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

Time — The big revelation in Bruce Springsteen’s new memoir, Born to Run, is that the Boss gets bummed out. Big time. Which may finally help fans understand the bleak menagerie of killers and black-sheep brothers who populate the 1982 album Nebraska. Whil... more info