Best Songs of the Week: Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen, Kali Uchis, Julien Baker and More

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorYouTube has unveiled its lists of the Top Songs from 2020, with Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” topping the list. The full tallies appear below, along with other factoids — and check out Variety‘s feature on Ricch from last week’s “Hitmakers” awards, where he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

Bleachers have teamed up with recent collaborator Bruce Springsteen to perform their song ‘Chinatown’ together.Jack Antonoff and co. filmed the full-band performance on the roof of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.Watch the band and Springsteen play ‘Chinatown’ below:Bleachers and Springsteen released the collaborative single last month.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe song-catalog bonanza of 2020 just hit a peak that is not likely to be topped: Universal Music Publishing Group has acquired Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs in a blockbuster agreement encompassing more than 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, ranging from 1962’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” to this year’s “Murder Most Foul.” His catalog was previously administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.Terms were not disclosed, but a source tells Variety that the deal was

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOkay, we’ll admit it: We’re still hung over from celebrating after our stellar “Hitmakers” event last night — a virtual party that basically turned into a virtual mini-awards show with appearances from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Lil Baby and many more.

Michele Amabile Angermiller In recent days, New Jersey drivers may have been surprised to see billboards featuring native sons Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart wearing COVID masks under the words, “Wear a friggin’ mask!”The effort, launched just before the Thanksgiving holiday, is the first phase of a “Mask Up” campaign, spearheaded by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy and the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund.

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart have a message for New Jersey: “Wear a friggin’ mask!”

New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart have teamed up for a good cause in their home state. Drivers passing through the Garden State will notice the famous entertainers on new billboards urging for citizens to wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases continue to rise.

Bruce Springsteen has led a new campaign to get New Jersey residents to wear a mask across the holiday season, ask the US continues to see rising coronavirus cases.Also involved in the #MaskUpNJ campaign are Jon Bon Jovi and comedian Jon Stewart.Sharing a photo of a billboard with the trio photographed wearing masks, Springsteen tweeted: “Teamed up with some fellow New Jerseyans to encourage everyone this holiday season to wear a friggin’ mask.

Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Timothée Chalamet have been announced for Saturday Night Live next month.Actor Jason Bateman will host the first show on December 5, which will also see Morgan Wallen finally perform after he was recently pulled from a schedule after videos of him at bars and parties without a mask went viral.The following week, Timothée Chalamet will present an episode that features Springsteen & The E Street Band and finally, on December 19, Lipa will be the musical guest

Bruce Springsteen performed three acoustic tracks at this year’s Stand Up For Heroes benefit gig last night (November 19).The Boss performed ‘House Of A Thousand Guitars’ from his new ‘Letter To You’ album, with wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa, in an empty New Jersey bar.Springsteen also played a solo-acoustic version of ‘Long Walk Home’, from his 2007 album ‘Magic’ before teaming up with Scialfa again for a rendition of ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ from his new album.

Prince Harry joined stars like Tiffany Haddish, Ray Romano, Bruce Springsteen and more at the 14th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event on Wednesday.

Shazam, the app that can identify who sings a particular song if you play a snippet into your device’s microphone, has revealed some information we’ve all wanted to know for a while!

Eminem, Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z.The new mix arrives to promote the release of Obama’s memoir A Promised Land, which hits shelves today (November 17).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBleachers frontman and hit producer Jack Antonoff has always worn his New Jersey affiliation and Bruce Springsteen influence proudly, and today he brings it all home: Bleachers have dropped two new tracks, giving fans a sneak peek of new music a forthcoming album due next year — and one of them, “Chinatown,” features none other than Springsteen himself.

Bleachers fans are speculating that new material from the band could feature Bruce Springsteen.The Jack Antonoff-led project previewed new material over the weekend after both Bleachers and Antonoff tweeted a phone number for fans to call.As The Line Of Best Fit notes, Bleachers fans who called up the number (which promised to “take the sadness out of Saturday night”) were greeted with previews of two new songs by the band when they pressed certain key combinations.

Kendall Jenner has been in the public eye for most of her life, so it comes as no surprise that the Keeping Up With The Kardashiansstar has romanced a few high-profile men over the years. From her on-and-off relationship with former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, to the multiple NBA players she’s courted, we’re looking back at all of the lucky men who have dated the reality star turned supermodel.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs people looked back on the chaos of the 1960s from the relative calm of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the adage that turbulent times make for great art came up a lot.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, Jose Feliciano, Jess Glynne and many more artists have recorded exclusive holiday songs for Amazon, the company announced Thursday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBruce Springsteen will once again tell dirty jokes and play a few songs — albeit virtually — for the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit event, which supports the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s efforts to help wounded service members, veterans and their families. The show will air at 9 p.m.