The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Queen‘s Greatest Hits II for only $3.99.

This hits album contains 17 great tunes from the classic rock band’s extensive back catalog. Since this is the second volume, songs like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You” aren’t on this one (that’s on Greatest Hits I), but you will get great tunes like “A Kind Of Magic,” “Under Pressure” (featuring David Bowie), “Who Wants To Live Forever,” “The Show Must Go On,” and “Radio Ga Ga,” all of which make the $4 price a steal for this album.

If you’d like a physical copy of Greatest Hits II, the CD is available for only $9.32. There’s also a 2-CD set, Queen: Greatest Hits I & II, that’s only $9.60.

We first reported back in February that iconic actor William Shatner was hard at work on his next album titled Seeking Major Tom (read about it HERE).

The album will be a conceptual recording in the form of a collection of 18 covers of classic rock anthems. Recently the Shat released a video of him laying down the final vocals for his cover of the classic Black Sabbath tune “Iron Man” and you can watch that video here below.

September 5 is the late singer Freddie Mercury‘s 65th birthday.

In honor of the occasion, Google has dedicated their home page to the Queen frontman with a custom Doodle logo that launches a video music tribute when clicked (you can watch the video here below).

Since it’s Labor Day (a major holiday) here in the United States on Monday, September 5, Mercury’s logo won’t appear on the U.S. home page until Tuesday, September 6. You can view it at the UK page, as well as Google’s other international sites.

Also, Queen guitarist Brian May did a guest entry about his friend and bandmate on the Google blog.

The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards was broadcast live tonight, with Lady Gaga opening the show with a live performance of her song “You and I,” which had the singer dressed in her male 1950s greaser alter ego doing a lengthy opening monologue before breaking into the song.

While Lady Gaga’s music isn’t exactly my thing, I can’t deny she’s an excellent performer, always keeping it interesting. As I watched her do her song in her “Jo Calderone” persona, I was ultra-psyched when midway through the act she introduced Queen’s Brian May to the stage for a lead guitar solo.

Check out the 8-minute video here below, which contains the entire Jo Calderone monologue, as well as the full song with Brian May from the VMAs.

Amazon is currently offering up the mp3 version of the Queen song “Seven Seas Of Rhye” from their album Queen II for FREE.

Yes, FREE. Just follow the link and download the song and then it’s yours, you own it. But grab it now, as it’s the Free Song of the Day offer, which means it’s only available for free today, Sunday, May 22, 2011, til midnight tonight PST. [Update: As of Monday 5/23/2011, the song is still listed as FREE!]

Queen II, which was originally released in 1974, is available on CD (Deluxe Version) for $10.57 and as an MP3 Download for $9.49. There’s also a Remastered CD for $16.85, which was released earlier this week.

Also released this week for the band’s 40 anniversary is the Queen 40 Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set, a 10-disc set that contains the band’s first five studio albums remastered in deluxe reissue editions with rare bonus material all in one collectible box with a 24 panel poster. Albums included are Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At the Opera, and A Day At the Races.