The Boch Center – Wang Theatre in Boston currently has an exhibit showcasing 250 years of American music history.
HAWTHORNE, N.J. (Feb. 11, 2026) — The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, in collaboration with the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, announces Born to Run […]
Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey—located along the historic and scenic Jersey Shore—will host a three-day scholarly conference in Fall 2026 exploring the history, meanings, and impact of […]
In her 2024 song “The Tortured Poets Department,” superstar Taylor Swift sings “You smokеd, then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist […]
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (February 10, 2026) The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music has announced the honorees of its fourth annual American Music Honors event, to be held Saturday, April 18 […]
Today we’re wishing a very Happy Birthday to the Stone Pony! While the famed Jersey Shore music venue opened on this day in 1974, the building operated as Mrs. Jay’s […]
As Black History Month begins, I’m reflecting on some of the amazingly talented Black musicians in Bruce Springsteen’s bands in the 1970s and beyond. These are stories we at the […]
Bruce Springsteen released a new song yesterday titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” It directly addresses the ongoing immigration raids and subsequent protests in that city, to include the killings of Renée […]
West Long Branch, NJ — The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University is now accepting applications for its inaugural docent cohort, as preparations continue for the Center’s […]
Today, Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners made history by receiving 16 Oscar nominations, the most ever for a single film. This comes after it earned five GRAMMY nominations back in […]