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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is both a solo artist and the leader of the E Street Band. During a career that has spanned five decades, Springsteen has become known for his poetic and socially conscious lyrics and lengthy, energetic stage performances, earning the nickname "The Boss".[1]
Springsteen has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and more than 64 million records in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, was named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.
Academy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Won |
1996 | "Dead Man Walkin'" | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Nominated |
American Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Himself | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated |
1985 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Favorite Pop/Rock Song | Won |
1985 | Himself | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist | Nominated |
1986 | Himself | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Won |
1986 | Born in the U.S.A. | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won |
1986 | Himself | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist | Won |
2016 | The River Tour 2016 | Tour of the Year | Nominated |
Audie Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Born to Run | Best Autobiography/Memoir | Won |
Brit Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Himself | International Artist | Nominated |
1986 | Himself | International Solo Artist | Won |
1987 | Himself | International Solo Artist | Nominated |
2003 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2006 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2008 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2010 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2011 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2013 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
2020 | Himself | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
Emmy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2001 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Nominated |
2009 | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Super Bowl Halftime Show | Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program | Nominated |
2019 | Springsteen on Broadway | Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Won |
2009 | "The Wrestler" | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Won |
Grammy Awards
Springsteen has won 20 Grammy Awards out of 51 nominations.
Note: "We Are the World" (which featured Bruce Springsteen as a vocalist) also won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, Short Form, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986. Song of the Year is credited to the songwriters and not the performer, The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.[4] Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group were presented to the producer in 1986, the song was produced by Quincy Jones.[5][6] Best Music Video, Short Form is presented to the director and producer, Tom Trbovich directed the video while Quincy Jones served as producer.[7]
Juno Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1985 | Born in the U.S.A. | International Album of the Year | Won |
1993 | Himself | International Entertainer of the Year | Nominated |
Grammy Hall of Fame
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | Born to Run | Grammy Hall of Fame | Won |
2012 | Born in the U.S.A. | Grammy Hall of Fame | Won |
2021 | Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.[8] | Grammy Hall of Fame | Won |
MTV Video Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1985 | "I'm on Fire" | Best Male Video | Won |
1985 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Best Stage Performance | Won |
1985 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Best Overall Performance | Nominated |
1985 | "We Are the World" | Viewer's Choice | Won |
1986 | "Glory Days" | Best Male Video | Nominated |
1986 | "Glory Days" | Best Overall Performance | Nominated |
1987 | "Born to Run" | Best Stage Performance | Nominated |
1987 | "War" | Best Stage Performance | Nominated |
1988 | "Tunnel of Love" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
1988 | "Tunnel of Love" | Best Male Video | Nominated |
1988 | "Tunnel of Love" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated |
1992 | "Human Touch" | Best Male Video | Nominated |
1994 | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Best Male Video | Nominated |
1994 | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Best Video from a Film | Won |
1997 | "Secret Garden" | Best Video from a Film | Nominated |
Tony Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Himself | Special Tony Award | Won |
Other recognition
- Polar Music Prize in 1997[9]
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999[10]
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1999[11]
- Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, 2007[12]
- "Born to Run" named "The unofficial youth anthem of New Jersey" by the New Jersey state legislature,[13] something Springsteen always found to be ironic, considering that the song "is about leaving New Jersey"
- The minor planet 23990, discovered September 4, 1999, by I. P. Griffin at Auckland, New Zealand, was named in his honor.[14]
- Ranked No. 23 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time[15]
- Made Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the Year 2008 list[16]
- Won Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song with "The Wrestler" in 2009[17]
- 2009 Kennedy Center Honors recipient
- Forbes magazine ranked him 6th in The Celebrity 100 in 2009[18]
- 2010 Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation Ellis Island Family Heritage Award (since renamed Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Awards)[19]
- Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year[20]
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient[21]
- Monmouth University has held academic symposia in which scholars present on Springsteen's work, and the university houses the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music[22][23]
- 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize[24]
- 2021 National Medal of Arts, awarded in 2023[25]
- September 23, his birthday, recognized as Bruce Springsteen Day in New Jersey starting in 2023[26]
References
- ↑ "In a Culture War Over the Military, Bruce Springsteen Stands Alone". Time.
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen". Grammy.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ↑ Rodman, Sarah (November 28, 2017). "Carrie Fisher nets Grammy nod in spoken-word category, faces off with Springsteen and Bernie Sanders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Winners Song of the Year/New Song of the Year". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Winners Record of the Year". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Winners Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Winners Best Music Video, Short Form". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "GRAMMY Hall of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions: A Tribe Called Quest, Billie Holiday, Journey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and More".
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen". Polar Music Prize. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen". Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Bruce Springsteen Inducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ↑ "A Brunch O' Bruce". E!. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999.
- ↑ "(23990) Springsteen". Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ↑ Browne, Jackson (April 15, 2004). "The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 23) Bruce Springsteen". Rolling Stone. No. 946. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008.
- ↑ Penn, Sean (May 12, 2008). "The 2008 TIME 100 – Bruce Springsteen". Time. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen wins Critics Choice Award for 'The Wrestler' song". NME. UK. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ↑ "The Celebrity 100". Forbes. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lockett, Dee (2017-01-30). "Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against 'Anti-Democratic and Fundamentally Un-American' Muslim Ban". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
joined the throngs of celebrities and protesters across the country in denouncing Trump's Muslim and refugee ban, calling the executive order "anti-democratic and fundamentally un-American." ... In 2010, Springsteen accepted his Ellis Island Family Heritage Award on behalf of his family of immigrants, which included his grandparents, and offered "God's grace, safe passage, and good fortune to those who are crossing our borders today."
- ↑ "Springsteen Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year". Rolling Stone. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "The Presidential Medal of Freedom". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via National Archives.
- ↑ Monmouth University. "The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University | Monmouth University". The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
- ↑ Monmouth University (December 2017). "Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium | Bruce Springsteen Symposium | Monmouth University".
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen wins 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize". Billboard. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen to get National Medal of Arts from Biden". CBS News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Governor Murphy Declares September 23rd as Bruce Springsteen Day" (Press release). Office of the Governor of New Jersey. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023. Proclamation