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        Adam Lambert Opens the Oscars with Rockin' Queen Medley
    What a way to start Hollywood's biggest night!!
By Taylor HendersonFebruary 24 2019 / 8:18 PM
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 
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Adam Lambert just opened the 91st Academy Awards with a stellar performance of Queen hits.
The openly gay American Idol runner-up, who just released an emotional new single last week, rocked the mainstage with Queen's "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions."

    

Bohemian Rhapsody, the Queen biopic based on Freddie Mercury's life, is nominated for five Oscars tonight including Best Picture.
Watch the performance below:
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