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 ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Bruce Springsteen Just Barely Missed Out on a No. 1 Hit in 1984?

Bruce Springsteen has never recorded a No. 1 pop hit. He came as close as he ever would in 1984, only to be denied by another megastar.

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.

Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-Trump Anthem Becomes His Longest-Running No. 1

Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales and Rock Digital Song Sales charts, becoming his longest leader.
American Songwriter

The Bruce Springsteen Lyric That Insists That Happiness Only Comes via Hard Work

Bruce Springsteen offers a path to happiness on "Prove It All Night". But he doesn't pretend that it's going to be easy.

‘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

Protest songs transform emotion into action, and Bruce Springsteen's anthem to Minneapolis is one in a long line of powerful ...

Bruce Springsteen 'Streets of Minneapolis' No. 1 on Billboard chart

Bruce Springsteen's protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a reaction to federal agent shootings, debuted at No. 1 on ...

Bruce Springsteen performs new anti-ICE song in Minneapolis concert

Bruce Springsteen joined Tom Morello during his Defend Minnesota! concert on the afternoon of Friday, Jan 30 in Minneapolis ...
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10 of Bruce Springsteen’s Strongest Political Songs

In November of 2025, Bruce Springsteen spoke at the New York Public Library’s annual gala, where he expressed a resolution: write more politcal songs. “The writer is always at his best when he has ...

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 "Streets of Minneapolis" ...