Editing Bruce Springsteen (section)

== Achievements and awards ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Springsteen}}
[[File:Bruce Springsteen Presidential Medal of Freedom.jpg|thumb|Springsteen receiving the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] at the White House from President Barack Obama in 2016]]

Springsteen has sold more than 140&nbsp;million records worldwide and more than 71&nbsp;million records in the United States, making him one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling artists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Selling Artists – December 04, 2013 |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209120422/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |publisher=Record Industry Association of America}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Glatter |first=Hayley |date=May 10, 2018 |title=Throwback Thursday: Bruce Springsteen Plays in Cambridge |work=[[Boston (magazine)|Boston]] |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/05/10/tbt-bruce-springsteen-cambridge/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510144137/https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/05/10/tbt-bruce-springsteen-cambridge/ |archive-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 [[Grammy Award]]s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/6389|title=Bruce Springsteen|website=grammy.com|access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> two [[Golden Globe]]s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/bruce-springsteen/|title=Bruce Springsteen|website=goldenglobes.com|access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> an Academy Award,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-bruce-springsteen-won-a-best-original-song-oscar-for-streets-of-philadelphia/|title=Remember When Bruce Springsteen Won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Streets of Philadelphia"|first=Matt|last=Friedlander|date=March 21, 2024|website=American Songwriter}}</ref> and a Special Tony Award (for ''Springsteen on Broadway'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bruce-springsteen-receives-special-honor-at-2018-tony-awards-1118810/|title=Tonys: Bruce Springsteen Honored With Special Award|first=Evan|last=Real|date=June 10, 2018|website=hollywoodreporter.com}}</ref> Springsteen was inducted into both the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/1999_Award_and_Induction_Ceremony|title=1999 Award and Induction Ceremony - Songwriters Hall of Fame|website=www.songhall.org|access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/on-this-day-in-1999-bruce-springsteen-was-inducted-by-bono-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-22957258|title=On this day in 1999: Bruce Springsteen was inducted by Bono into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|first=Colm|last=O'Hare|website=Hotpress|access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2009/dec/06/kennedy-center-honors-springsteen-de-niro-others/|title=Kennedy Center honors Springsteen, De Niro, others|website=www.nevadaappeal.com|date=December 6, 2009}}</ref> was named [[MusiCares]] person of the year in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bruce-springsteen-honored-at-musicares-420045/|title=Because the Night Belongs to Bruce: MusiCares Honors Springsteen as Person of the Year|website=hollywoodreporter.com|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|date=February 9, 2013}}</ref> and was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President Barack Obama in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/watch-bruce-springsteen-get-his-medal-of-freedom.html|title=Bruce Springsteen Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'There Is a Place for Everyone in Bruce Springsteen's America'|date=November 22, 2016|website=Vulture|last=Ivie|first=Devon}}</ref>

In May 2021, Springsteen became the eighth recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, a prize that honors an artist who speaks out for [[social justice]] and carries on the spirit of the folk singer.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Bruce Springsteen wins 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9567482/bruce-springsteen-2021-woody-guthrie-prize/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505003659/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9567482/bruce-springsteen-2021-woody-guthrie-prize/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> In March 2023, Springsteen was awarded the 2021 [[National Medal of Arts]] from President [[Joe Biden]] at the [[White House]]. Springsteen was supposed to receive the award in 2021 but the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] postponed the ceremonies.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Bruce Springsteen to get National Medal of Arts from Biden |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bruce-springsteen-national-medal-arts-joe-biden/ |magazine=CBS News |language=en-US |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326011129/https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bruce-springsteen-national-medal-arts-joe-biden/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2024, it was announced that Springsteen would be named an Academy Fellow by [[The Ivors Academy]] in May 2024. On May 23, 2024, Springsteen became the first international songwriter that the Academy has inducted into the Fellowship in its 80-year history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul McCartney roasts Bruce Springsteen at London awards ceremony |website=[[CNN]] |date=May 23, 2024 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/entertainment/paul-mccartney-roast-bruce-springsteen-ivor-awards-scli-intl/index.html}}</ref>