https://www.scmp.com/rss/524573/feed The latest news and top stories on Bruce Springsteen. An iconic American singer songwriter and musician, he is widely recognised for his rock music and poetic lyrics, often reflecting working-class American life. Known as "The Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums over six decades, many with his long-standing E Street Band. His accomplishments include 20 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes and a Special Tony Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Huge crowds rallied on Saturday against US President Donald Trump from coast to coast, venting their fury over what they see as his authoritarian style of governing, his hardline immigration policies and the war with Iran. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans have taken to the streets as part of a grass-roots movement called “No Kings”, the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025. Organisers say they expect millions... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348264/us-israel-war-iran-rages-millions-angry-trump-expected-fill-us-streets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348264/us-israel-war-iran-rages-millions-angry-trump-expected-fill-us-streets?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:43:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US singer Britney Spears has become the latest musician to sell the rights to her catalogue that includes hits like “Baby One More Time” and “Oops!...I Did It Again”, US media reported on Tuesday. The deal is believed to be worth around US$200 million, according to sources cited by celebrity site TMZ, though it said the exact amount is not detailed in legal documents. That sum would be comparable to the sale of Canadian singer Justin Bieber’s catalogue in 2023. Spears, 44, joins a growing list... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343126/britney-spears-sells-rights-her-music-catalogue-reported-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343126/britney-spears-sells-rights-her-music-catalogue-reported-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:52:28 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse American singer-songwriters are taking up the protest torch like their forebears Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, releasing tracks featuring searing criticism of Donald Trump and paying homage to Minneapolis residents killed this month by federal immigration agents. More than 80 years after folk icon Guthrie scrawled “This Machine Kills Fascists” on his guitar, his musical heirs are savaging President Donald Trump on his immigration crackdown, his renamed Department of War, the United... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3341677/how-ice-agents-are-facing-musical-backlash-new-generation-protest-singers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3341677/how-ice-agents-are-facing-musical-backlash-new-generation-protest-singers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:15:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday that slammed “Trump’s federal thugs”. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that “what’s happening with ICE is going too far”, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And lifestyle icon Martha Stewart... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341657/ice-cracks-down-some-americas-biggest-names-are-speaking-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341657/ice-cracks-down-some-americas-biggest-names-are-speaking-out?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:02:38 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticising US President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis”, released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots”, which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army”. Springsteen in a statement said he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and released it in response to a second deadly shooting by... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341609/bruce-springsteen-sings-out-against-king-trumps-private-army-new-song?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341609/bruce-springsteen-sings-out-against-king-trumps-private-army-new-song?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:23:24 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander January 2026 marks the Ox month, from January 5 to February 3. The element of the month is Yin Earth. The Earth Ox, yi chou, represents the 12th and final month of the Chinese calendar. Now is the time to reflect on the shared experiences of the past year to prepare for the year ahead – the third of the current 20-year feng shui cycle, which began in 2024. Be prepared for a period of major change ahead, acknowledge strengths and weaknesses, and learn from the past. At the beginning of any new... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3338883/horoscopes-whats-your-luck-january-2026-earth-ox-month-we-head-fire-horse-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3338883/horoscopes-whats-your-luck-january-2026-earth-ox-month-we-head-fire-horse-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:16 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service “Look at these guys,” Cyndi Lauper whispers discreetly as she nods toward a strait-laced couple strolling through the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood, a favourite of rock legends. “I wonder what they think of a rock’n’roll hotel.” The 72-year-old pop icon is hanging out on a September afternoon in a leafy alcove at the spot that has been her go-to in Los Angeles since the early 1980s. Back then, Lauper was a disruptive new star raising eyebrows with her chaotic fashion sense and her... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3330016/she-broke-all-rules-how-cyndi-lauper-made-it-big-new-musical-lands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3330016/she-broke-all-rules-how-cyndi-lauper-made-it-big-new-musical-lands?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jeremy Allen White asked all the questions any normal human being would ask when offered the chance to play Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. To be released next month, the movie examines a slice of the rock legend’s career when he was battling depression and creating 1982’s incomparable exploration of alienation, Nebraska, a record he did not know he was making when he recorded the songs on a primitive four-track tape machine in a rented New Jersey home. It turned out... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326486/bruce-so-important-jeremy-allen-white-playing-springsteen-new-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326486/bruce-so-important-jeremy-allen-white-playing-springsteen-new-film?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump was loudly booed at the men’s final of the US Open on Sunday, where extra security caused by his visit led to lines long enough that many people missed the start of play, even after organisers delayed it. Wearing a suit and long, red tie, Trump briefly emerged from his suite about 45 minutes before the match started and heard a mix of boos and cheers from an Arthur Ashe Stadium that was still mostly empty. No announcement proceeded his appearance, and it was brief... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324675/trumps-us-open-visit-sparks-boos-and-long-security-queues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324675/trumps-us-open-visit-sparks-boos-and-long-security-queues?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:42:47 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Even with the film and streaming industries in an upheaval, and too few new titles finding their under-marketed way to theatres this year, the movie summer of 2025 stayed alive. Job one: done. Autumn comes next, and this lovely season has a way of raising our quality expectations. We have the usual quotient of critical successes coming soon, having premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. More of these prestige titles will follow suit after first-look appearances at the Venice, Telluride... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:00:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple heiress Eve Jobs’ wedding was a star-studded affair nothing short of a scene from a film – set in a quaint and picturesque area around the Cotswolds, in western England, and complete with a performance by Sir Elton John. The youngest of the late Steve Jobs’ children, Eve, 27, tied the knot with British Olympic equestrian Harry Charles, 26, on July 26. The two have been together since 2022, per Hello! magazine, but Eve only went “Insta official” with Charles in mid-2024, after the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:20:49 +0000