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San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bruce Springsteen's anti-Trump speech is now available to stream
Bruce Springsteen is standing firmly behind his recent condemnations of the Trump administration, despite facing backlash directly from the president. The Boss has made his onstage remarks about Donald Trump, who he referred to as ' sadistic' and 'incompetent,' available for fans to stream online as part of his latest EP. 'Land of Hope & Dreams,' released Wednesday, May 21, features highlights from Springsteen's controversial concert in Manchester, England last week. The six-track release includes audio snippets from the 'Born in the U.S.A.' singer's mid-show comments about the Trump administration, in which he criticized a number of its recent policies and deemed the president as 'unfit.' It also includes the live audio recordings of 'Land of Hope and Dreams,' 'Long Walk Home,' 'My City of Ruins' and 'Chimes of Freedom.' Meanwhile, Trump took to social media Wednesday morning to continue his week-long string of attacks against the singer. He shared a clip of himself hitting a drive at a LIV Golf event edited together with one of Springsteen tripping onstage, making it appear as though he knocked over the singer with a golf ball. Trump also singled the musician out earlier this week, threatening a 'major investigation' after accusing Springsteen of an 'illegal campaign contribution' during last year's election. He then proceeded to target a range of other celebrities including Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono. The president has not provided any evidence to back up these claims. Immediately after Springsteen spoke ill of him on May 14, Trump fired back by calling the Grammy-winning musician a 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker' among other insults in a social media rant. He went on to warn Springsteen to 'keep his mouth shut' until he returns to the U.S. Neil Young, who also has a reputation of speaking out against Trump, stood in solidarity with his fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer in a message shared to his official Neil Young Archives site on Tuesday, May 20. 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America,' Young wrote, directly addressing Trump. 'You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza. That's your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us.'
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neil Young's US Citizenship Process Was Slowed by Trump Admin, Daryl Hannah Claims
The post Neil Young's US Citizenship Process Was Slowed by Trump Admin, Daryl Hannah Claims appeared first on Consequence. In 2020, after decades of living in the United States, Neil Young became a US citizen — but according to his wife, Daryl Hannah, Donald Trump's first administration disrupted the Canadian icon's citizenship process, causing delays and unnecessary complications. Young was born in Toronto and grew up in Canada, but moved to the United States in 1967. He remained in the US for years after that, but only got around to getting his citizenship in 2020 so that he could participate in that year's presidential election. According to a 2019 post on his Neil Young Archives, though, the process had been delayed due to his 'use of marijuana,' causing him to be required to take 'another test' after passing his initial citizenship text. Get Neil Young Tickets Here Now, speaking to the BBC in a new interview, Hannah has shed more light on the process, explaining, 'They tried every trick in the book to mess him up, and made him keep coming back to be re-interviewed and re-interviewed. It's ridiculous [because he had] been living in America and paying taxes here since he was in his 20s.' Whether the citizenship hold-up was directly related to Young's opposition to Trump or not remains unclear, but Hannah did acknowledge her husband's recent fears that he could be 'barred' from entering the US — or worse, jailed — due to his vocal criticisms of Trump, saying it's unlikely that there will be any issue. 'They've been detaining people who have green cards or visas — which is hideous and horrifying — but they have not, so far, been refusing to let American citizens back in the country, so I don't think that's going to happen,' she said. With that said, it now seems likely that Young will be able to attend his 2025 US tour dates as scheduled. The jaunt kicks off in August, with stops planned for Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more cities. Get tickets here. In other Young news, he recently teamed up with Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers for a rendition of 'Rockin' in the Free World' at Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy rally in Los Angeles. Watch a video of the performance below. Popular Posts Wife of Weezer Bassist Scott Shriner Shot By Police, Charged with Attempted Murder The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time Green Day Open Coachella With "American Idiot" Performance: "Not a Part of MAGA Agenda" Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne: Billy Corgan Was a "Raging A**hole" on Lollapalooza A Night of Mayhem: Lady Gaga's Coachella Performance Is One for the History Books Billy Idol on John Lydon's Sex Pistols Insults: "Of Course John's Gonna Be Pissed" Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
