Bruce Springsteen cited symptoms of peptic ulcer disease in taking a break from his international tour. The singer, who says he'll make up the concert dates, is seen here performing in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July. Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bruce Springsteen Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
RTJCU4TRO, the Spanish language remix from Run The Jewels, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Nov. 11. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Musician David Bowie speaks onstage while accepting the Webby Lifetime Achievement award at the 11th Annual Webby Awards in 2007. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images hide caption
Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in the Blue Room before the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Nov. 22, 2016. It's one of many photos featured in the Renegades book. Pete Souza courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library hide caption
John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen in the video for "Wasted Days." YouTube hide caption
Lace up and hit play. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
The crowd at a 2011 concert at Central Park's Great Lawn. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, seen here in the "Vax Live" fundraising concert held in May, performs at Madison Square Garden in June. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion kicked off Saturday Night Live's 46th season in style — and with substance. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
Gorillaz. The virtual band's latest project, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, is on NPR Music's shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 23. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bruce Springsteen's new album, Letter To You, is accompanied by a film about the making of the album. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bruce Springsteen performs live on stage at the Carlton Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., during the Born To Run tour in October 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns / Getty Images hide caption
Bon Iver's new single is titled "AUATC." Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bruce Springsteen brings his new album to the silver screen in the concert movie, Western Skies. Rob DeMartin/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption
Bruce Springsteen performing in 2012 during a campaign rally for former President Barack Obama in Des Moines, Iowa. Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Bruce Springsteen belts out his hit song "Born in the USA" before a sellout crowd in 1985. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
NPR Music picks the best albums of 2019 (so far). Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption
The rapper Goldlink. His new album, Diaspora, is on our shortlist for the best new releases of the week. Joyce Ng/Courtesy of the artist hide caption