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Melissa Ruggieri keeps vampire hours to cover music for @USATODAY. She also remembers when MTV was awesome.
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Bruce Springsteen honored alongside Colin Kaepernick by ACLU

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By Melissa Ruggieri Verified
| MSN Verified
WASHINGTON – Bruce Springsteen often has incendiary words about the Trump administration. But while accepting an award from the American Civil Liberties Union on July 24, he steered his commentary toward praising “the folks and organizations that do the real work” in supporting democracy. “I never really considered myself much of an activist,” Springsteen, 76, said sheepishly.
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Bruce Springsteen honored alongside Colin Kaepernick by ACLU

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By Melissa Ruggieri Verified
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Stadium concerts made live music bigger but did they make it better?

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By Melissa Ruggieri Verified
| The Sacramento Bee Verified
A decade ago, stadium tours were the domain of established artists such as Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Beyoncé. Now, the acts stationing themselves in those concrete palaces built for football and baseball don't need to be road tested for years or have a stockpile of No. 1 hits.
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