Guardian Music — (Topic) Martin Simpson has been a guitar hero, accompanist, folk singer and songwriter – and there are reminders of all these in what is surely his most commercial recording to date. It's notable not just for his guitar and banjo playing and though... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Sarfraz Manzoor shares his love for a Bruce Springsteen masterpieceIt was in the autumn of 1987, after a summer soundtracked by Rick As... more info

ContactMusic — Sting will celebrate his upcoming 60th birthday in style - he's staging a charity concert featuring Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. The rocker, who turns the milestone on 2 October (11), is to mark the date with a charity show, and he... more info

NME — Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen among top ten choices more info

Guardian Music — Barber's Adagio for Strings, Vaughan Williams and Springsteen top list crowdsourced by WYNC public radioNew York's public radio network faced an interesting challenge when contemplating how to fill the airwaves on the tenth anniversary of the World T... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Though it’s no fault of his own, any time Bruce Springsteen sings a phrase like “Come on baby, you gotta dream, baby, dream,” it’s gonna sound... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Hadley Freeman cherishes Madonna's Like a PrayerFor the record, my nearly favourite album is Discovery by Daft Pun... more info

Mercury News, California — Since their release in 1978, hit albums like Bruce Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town," Billy Joel's "52nd Street," the Doobie Brothers' "Minute by Minute," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" have genera... more info

Guardian Music — Rock impresario says new musical talent has to be nurtured in an era of changeHarvey Goldsmith, the veteran concert impresario, is calling for the music industry to get behind young talent and to work together as never before. He believes it is the o... more info

Altsounds — Devon roots-punks, Crazy Arm, release their new single, 'Tribes', in August: the first release ahead of their imminent new album, 'Union City Breath'. A highlight of this live favourite, it is a song of two distinct parts, combining the band's lo... more info