Feb 01, 2026
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Bruce Springsteen landed in Minnesota on Friday and performed his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis," a response to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, hours after it rose to the top of iTunes.
Bruce Springsteen landed in Minnesota on Friday and performed his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis," a response to the killings of Renee Goode and Alex Pritty by federal agents, hours after topping iTunes.
The famous New Jersey rocker demolished a house on First Avenue, the Minneapolis venue where the "Defend Minnesota!" concert was held.benefit demonstration.
As of Friday morning, "Streets of Minneapolis" occupied the No.1 position, ahead of "Choosen' Texas" by Ella Langley, "Let Them Know" by Burson Tiller and "I Just Maybe" by Bruno Mars.
Springsteen wrote the song on Saturday and released it on Wednesday "in response to state terrorism in the city of Minneapolis," the artist told fans on social media.
"It's dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent neighbors and to the memory of Alex Pretty and Renee Goode," he added."Stay free, Bruce Springsteen."
The 4 1/2-minute song decries the ongoing action by federal immigration enforcement and calls out Trump administration officials by name — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump himself.
Homeland Security spokesman Tricia McLaughlin said Wednesday: "We are looking forward to Springsteen's song dedicated to the thousands of Americans killed by illegal immigrants."
"Every day, the brave men and women of ICE save lives by arresting the worst criminals, including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers, gang members and terrorists," McLaughlin said.
"The Trump administration is encouraging state and local Democratic lawmakers to work with federal law enforcement to remove illegal aliens from their communities as dangerous criminals, not random songs with vague ideas or inaccurate information," White House press secretary Abigail Jackson said Wednesday.
Official versions of "Streets of Minneapolis" have amassed over 5 million views on YouTube and nearly 500,000 likes on Instagram.
