Opening the Oscars, Queen with Adam Lambert singing lead kicked off the show with a crowd-pleasing “We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions”.
The hit songs from 1977 from the album News of the World are a fan favorite.
Lead singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991. Adam Lambert joined the remaining members of Queen in 2011 following tours with Paul Rodgers as their frontman.
The movie Bohemian Rhapsody is up for several Oscars.