Originally published Aug. 19, 1985 in the Bergen Record. They came to celebrate America and New Jersey and to welcome home their hero, a regular guy who sings about the joy of growing up along the ...

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Protest songs transform emotion into action, and Bruce Springsteen's anthem to Minneapolis is one in a long line of powerful ...

New Jersey has been at the forefront of nearly every popular music movement of the last century. This is essential listening.

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Billy Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.

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Country music artist Lee Brice will perform in both the Hall of Fame city and at the alternative Super Bowl halftime show.

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The newly christened music genre is gaining traction on social media.

Smith dedicated "Beneath the Southern Cross" to Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were killed during confrontastions with immigration agents in Minneapolis.

The 2026 Record Store Day list is here, with hundreds of new and archival releases from stadium superstars to niche indie and cult favorites.