L.A. Times - Entertainment — The three top 10 debut albums on this week’s Billboard Top 200 album chart involve a trio of dudes who’ve earned their success three different ways.    Social media star Shawn Mendes roared to No. 1 with “Illuminate,â... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The three top 10 debut albums on this week’s Billboard Top 200 album chart involve a trio of dudes who’ve earned their success three different ways.    Social media star Shawn Mendes roared to No. 1 with “Illuminate,â... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Social media star turned singer Shawn Mendes' sophomore album debuted at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Monday, ousting Canadian R&B star Drake and holding off new entries from country singer Luke Bryan and ... more info

NME — Madonna, Katy Perry and Bruce Springsteen have all campaigned against the Republican nominee more info

NME — James Arthur becomes the ninth single to reach No 1 this year more info

MSN Music — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia fifth-grader ditched school for the chance to meet rock legend Bruce Springsteen and "The Boss" gladly played along by signing the boy's absence excuse note.   more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, Apple Music announced that they would host an exclusive interview between Mary J. Blige and Hillary Clinton, and advertised it with a slightly baffling clip of Blige sitting down and singing Bruce Springsteen’s “American Skin (... more info

Stereogum — Bruce Springsteen loves to play endless marathon live shows, and people love to take their kids to those live shows. That means Springsteen has probably been responsible for more than a few school absences. And as Philly.com reports, he’s taken res... more info

Chorus.fm — Bruce Springsteen sat down with Apple’s Eddie Cue for a conversation about his new memoir. The video can be found below. The post Bruce Springsteen Talks with Apple’s Eddie Cue appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

New York Times — A tour of signature places from Springsteen songs about working-class whites shows enthusiasm for the Republican nominee. more info