Bruce Springsteen’s protest songs still hit where it hurts

Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning ...

‘Streets of Minneapolis’: Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-Ice Song Debuts at No. 1 Despite Limited Release

Bruce Springsteen has always been known as much for his voice as his convictions. In a move that has reverberated far beyond ...

Bruce Springsteen adds Streets of Minneapolis to his protest music canon

Today on Commotion, Slate columnist Carl Wilson and podcaster Vish Khanna join guest host Radheyan Simonpillai to talk about ...

Bruce Springsteen’s song about Minneapolis follows a long tradition of protest songs—here are the 10 most powerful

During tough times, protest songs can bring us together and spur us to action ...

White House blasts Bruce Springsteen's anti-ICE song calling it 'irrelevant opinions'

White House officials slam Bruce Springsteen's new anti-ICE song "Streets of Minneapolis" as "random" and "irrelevant" in ...

Bruce Springsteen Charts His First Major Hit In More Than A Decade

Bruce Springsteen's “Streets of Minneapolis” hits No. 1 on multiple sales charts and returns the rocker to the U.K.'s main singles list after a decade-long absence.

From Bruce Springsteen on Minneapolis to CSNY on Kent State — a History of Instant Protest Songs

We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on ...

8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week

J. Cole addressed the Kendrick-Drake feud, and Bruce Springsteen whipped up an instant response to the chaos in Minneapolis.
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12 Best Songs of the Week: Bruce Springsteen, Miss Grit, Billy Bragg, Eaves Wilder, and More

FENIAN follows their acclaimed 2024 album, Fine Art, and the film about them, simply titled Kneecap and also released in 2024. The band have been outspoken about the genocide in Palestine. The band ...
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Bruce Springsteen Releases New Song 'Streets of Minneapolis' in Response to 'State Terror Being Visited on the City'

The song makes references to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both of whom were shot by ICE agents ...
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Bruce Springsteen is on fire with unearthed 'Electric Nebraska' session songs

In “Atlantic City,” Bruce Springsteen sings “Everything dies, baby that’s a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.” He never could have known that more than 40 years after releasing ...