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On This Day, July 20, 1975… Ahead of the release of his third studio album, Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen launched a new tour at the Palace Theater in Providence, Rhode Island.  The show marked Steve Van Zandt’s first official gig as a member of the E Street Band and also the live debut of the future classic “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” Other songs in the set included "Born To Run," “Thunder Road,” “Rosalita” and more. Born To […]

(NEW YORK) -- The virus lab at the heart of the contentious debate around COVID-19’s origins has been cut off from U.S. funding opportunities for likely violating National Institutes of Health's biosafety rules, according to a memo shared with ABC News. The Department of Health and Human Services has suspended the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to federal funding, and proposed banning them longer-term after the lab failed to provide […]

ABC News Putting their faith in the hands of a sentient computer system didn't go so well for humans in the world of James Cameron's Terminator movies: Skynet came to see all mankind as a threat and tried to exterminate it by setting off a nuclear exchange. In real life, with the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tech, he's here to say he told you so. "I warned […]

Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images Dylan Scott has joined Jockey as their newest ambassador.  The "My Girl" hitmaker will be the face of Jockey's latest collections, Jockey Outdoors™ by Luke Bryan and Jockey® Made in America Collection. "I’m absolutely beside myself to be partnering with such a legendary brand like Jockey," shares Dylan. "I’ve worn Jockey for so many years - not just because of the quality of their clothes, but the values they represent - […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The members of Def Leppard are helping Queen guitarist Brian May celebrate his 76th birthday. In honor of May’s July 19 birthday, the band shared a musical birthday wish on social media to the tune of the Queen hit “Tie Your Mother Down.” Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell and Rick Savage are featured in the clip, which has Elliott on guitar. In it, they sing, “Happy birthday! Happy birthday! / Stay awake from […]

Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Patti Scialfa is getting recognized by her home state. The rocker and wife of New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen is among this year’s inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Scialfa, who grew up in Deal, New Jersey, is actually being inducted for the second time, this time for her individual achievements. She was previously inducted in 2012 as a member of the E Street Band. Springsteen is already a member […]

earMUSIC Alice Cooper is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album Road, which drops August 25. The rocker just released his latest single, “White Line Frankenstein” featuring a guitar solo by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. “'White Line Frankenstein' is a monster that we created. It’s a truck driver who’s been out there a long time. He's the king of the road. He doesn't live in a house. He lives in that […]

Facebook/Yarmouth Police Department (YARMOUTH, Mass.) -- A woman was left shaken and terrified by the side of a highway when she found a man hiding in the backseat of her car as she was driving “with a coat over his head,” police said. A police officer from the Yarmouth Police Department in the Cape Cod community of Massachusetts was patrolling near the Route 6 exit ramp just before 1 a.m. on […]

courtesy of Live Nation Dead & Company has been raising money for charity throughout their Final Tour, and now that it’s over, the totals are in — and they’re quite impressive.  According to the voting rights nonprofit Headcount, the band raised $2 million over the course of the tour. Most of that money came from auctions of guitars, with more from their Participation Row. They also donated $2 from each ticket sold throughout the tour to charity. […]