There have been many one-of-a-kind historic events over the last two weeks or so, but arguably —arguably! — the most significant is the release of Katy Perry‘s “Woman’s World,” her hilariously catastrophic attempt at a comeback single. Thanks to its brain-dead lyrics (“sexy, confident/ so intelligent”), AI-like chorus, and Perry’s …
Read More »Zach Bryan Helps Bruce Springsteen Make His First Ever Appearance on the Country Charts
Bruce Springsteen has landed his first-ever country hit, as “Sandpaper,” the Boss’s collaboration with Zach Bryan on the country superstar’s album The Great American Bar Scene, opened at Number 26 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week. The song also debuted at 71 on the Hot 100 chart, marking …
Read More »'Simpsons' Legend Hank Azaria Is Obsessed with Mastering a New Voice: Bruce Springsteen's
A few months back, the producers of The Simpsons were confused when they heard Hank Azaria‘s latest batch of voice-acting recordings. For 36 years, he’s brought to life a substantial chunk of Springfield’s animated population, from Chief Wiggum to Comic Book Guy to Moe the bartender. Now, though, all of …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen's Daughter Jessica Left Off 2024 Equestrian Olympic Team
Bruce Springsteen‘s daughter, Jessica Springsteen, will not represent the United States in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. Over the weekend, U.S. Equestrian announced the list of athletes representing Team USA, but Jessica was not included. The athletes to get the call to rep the U.S. are Kent Farrington, Laura …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Quavo, Lana Del Rey, Kesha, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweeklyrundown ofthe best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Zach Bryan continues to make the case for the top songwriter of his generation while enlisting greats like Bruce Springsteen; Lana Del Rey and Quavo tune into each …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Bruce Springsteen Smooth Off the Hard Edges on New Song 'Sandpaper'
Zach Bryan’s new album, The Great American Bar Scene, includes his song with Bruce Springsteen, “Sandpaper.” Bryan first teased “Sandpaper” earlier this year, playing the song pretty regularly during a run of dates on his Quittin’ Time tour back in March. Then, at his March 27 show in Brooklyn, Springsteen …
Read More »On Zach Bryan's 'The Great American Bar Scene,' the Past Is Tangled, the Future Is Scary, and Right Now Is Miller Time
In barely five years, Zach Bryan has transformed from cult-roots road warrior (2020’sElisabeth)to fast-rising country-adjacent renegade (2022’sAmerican Heartbreak)to Number One hitmaker and voice-of-a-Gen-Z-generation storyteller (2023’s Zach Bryan). The men and women (mostly men) in his songs spend their twenties drinking their way through the alienating cities they’ve fled to from …
Read More »'Silvio Dante Helped End Apartheid!': Stevie Van Zandt Looks Back at His Wild Life
For filmmaker Bill Teck, the hardest part of making a documentary about the life and career of Little Steven Van Zandt was just fitting it all in. “It’s just a complicated life,” says Teck, who directed the new documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, streaming now on Max. “Silvio Dante helped …
Read More »Jeremy Allen White Plans to Do His Own Singing in Bruce Springsteen Movie
Jeremy Allen White is preparing to embody Bruce Springsteen in forthcoming film Deliver Me From Nowhere and the actor has confirmed he hopes to do his own singing as the Boss. Speaking on the red carpet of the premiere of the third season of FX series The Bear, White told …
Read More »Read Bruce Springsteen's Foreword to Alan Vega Biography: 'He Was Just Incredible'
The admiration that Bruce Springsteen felt for New York City electropunks Suicide and their singer, the late Alan Vega, is well documented. The hushed, claustrophobic sounds of the group’s first two albums inspired Springsteen’s approach to some songs on his 1982 album, Nebraska, and he has recorded a cover of …
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