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Rogers/Express/Getty Images Personal items belonging to the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are currently up for auction at Sotheby’s, and the rocker’s bandmate Brian May doesn’t sound too happy about it. May revealed his feelings about the auction in a sentimental post on Instagram, next to a picture of Freddie playing guitar. “Inescapably thinking so much about Freddie in these strange days,” he wrote. “At the time this photo was taken I’m sure it didn’t seem very important […]

(NEW YORK) -- Newly released data from the Guttmacher Institute shows a sharp increase in the first six months of 2023 in estimated abortions performed in states bordering those with abortion bans and in states that have protections for access to abortion. States that saw an increase in the number of abortions performed over that six-month period included Kansas, New Mexico and South Carolina, which Guttmacher said is likely due […]

Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The cost of a plane ticket is plummeting: Experts say domestic airfare for the fall is down 29% from the summer. "That's about $87 per ticket less expensive than trips taken in June, July, August -- the peak summer months," Haley Berg, economist at Hopper, told ABC News. Berg says the drop in ticket costs is in part due to seasonal price changes, but […]

Sotheby’s auction of Freddie Mercury’s personal items, Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own, began on Wednesday, September 6, and it’s brought in huge money. In fact, the first set of items brought in $15.4 million, with 100% of the lots sold.  The auction was curated by the late Queen frontman's good friend Mary Austin. Fifty-nine lots went up for sale Wednesday, with Mercury’s baby grand Yamaha piano bringing in the highest bid, $2.2 million. Meanwhile, a Victorian-style silver snake bangle […]

On This Day, September 6, 1968… George Harrison asked Eric Clapton to contribute a guitar solo to his new Beatles song, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Clapton initially declined Harrison’s request saying, “nobody ever plays on Beatles records," but Harrison eventually convinced him to participate, and Clapton recorded the solo that night. The song appeared on the band’s album The Beatles, also known as The White Album, which was released in November of 1968. The track was […]

Manticore Records Through Spirit of Unicorn Music The late Greg Lake may be best known for his work with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but he also had an extensive solo career. Now, that career is being celebrated with a brand new box set. Greg Lake Magical, dropping November 10, is a limited edition, seven-CD box set featuring Lake's two studio albums, Greg Lake and Manoeuvres, and two live albums. It includes collaborations with Clarence Clemons, Toto, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer, Gary Moore and others. In addition […]

David Sacks/Getty Images (MIAMI) -- A guest aboard a Carnival cruise ship was reported missing by family Monday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Kevin McGrath, 26, was on the Carnival Conquest with family and was last seen by his brother in his cabin early Monday, the day the ship arrived back to Port Miami, according to a spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line. McGrath was supposed to meet with […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Foreigner is currently on their Farewell Tour, but it looks like they aren’t saying goodbye to the road that quickly. In a new interview with Rock Show Critique, bassist Jeff Pilson confirmed the band will still be on the road next year. Pilson told the show that the tour has been "going great,” adding, “the attendance has been really crazy. We're freaking out at how many people are coming." He then revealed that […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage The Osbournes are back, in podcast form. The heavy metal family's audio series will return after a five-year hiatus beginning September 12. Ozzy and Sharon will be joined by kids Jack and Kelly for the show. "Nothing is off limits," Sharon tells Rolling Stone, to which Kelly replies, "I wish there were things that were off limits." You can get a preview of said no-limits discussions in the […]