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Bruce Springsteen propped himself on top of Billy Joel’s piano to sing a duet with The Piano Man, who was celebrating his 100th concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday.
Joel told the crowd he had a guest coming onstage who has won a Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Springsteen emerged, surprising the feverish audience, who loudly cheered “BRUCE.”
“Congratulations, Billy, on your 100th show,” Springsteen yelled. “Ready, Billy?” he asked, as Joel began to play while sitting at the piano.
Springsteen then sang “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” He jumped onto Joel’s piano – making it on his second try – and sat on it while Joel played and the piano slowly spun. Springsteen
Chance the Rapper unveils songs, says he bought news website
Chance the Rapper says he purchased the former news website Chicagoist, making the announcement in a new song.
The Chicago native released four songs on his website Wednesday, including “I Might Need Security,” where he proclaims “I bought the Chicagoist.”
Public radio station WNYC says Chance the Rapper’s Social Media LLC purchased all the Chicagoist’s assets.
In the statement, Chance says he plans to relaunch Chicagoist. He calls it “an integral local platform for Chicago news, events and entertainment.”