Bruce Springsteen Is A First-Time Grandfather To Son Sam’s Newborn Baby Girl

Stephen Colbert took aim at a regular punching bag of his – Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz – when he broke down the political race in the state on Thursday night’s “The Late Show.”After explaining the matchup on the Governor side of things, the “Late Show” host turned his attention to the fight between Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman who is facing off with Dr. Oz in the November election for senator.“Polls show Fetterman leading by double digits, which might be because Pennsylvanians want to have a Senator who is actually from Pennsylvania,” Colbert joked.“Dr.

Jonathan Cohen The red-hot music rights space has a major new entrant in Litmus Music, which is being launched by veteran music executives Hank Forsyth (pictured at left) and Dan McCarroll (right) with $500 million of funding in partnership with Carlyle Global Credit, Variety can reveal. Litmus will acquire and manage music rights in both recorded music and publishing, with an eye on diverse genres and vintages.

Man! D.J. Tanner can’t catch a break!

the honour falls to the UK and we have the opportunity to celebrate Sam Ryder coming second in this year’s event. The Eurovision host city will be decided in the coming months with London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield joining Leeds in campaigning to be the competition’s venue. In order to be chosen to hold the competition, cities must demonstrate that they have a 10,000-seater venue and are located within close proximity to an international airport.

Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau has released a statement following criticism about the musician’s recent ticket prices.Last week, when tickets for Springsteen’s 2023 world tour dates went on sale, fans were asked to pay up to $5000 (£4152) for some tickets.The site’s “dynamic pricing” model allows Ticketmaster to charge more for tickets when they first go on sale. The system responds to demand and so increases or decreases prices in line with what “scalpers” – a person who re-sells a ticket for profit – would sell them for, keeping the money in-house for the seller and artist.The system also sees increase with demand for certain “platinum tickets”, which are placed throughout each venue.Now, Springsteen’s manager has responded to the backlash to the prices.

Bruce Springsteen joined Bleachers on stage in New York last night (July 26) to perform ‘Chinatown’ – check out the fan-shot footage below.The Boss teamed up with the Jack Antonoff-led band on the track in late 2020. That December, the two New Jersey acts recorded a stripped-back rendition of the song on the roof of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.During the latest show of their 2022 North American tour, Bleachers surprised the crowd at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall by inviting Springsteen to join them once again for ‘Chinatown’, per Spin.The live collaboration marked the first time band had played the cut in its fully-electric form with The Boss.

nominated for the Mercury Prize and now they’ve discovered Barack Obama has been rocking out to their tunes. Y’know, just a casual week. The former president has a tradition of revealing what songs have been the soundtrack to his summer and this year, he featured stars like Beyonce (Break My Soul), Harry Styles (Music For A Sushi Restaurant), Nina Simone (Do I Move You?), and Bruce Springsteen (Dancing in the Dark).

Another summer, another playlist.

Barack Obama, is unveiling his annual «Summer Playlist.» Obama took to Twitter Tuesday, to share this year's compilation, featuring a diverse mix of artists and music.Obama's playlist features some of the summer's biggest hits, including Beyoncé's «Break My Soul,» Harry Styles' «Music For a Sushi Restaurant» and Bad Bunny's «Ojitos Lindos» featuring Bomba Estéreo. A few of the classics made the list as well, like, Bruce Springsteen's «Dancing in the Dark,» Prince's «Let's Go Crazy,» Miles Davis' «Blue in Green,» and more.It's no surprise Springsteen made the list, with Obama and «The Boss» co-hosting a podcast together last year, titled, , in which the pair discuss their friendship, race and racism and their enduring love for America.A longtime fan of Kendrick Lamar, Obama also included the track, «Die Hard,» from the rapper's new album, .«With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there's a lot to celebrate this summer,» Obama tweeted.

Barack Obama has diverse taste in music.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBruce Springsteen fans have been asking to hear from the artist or his camp directly in the wake of a firestorm over extremely variable ticket costs for a 2023 U.S. tour that has gone on sale last week and this week.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer President Barack Obama has unveiled another of his summer playlists, and as in the past, it’s a combination of the expected — NPR-level but edgy rap and R&B, some old soul chestnuts, a smattering of alt-rock and country, a nod to his podcast-mate Bruce Springsteen, and some international gems — along with a couple of “woah!” surprises, particularly British upstarts Wet Leg. (We could give more examples, but just look below.)Like his past lists and his annual summer reading lists, it’s a combination of age-appropriate, adventurous (but not too adventurous) and family-friendly music that uniformly has a positive or socially relevant message — just like the man and the policies of his presidency, which feels so long ago.

Barack Obama has shared his summer playlist for 2021, featuring tracks by the likes of Wet Leg, Burna Boy, Harry Styles, Sampa The Great, and more.The former president of the US began sharing his recommendations for music, books and films and TV shows during his time in the White House and has continued the tradition since.Posting his latest playlist earlier today (July 26), Obama wrote: “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies – it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.”The list includes Wet Leg’s ‘Angelica’, Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’, Maggie Rogers’ ‘That’s Where I Am’ and Sampa The Great’s ‘Energy’. In terms of older tracks, Obama selected the likes of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’, Miles Davis’ ‘Blue In Green’ and Aretha Franklin’s ‘Save Me’.

musicians such as Adele and Bruce Springsteen are reaching record-high prices, as fans were shocked to see the cost surge. British singer Adele, who revealed she has rescheduled her Las Vegas residency and canceled tour dates Monday, has concert tickets being sold for between $600 to more than $40,000 on StubHub. On Monday evening, two tickets for the “Easy On Me” singer were priced at $41,280 each. Other ticket tiers were being sold for $20,000 each or more. Ticket prices for the “Weekends with Adele” tour, which will run from Nov.

Bruce Springsteen’s 2023 world tour dates went on sale, fans were asked to pay up to $5000 (£4152) for some tickets.The model allows Ticketmaster to charge more for tickets when they first go on sale. The dynamic pricing system responds to demand and so increases or decreases prices in line with what “scalpers” – a person who re-sells a ticket for profit – would sell them for, keeping the money in-house for the seller and artist.The system also sees increase with demand for certain “platinum tickets”, which are placed throughout each venue.Ticketmaster defended the model saying that only 11.2 per cent of the Springsteen tickets sold were platinum, and only 1.3 per cent were $1000 (£830) or more.

Rage Against The Machine brought out their tour openers Run The Jewels for a performance of ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)’ – watch fan-shot footage below.The track, which features Zack de la Rocha, appeared on Run The Jewels’ second studio album in 2014.Rage Against The Machine are currently on their ‘Public Service Announcement’ North American tour, which began on July 9. Prior to this current run of gigs, Rage hadn’t played live since 2011.During their show in Toronto on July 23, the band brought out RTJ after playing ‘Wake Up’ and ‘Guerrilla Radio’.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIn the wake of an ongoing furor over “dynamic pricing” for Bruce Springsteen’s tour, Ticketmaster took the unusual step Sunday afternoon of releasing some statistics about costs and percentages for the dates that went on sale last week. Downplaying the number of controversial “platinum” tickets with variable prices that reached as high as $5,000 apiece on the first day of on-sales, Ticketmaster says those represent only 11.2% of the overall tickets sold.By the ticketing service’s calculations, that left the other 88.2% of tickets sold at fixed prices that ranged from from $59.50 to $399 before added service fees.Ticketmaster further says that the average price of all tickets sold so far is $262, with 56% being sold for under $200 face value.

to see the king on his 2023 US tour are ranging from $4,000 to $5,000 on Ticketmaster because of the service’s “dynamic pricing” system that allows for extreme inflation from high demand.Even nosebleeds are going for more than $1K as “platinum tickets,” which are simply considered seats sold throughout all sections of a venue, per the outlet.One Springsteen fan, @puffwoody, spotted tickets going for $1,125 for an upcoming Albany show, prompting a “f–k off !” tweet in response.“I’m rich and I think that’s f–king crazy,” podcast producer John Palumbo said in a video rant over the prices.The Post has reached out to Ticketmaster for comment.Almost a bigger slap in the face to these inflation-weakened customers is that Ticketmaster claims the dynamic method aims to “price tickets closer to their fair value,” an FAQ page reads.“I’m sure you won’t see this @springsteen but you or your management need to have a word with the abhorrent criminals running @Ticketmaster who are charging exorbitant amounts to see you in concert. Please listen to your fans, nobody can afford these ridiculous ticket prices,” posted @Danny_Biggane.“Dear kids, I just spent your inheritance on @springsteen tickets.