Seven days after it was released as a single, it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. Two months later, it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. No one was more shocked than The Boss.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Springsteen delivered a three-song acoustic set — including a rare performance of “Streets of Philadelphia” — Saturday at ...

Bruce Springsteen released a fiery protest song Wednesday dedicated to the memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Minneapolis residents who were fatally shot by federal agents this month. “Streets ...

On Wednesday, The Boss dropped a new track, “Streets of Minneapolis,” which addresses the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were both shot by federal agents this month in Minnesota. “I wrote ...

This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on March 14, 1996. When writing the Oscar-winning song "Streets of Philadelphia," Bruce Springsteen drew upon memories from his childhood in ...

Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee and then-Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 28, 2024. Springsteen released a special protest ...