen family, too, which was something that’s very relatable to us.”
Hawn said, “You know, he looked so much like Kurt,” as Hudson laughed, while Hawn continued, “Because actually that’s what Kurt did, came into my life and took on our family.”
Hudson commented, “It’s a heroic thing to do.”
Russell and Hawn share four kids: Boston Russell, who Kurt welcomed with ex Season Hubley; Kate and Oliver Hudson from Goldie’s past relationship with Bill Hudson; and their youngest Wyatt Russell. After Bill and Hawn finalized their divorce in 1982, she started dating Russell in 1983, with Kate having considered him to be her stepdad for over 40 years.
From left: Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Kurt Russell.JC Olivera/Variety via Getty
Hawn’s comments about being in tears while watching Song Sung Blue isn’t the first time the family has spoken about getting emotional.
Hudson, who was nominated for a Golden Globe this year after starring in director Craig Brewer’s musical biopic, told PEOPLE in December 2025 that the film had her crying “every day.”
“I cry every day ‘cause every time Hugh and I start talking about the movie, we get so emotional,” the Glass Onion actress said.
She admitted, “I cry really easy. I’m an easy crier. … I could look at an Instagram and start [crying]. Especially [posts] of kids saying something profound will make me cry.”
“I think I probably cry at least once every other day,” Hudson added. “Crying is always a good thing. It really is.”
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in ‘Song Sung Blue’.
She insisted that her mom, Hawn, brother Oliver and other family members were constantly in touch with their feelings, as well.
“We’re all criers,” Hudson told PEOPLE. “Our whole family, everybody but maybe Pa [Russell] and Wyatt,” adding, “We’re pretty emotional.”
Hudson’s comments came after she spoke to PEOPLE about the film alongside her co-star Jackman, 57, at the 2025 Gotham Awards on Dec. 1.
“His superpower is to connect, whether it’s onstage, whether it’s on set, whether it’s with anyone and everyone. He just wants to connect, and he wants to make sure that everyone’s happy,” Hudson explained, before addressing Jackman beside her. “And at the same time, I learned that one of the greatest gifts that you can give people is that you actually have a desire to connect to them, and I think you give that to everybody.”
Jackman responded, “I learned a lot from Kate. I’ve done almost 50 films, but somehow working with Kate — it’s a very difficult thing to describe, but the mixture of being prepared and just being instinctive is a really fine line, and no one does it better than Kate Hudson.”
He added, “Being with her … I think I became a better actor.”
The violinist appeared at the baseball game on 31 August 2025, coinciding with his 80th birthday
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman
Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman celebrated his 80th birthday in style recently – by performing the national anthem at a New York Mets baseball game.
Perlman is a long-time fan of the team. Donning his personalised Mets jacket, he took to the pitch at Citi Field, Flushing, NY, on 31 August shortly before the home team took on the Miami Marlins.
His heavily amplified performance of the national anthem was applauded by a crowd of over 43,000 spectators. Later, Perlman shared the challenges of playing in the miked up circumstances, which included playing without earphones and dealing with a two-to-three-second delay.
’That means you have to have real inner rhythm, so that you trust your rhythm and feel it, rather than listen to it,’ said Perlman afterwards. ’Because when you listen to it, you get distracted and you wait for things to happen. So it was a real experience.
’I hope that it sounded OK.’
The Marlins upset the home team, winning the game 5-1.
Queen + Adam Lambert shared a thrilling recording of their performance of the classic “Somebody To Love” at the Isle Of Wight festival in2016 , in England.
The performance was taken from the live album Live Around The World , released last month. The recording is even more special considering that the European tour marked vocalist Adam Lambert’s first visit to the continent with the legendary band.
The release comes after the video for “The Show Must Go On,” also taken from the live album, watch it here.
Check out “Somebody To Love” below, from Isle Of Wight 2016.
Adam Lambert is older now than he was when he first broke through as a contestant on American Idol, and he’s thinking about how much more he’ll change in the years ahead.
On Thursday the singer unveiled a music video for his cover of Billie Eilish’s “Getting Older” that features him getting completely transformed into an elderly version of himself via prosthetics and makeup.
As sung by Eilish, “Getting Older” is about a young musician dealing with newfound superstar status and becoming disillusioned with their art in the face of “deranged” fans. Lambert takes it a bit more literally, and detailed his step-by-step transformation in an interview with PEOPLE.
“I’ve always wanted to do a complete transformation with makeup,” he said. “Although it took nearly four hours, the end result was so lifelike, it was worth it!”
As for the song’s sentiment, Lambert said that “no matter how old you are, we all feel the things that the lyrics describe. [Singing it] felt very confessional.”
“Getting Older” hails from Lambert’s new covers album, High Drama, which drops Friday. High Drama marks his fifth solo album since he finished in second place on American Idol in 2009. He has also toured extensively with Queen, as a stand-in for late singer Freddie Mercury, and they released the live compilation album Live Around the World in 2020.
Watch Lambert age before your eyes in the video above.
It was the battle of the Queen frontmen on The Late Late Show Thursday night. Well, one was a Queen frontman, the other was a talk show personality with Broadway experience.
Adam Lambert, who’s preparing for Queen’s summer tour of North America, surprised the audience when host James Corden suggested he would make a better lead singer for the iconic band. What ensued was a sing-off of Queen hits, much like Corden’s recent Broadway face-off with Neil Patrick Harris.
Lambert started things off with another surprise — his Queen bandmates rolled out on stage to perform “We Will Rock You.” Corden fired back, “That was amateur hour,” before flipping the Grammy winner the bird during “Don’t Stop Me Now.
By the end of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” a teary-eyed Corden conceded Lambert to be the better Queen frontman. At least he closed on a high note with a duet of “Somebody to Love.”
Queen and Adam Lambert started their three-week residency in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 1 st with a setlist rammed with classic songs from throughout the band’s entire career. They also performed a cover of Elvis Presley’s ‘Heart Break Hotel.’ There’s fan footage available below.
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It was the band’s first set of their 10-date residency. Entitled ‘Crown Jewels’, the concert kicked off appropriately enough with an image of an imposing metal vault bearing Queen’s insignia.
It was then torn open by the infamous giant robot from Queen’s legendary ‘News of the World’ record sleeve. The image then then lifted up to reveal the band who blasted their way into an up-tempo version of ‘We Will Rock You’.
During the encore, Queen was introduced by a projection of original lead singer Freddie Mercury’s famous vocal improvisation at Wembley Stadium in 1986. Lambert and co then played the traditional, slower version of ‘We Will Rock You’ as well as an anthemic ‘We Are The Champions’.
Speaking to Yahoo, Brian May shared his thoughts about Lambert’s voice. “Adam has a real gift from God. It’s a voice in a billion, nobody has that range, nobody that I’ve ever worked with, not just the range but the quality throughout the range. I’ve seen Adam develop just like I watched Freddie develop.” Lambert became the new frontman for Queen in 2011.
Queen ‘s first DVD with Adam Lambert almost a month away , a performance of the song “The Show Must Go On,” taken from the recording, was shared on social media.
The performance was recorded on July 4, 2018 at the famous O2 Arena in London, but it’s worth remembering that the British capital is just one of several stops on the Live Around The World tour , which will be a series of more than 200 shows performed by the band around the world.
“Since we couldn’t tour this year, we wanted to give the fans something in its place, and a live album just seemed right,” says Lambert. “It’s the first time we’ve released a live album together, and we had a lot of fun putting it all together, choosing our favorite performances from the last seven years.”
Check out the performance of “The Show Must Go On,” and below, images of the CD/DVD/Blu-ray and vinyl versions of Live Around The World .
Gliese now works as a partnerships manager at Global Fashion Agenda, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in the fashion industry
American Idol star Adam Lambert, 42, has been dating Oliver Gliese, 29, for almost four years – and he’s obviously in a good and naughty place musically as well.
In an interview with People, Lambert shared details of the music on his new EP, Afters, which he released in July. Describing it as “setting a mood” for “a bedroom conversation”, Lambert said the project marked a bold new chapter in his career.
Adam Lambert (left) and Oliver Gliese officially began their relationship in 2021. Photo:
He also revealed that the pandemic gave him some space to reflect and that his relationship was a huge inspiration. “I’ve been able to have a bit more of a personal life for a little while, and I’m in an amazing relationship, and we socialise a lot and put on a lot of parties, and we go out, and I just wanted to make music that sort of reflected that experience, that reflected that reality,” he said.
Adam Lambert – in an “amazing relationship” with Oliver Gliese. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
Lambert shot to stardom on TV show American Idol and became a solo sensation. Not only did the Grammy-nominated artist make history as the first openly gay performer to top the Billboard charts, he’s also a passionate LGBTQ+ and human rights advocate.
Oliver Gliese works for a non-profit organisation promoting sustainability in fashion. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
Lambert has reportedly been dating Gliese since February 2021. Sparks first flew between them in 2020 during a PDA-packed getaway to Mexico; they made it official the following year.
Curious about the man stealing Lambert’s heart? Keep reading to learn more about Oliver Gliese.
Oliver Gliese hails from Denmark
Dane Oliver Gliese is multilingual. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
Although Gliese calls West Hollywood home now, he originally comes from Denmark. Hailing from a Danish family, he’s fluent in Danish, English and German. Details about his parents are scarce and he hasn’t revealed their names. It’s also believed that he’s an only child.
He’s in the fashion industry
Oliver Gliese is an experienced fashion industry player. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
According to his LinkedIn page, Gliese has been building a career in the fashion world for a long time. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and project management from the Copenhagen Business School. He is now partnerships manager at Copenhagen-based Global Fashion Agenda, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion.
Oliver Gliese made his professional mark at Ganni. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
He also previously served as innovation forum coordinator for the same company and had a stint at luxury brand Ganni, where he excelled as head of office management and client adviser.
When did Adam Lambert and Oliver Gliese meet?
How Adam Lambert and Oliver Gliese met is uncertain. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
While how and where they met remains open to some doubt, Gliese and Lambert went public with their romance in 2021. Per the Daily Mail, they were first linked in 2020 after being spotted on that Mexican romantic getaway. By May 2021 Lambert had made it Instagram official, posting a sweet Date Night snap with his boyfriend.
Adam Lambert stepped up to defend Oliver Gliese
Adam Lambert’s boyfriend Oliver Gliese was the target of homophobic comments. Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
In August last year, Lambert took to Instagram to defend Gliese against a wave of homophobic comments, after paparazzi photos of the couple out in West Hollywood surfaced online. “Lifts my spirits to see support in the comments. Also appalled to see the obnoxious homophobia and ignorance plaguing people right now. Oli identifies as a he. He has wicked style and refuses to conform to the societal norms regarding his fashion choices,” wrote Lambert on Instagram:
He continued complimenting his boyfriend, calling him beautiful, brave, daring and a leader, not a follower. “One of the many things I love about him! We are very happy together and if the haters don’t like it, we don’t really give a f***,” he added.
He gives straightforward feedback on Adam’s music
Oliver Gliese in Gucci – making his followers green with envy? Photo: @olivergliese/Instagram
Chatting with ET Canada, Lambert revealed that Gliese never sugarcoats his feedback on his music. Having different tastes, Gliese isn’t shy when saying he thinks a Lambert song isn’t great. “That’s fine. I just like to hear an opinion about it,” the singer said.
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