Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II: The Lost Albums debuts at No. 9 on ...

Fifty years ago, the Boss was at a pivotal moment in his career. A new book details what it took to launch ‘Born to Run’ Beth Py-Lieberman - Author, The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring ...

When Bruce Springsteen finally pulled off the road after a long tour in support of his first No. 1 album, 1980’s The River, the plan was to begin work on his sixth LP after a short rest. It didn’t ...

Bruce Springsteen doubled down on The River. Releasing two albums of music allowed The Boss to go deeper in terms of variety than he ever had before. This release also showcased the sparkling ...

Nebraska is one of the great American records. Not just because of its rusted-knife lyrics, its haunted vocals, its guitar-string echoes and the sounds of harmonicas disappearing over the horizon—it’s ...

Music biopics are notoriously tricky to pull off because the stories of well-known musicians/bands tend to follow similar trajectories. Some — like the Amy Winehouse film Back to Black — have followed ...

Springsteen released his seventh studio album, Born in the U.S.A., on June 4, 1984. A little more than a month later, the Boss celebrated his second No. 1 album. He first reached the top of the ...

Not only did Bruce show up , but the whole E Street Band did, too. A two-song performance of “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run” by Springsteen and the E Street Band capped the Bruce Springsteen Archives ...