Music

SEE CELEBRITY

aha-ish

celebrities can use their fame to influence their fans; they may be resigned to having to put up with paparazzi BS downside and use that to some positive good; danger of pop psych here, but mebbe even feel adulation is somewhat random and undeserved and thus for karmic reasons must be deployed for the good, un-SELF-ish. Artists also have a differnet point of view; art is having more sensitive antennae, also job is to communicate idea and emotions (ethos to motivate).

artists are seen as irrational flake who can't face reality (many capitalistic system) and so are easily dupes and tools of the enemy (blacklist mccarthy 50's)

eg shillenberger

nb earlier allusion to radiohead is probably dog whistle to myth of celebrity, and maybe avataristic demon rock and roll?)

...As police arrested Extinction Rebellion protesters on Waterloo Bridge, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke to activists at nearby Hyde Park. “We are now facing an existential crisis, the climate crisis and ecological crisis, which have never been treated as crises before,” said the 16-year-old.

Extinction Rebellion has attracted popular support. It counts the rock band Radioheadas a financial supporter, and after the April protests, a senior Labour Party leader endorsed the group’s tactics.

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In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE?WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN? ISN'T THAT ILLEGAL? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ, OPRAH, AND BONO? I am calling for a major investigation."

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Sales of music legend Bruce Springsteen’s new album don’t appear to be suffering from President Donald Trump’s hate, according to Forbes.

“The Boss” released an unplanned EP, and in its second week of availability, it blew up on international charts, just in time for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s ‘Land of Hope and Dreams Tour’.

appears on two charts in the U.K. this frame, reports Forbes. The EP opened at No. 12 on the ‘Official Americana Albums’ chart, earning Springsteen his sixth career placement on that genre-specific tally. Last frame, ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ entered the Top 10 on the ‘Official Albums Downloads’ chart, launching at No. 8. It reached a new peak of No. 6 this week.

The small six-song EP, which is a live recording from Springsteen’s concert series with the E Street Band, came out just after the singer/songwriter began lobbing incendiary comments at Trump.

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“In my home, 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,” Springsteen, U.K. “Tonight we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!”

The rocker made sure to include his speech on his EP, which Forbes suspects may have helped turn it into a bestseller.

Trump quickly took Springsteen’s bait last month: “I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy — Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden.”

Springsteen supporters reacted with “Back the Boss” signs in spots across America, and Europe appears to be hungry for an earlier version of America that Springsteen represents. Ashbury Park Press reports French audience members were waving U.S. flags at Springsteen and the E Street Band’s ‘Land of Hope and Dreams Tour’ at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, France. One fan wore a shirt stating, “In a world full of Donalds be a Bruce.”

“The Boss” is not the only veteran U.S. artist slamming Trump. Neil Young invited the president—who professed to be a longtime Neil Young fan—to check out his latest tour before the U.S. topples completely into martial law.

“When I tour the USA this summer, if there is not martial law by then which would make it impossible, let’s all come together and stand for American values,” Young posted on the Neil Young archives. “We will not be doing a political show. We will be playing the music we love for all of us to enjoy together. President Trump, you are invited. Come and hear our music just as you did for decades.”

Read the full Forbes report at this link.

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More than half a year has passed since Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the United States' 2024 presidential election, yet he continues to hold a grudge against celebrities who supported the former vice president — including Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé and U2 leader Bono.

Trump's obsession with these celebrities is receiving a lot of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.

X user Stefana Uzunova wrote, "I am wondering why President Trump even bothers to respond to Mr. Springsteen. Mr. Springsteen has not had a hit song in ages. He is trying to remain relevant by criticizing major politicians."

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But many other posts were critical of Trump, not the celebrities who supported Harris.

Democratic Wins Media posted video of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performing Springsteen's "My City of Ruins" as an expression of solidarity with The Boss and a statement against Trump.

Democratic Wins Media commented, "This is awesome. America is waking up."

Attorney Tracey Gallagher posted, "I was thinking your next rant was going to be Obama, but now it's Harris and Springsteen."

Author Oli London tweeted, "Trump slams Bruce Springsteen AGAIN, after the rocker went on another tirade against the President."

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