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Forbes
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Trump Again Attacks Bruce Springsteen On Social Media—As Singer Releases His Speeches Slamming President On Streaming Platforms
President Donald Trump and billionaire musician Bruce Springsteen continued their escalating feud this week, as Trump renewed his social media attacks against the singer Wednesday while Springsteen released a live album containing some of his Trump-critical speeches on streaming platforms. Bruce Springsteen slammed the Trump administration in a May 14 performance in the United Kingdom. ... More (Photo by) Trump's Truth Social video, his latest social media attack on the singer, depicts himself hitting a golf ball in an edited video spliced together with a clip of Springsteen, in which the ball appears to knock him over. Springsteen, also on Wednesday, released a live extended play on streaming services featuring songs and spoken interludes from his set in Manchester last week, which includes his speech slamming Trump as 'treasonous,' 'corrupt' and 'authoritarian.' The first track on the EP, 'Land of Hopes and Dreams (Introduction),' is a one-minute, 39-second track in which Springsteen makes a speech critical of Trump: 'The America I love, the America I've written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,' he says. On the track, throughout which the crowd roars, Springsteen urges those who 'believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring.' On the EP's fourth track, his spoken introduction to 'My City of Ruins,' Springsteen says: 'In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent,' and 'the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death.' 'They're rolling back historic civil rights legislation,' Springsteen says on the fourth track, without naming Trump, while criticizing the United States for 'abandoning our great allies' and 'siding with dictators.' Springsteen's remarks criticizing Trump, which he made on stage last week in Manchester, England, angered the president, who took to Truth Social days after his show to call the musician 'Highly Overrated.' 'Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy,' Trump posted, warning the 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!)' to 'KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country.' Springsteen again made critical remarks about the Trump administration at a show in Manchester on Saturday, repeating many of the lines he had said days earlier. Trump again lashed out at Springsteen in a Truth Social post on Monday, questioning whether his election opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, paid Springsteen for his endorsement, accusing him—with no evidence—of a 'major and illegal campaign contribution.' Trump demanded an investigation into Springsteen and other celebrities who endorsed Harris. Springsteen has stumped for Democratic presidential candidates for decades, appearing at rallies for John Kerry, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and he narrated one of former President Joe Biden's campaign advertisements. Springsteen endorsed Harris and appeared at a rally for her in Philadelphia alongside Obama. Springsteen has long been critical of Trump, whom he called a 'threat to democracy' during his first term. Springsteen's music is known for lyrics uplifting the working class, and in the 1980s, he and former President Ronald Reagan had different interpretations of his hit song, 'Born in the U.S.A.' Reagan praised the song at a 1984 campaign stop for its 'message of hope,' prompting Springsteen to address the then-president on stage days later. 'I kind of got to wondering what his favorite album of mine must've been, you know? I don't think it was the 'Nebraska' album. I don't think he's been listening to this one,' Springsteen said, before singing 'Johnny 99,' a song about a fictional man who gets laid off, cannot find work and turns to alcohol and crime. Trump has also recently attacked two other wealthy and powerful musicians: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, whom he named in recent Truth Social rants. Last week, Trump posted: 'Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'' referring to a post he made on Truth Social in September after Swift announced support for Harris. The reason for Trump's post is unclear, as Swift has not mentioned him recently and has kept a low profile since her Eras Tour wrapped up in December. Trump also questioned Beyoncé's endorsement of Harris in the same post targeting Springsteen, questioning (without evidence) whether she also was paid for her endorsement. Trump Revives Taylor Swift Feud And Calls Bruce Springsteen 'Highly Overrated' (Forbes) Trump Wants Investigation Into Springsteen And Beyonce's Endorsement Of Harris (Forbes) 'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump (Associated Press)
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII' Live Album Makes Top 10 Debut On Multiple Billboard Charts
Pink Floyd's archival live album Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII debuts in the top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated May 17), following its release on May 2, including a No. 3 arrival on Top Album Sales with the band's biggest sales week in over a decade. The digitally remastered and remixed set is the audio companion the concert film of the same name, which was originally recorded in 1971, and garnered a limited theatrical release in April 2025 after it was digitally remastered. A version of the film was first briefly released in 1972, and has been issued a number of times since then. However, the audio from the film has never been issued as a stand-alone album until now. More from Billboard Adam David Delivers Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' on 'The Voice' as Finalists Are Set Blake Shelton Drops 'Texas' on 'Fallon,' Says Post Malone Fueled His Return Queens of the Stone Age Announce 'Alive in the Catacombs' Concert Film, Album In total, it sold just over 20,000 copies in the United States in the week ending May 8, according to Luminate. The album contains the eight performances from the film and was available to purchase as a two-CD set and a double-vinyl package or as a digital download. The CD and vinyl editions have two bonus tracks, while the digital edition has a third bonus cut. (The film itself, separate from the album, was also sold as stand-alone Blu-ray, DVD and digital download.) The Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII album also debuts at No. 1 on Indie Store Album Sales, No. 2 on Vinyl Albums (with 12,500 copies sold in its first week), No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, No. 3 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 28 on the overall all-genre Billboard 200. On the latter, Pompeii marks the 15th top 40-charting set for the band and 30th charting album overall. With the No. 3 debut on Top Album Sales with 20,000 copies, Pink Floyd captures its largest sales week for an album in over 10 years. The act last sold more copies of a single album on the Jan. 10, 2015-dated chart, when the band's final studio album, The Endless River, sold 29,000 copies in its seventh week of release. Billboard's Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart's history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units. It's a busy week in the top 10 on Top Album Sales, as the Pompeii project is one of six debuts in the region. At the top of the list, Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos reenters at No. 1, for its first week in the lead, following its vinyl release. Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA bows at No. 2, while Eric Church's Evangeline Vs. The Machine motors in at No. 4. Ghost's Skeletá falls to No. 5 after its debut at No. 1 a week ago, while Josh Groban's first U.S.-released hits retrospective Gems jumps in at No. 6. Kendrick Lamar's chart-topping GNX descends 5-7, Car Seat Headrest's The Scholars starts at No. 8 and Key Glock's Glockaveli bows at No. 9. Sabrina Carpenter's former leader Short n' Sweet rounds out the top 10, falling 9-10. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
