Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen heads to Broadway

New York - Muslimchronicle

The Boss is coming to Broadway — but he’s ditching the E Street Band. Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday on his website that he plans to make his Broadway debut onstage this fall at the Walter Kerr Theatre in a solo show in which he performs songs from his career, interspersed with readings of his best-selling memoir Born to Run. Springsteen onRead more

Jay-Z extends record for No. 1 albums - one week late

New York - AFP

Rap mogul Jay-Z on Sunday extended his record as the solo artist with the most number-one US albums, after a one-week delay when his Tidal streaming service declined to release data. "4:44" debuted at the top of the Billboard album sales chart for the week through Thursday, replacing rapper DJ Khaled's "Grateful" and marking Jay-Z's 14th number one, tracking serviceRead more

Stars pay tribute to 'pioneer' rocker Chuck Berry

New York - AFP

The death of legendary rocker Chuck Berry, aged 90, drew emotional tributes from fellow musicians and other celebrities who praised him as a rock 'n' roll trailblazer. Here are some reactions from Twitter: - Bruce Springsteen: "Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived. This is a tremendous loss ofRead more

Springsteen gives 'elegiac' secret show for Obama

New York - AFP

Bruce Springsteen performed a secret concert for President Barack Obama and his staff as they leave the White House, urging optimism in uncertain times, the rock legend's fanzine reported. Backstreets, a long-running magazine and website that methodically documents Springsteen's shows, said The Boss played a 15-song acoustic set in the White House's East Room on January 12. The fanzine, quotingRead more

Springsteen archive to open near his New Jersey hometown

New York - AFP

A Bruce Springsteen archive will open at Monmouth University in New Jersey, a short distance from the working-class town where the rock legend grew up. The university near the Jersey Shore late Tuesday announced the creation of the archive, which will store written works, photographs and other artifacts for future research. Called the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for AmericanRead more

Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ Chevy up for auction

New York - Arab Today

Bruce Springsteen’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, referenced in his iconic song “Born to Run,” is up for auction and is expected to fetch several hundred thousand dollars. Springsteen super fan Michael Crane said on Thursday the auction of the car was the first in the planned sale of his entire Springsteen collection because he wanted to move on fromRead more

Springsteen: Trump ‘great embarrassment’ to US

New York - Arab Today

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has described Donald Trump as an embarrassment to the United States, saying the Republican presidential candidate is a demagogue with simple solutions. Springsteen, who has dramatized the plight of working-class Americans in his music, said he understands how Trump could seem “compelling” to people who are economically insecure. “The absurdity is beyond cartoon-like. But he’s gotten close enoughRead more