Latest Bruce Springsteen News

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money

Apr. 04, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. They're the latest to participate in an ongoing trend of blockbuster acts and their rights holders inking...

Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

Apr. 03, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total solar eclipse is quickly approaching. While you prepare to hit the road towards the path of total darkness or anticipate hours of traffic coming out of your watch party, you'll need something to listen to. And we've got your back. Across 20 tracks,...

Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter made a fellow of Britain's Ivors Academy

Mar. 26, 2024 13:03 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional association of music creators. The American icon was announced as the next recipient of the 80-year old Academy’s highest honor Tuesday, in...

Bruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix after health issues postponed his 2023 world tour

Mar. 20, 2024 04:25 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing...

What to stream this weekend: Ariana Grande, 'Wonka,' Garth Brooks, animal queens and 'Poor Things'

Mar. 09, 2024 12:52 PM EST

A new album from Ariana Grande and Garth Brooks taking viewers behind the scenes to the opening of his bar in Nashville are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The...

Music Review: Bleachers edge past The Boss as Jack Antonoff finds a new sort of peace

Mar. 05, 2024 15:27 PM EST

Self-titled albums are the traditional way for a musical act to introduce themselves. Here I am, they say — here's where it starts. So what are we to make of Bleachers' new album, their fourth and self-titled? It signals that “Bleachers” is a rebirth of sorts. Singer-songwriter...

New Jersey comes West to kick off Grammy weekend with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen

Feb. 03, 2024 10:05 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up. The occasion was to honor Bon Jovi for his musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Person of the Year on...

Bruce Springsteen's mother Adele Springsteen, a fan favorite who danced at his shows, dies at 98

Feb. 02, 2024 15:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Adele Zerilli Springsteen, the longtime legal secretary, musical muse and concert dance partner who captured countless hearts in her son Bruce Springsteen's E Street Nation and beyond, has died at 98. Bruce Springsteen announced in an Instagram post that his mother...

What to stream this weekend: Donald Glover, Run-D.M.C., 'Choir' and bye to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Feb. 02, 2024 00:20 AM EST

The final, cringeworthy season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and a documentary on Run-D.M.C. are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment...

Documentary on 'We Are the World' goes deep inside recording session of starry 1985 charity single

Jan. 29, 2024 21:11 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history. “We Are the World” was a 1985 charity single for African famine relief that included...