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Queen Launches New Fan Video Contest in Honor of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Milestone

The video for Queen‘s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reached one billion views recently on YouTube, and the band is celebrating with a new fan video contest. The contest was share via Queen’s…

Queen Launches New Fan Video Contest in Honor of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Milestone

British rock group Queen in concert, from left to right; Freddie Mercury (Frederick Bulsara, 1946 – 1991), John Deacon, and Brian May. Original Publication: People Disc – HU0463

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The video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reached one billion views recently on YouTube, and the band is celebrating with a new fan video contest.

The contest was share via Queen's Instagram in the post below along with the following caption:

“We are honoured that Bohemian Rhapsody has just hit one billion views on YouTube. We want to thank you all and celebrate with our amazing fans all around the world by creating three new music videos to our songs, all featuring you! Whether you are a musician, singer, dancer, visual artist or you just want to have some fun. Go to www.youarethechampions.com to find out more and we’ll see you on the road somewhere.”

The three new music videos being created are for "A Kind of Magic," "Don't Stop Me Now" and, of course, "Bohemian Rhapsody." In order to participate, entrants must be 13 years of age or older. Complete details can be found at YouAreTheChampions.com.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights