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the band, who have been with the beleaguered British label for almost 40 years, are believed to have been lured to Universal with a new contract worth tens of millions of pounds.
Queen's exit follows the departure of acts including Radiohead - and more recently - Sir Paul McCartney, who took his solo and Wings back catalogue to Concord Music this year.
A source close to the band said yesterday that Queen had moved to Universal primarily for the money. “EMI just decided they couldn’t compete”
The band, whose former lead singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991, are expected to see out their contract, which expires at the end of this year.
Source: XFM 
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Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar, guitars, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating more diverse and...
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