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Parlophone This fall marks 50 years since David Bowie released his covers compilation, Pin Ups. The anniversary is being celebrated with a vinyl reissue of the album. Recorded in France and released October 19, 1973, Pin Ups featured Bowie covering tracks from such artists as The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, The Who, Pretty Things, The Easybeats and more, all artists who influenced Bowie. The album went to #1 in the U.K. and featured an iconic cover image of Bowie with model Twiggy, a photo that […]

(OCEAN CITY, N.J.) -- With decades of failed attempts at gun reform amid the frequency in mass shootings, some have sought alternative solutions through artificial intelligence. The Ocean City School District in New Jersey, as well as the city's boardwalk, have implemented new technology developed by ZeroEyes, a company that says it uses AI, paired with human experts, to scan camera feeds for guns. "I don't think anybody should question […]

Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood and The Police’s Stewart Copeland are among the artists coming together to help raise money for the victims of the Maui wildfires. Both artists are set to take part in #MauiStrong, a live stream event happening Friday, September 8, on YouTube.  Mick is set to perform alongside Gretchen Rhodes “and friends,” while Copeland will lead a “Drums for Maui” segment, backed by some local musicians from the island. The live […]

Buda Mendes/Getty Images Billy Idol is headed to the Super Bowl. While the rocker isn’t headlining the halftime show, he will be performing, with his show taking place ahead of the big game.  Idol announced on social media that he'll headline a special pregame concert for Club 67 and Touchdown Club guests at Allegiant Stadium. To get to see Idol, fans will have to purchase special Super Bowl experience packages, which include tickets to the game, the pregame […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage Lady Gaga is one of the many guest stars on The Rolling Stones' new album, Hackney Diamonds, but apparently her participation in the project was pretty much an accident. Stones frontman Mick Jagger told The Associated Press at the band's album launch event in London Wednesday that Gaga just happened to be recording in the studio next door to them and popped in to say hello. That led to her contributing to the song "Sweet Sounds […]

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 […]