Music Newsletters: Springsteen's Tribute to Trayvon; Jay-Z Scores 13th No. 1

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013



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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform in Geneva, Switzerland.

Springsteen Dedicates 'American Skin (41 Shots)' to Trayvon

In Ireland, Bruce Springsteen spotted a sign with the name of his protest song "American Skin (41 Shots)" and played it. "I want to send this one out as a letter back home," he said, dedicating the song to Trayvon Martin, the youth slain by watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Read More »

On the Charts: Jay-Z Lands 13th Number One Album

Even without his huge deal with Samsung, which bought a million copies of Magna Carta Holy Grail for its customers, Jay-Z easily took the Number One spot, selling more than a half million copies of the album. It's his 13th Number One overall - a record for solo acts. Read More »

A watchtower rises above the maximum security complex at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California.

Five Demands From the California Prison Hunger Strike

About 12,000 California inmates are still refusing food, more than a week after the prison system's largest hunger strike in history began. The strike, motivated by the state's aggressive use of solitary confinement, features simple demands, like one phone call per week. Read More »

Donovan Returns to Nashville on New LP 'Shadows of Blue'

In 1965, an 18-year-old Donovan Leitch traveled to Nashville to record his first single, "Catch the Wind," which made him a star. Last year, the singer finally returned to record his new album Shadows of Blue. His session players "knocked me out," he says. Read More »

Karmin Go Deep on 'Pulses'

Since their Internet breakthrough, Karmin have appeared on a flip cover of Rolling Stone and visited the American Music Awards. Now they're finally set to release their full-length debut, Pulses, in September. "The honeymoon is over now," says Nick Noonan. Read More »