Bruce Springsteen was on NBC’s Today Show this morning to plug his new record, which seemed surprising. Springsteen should be way too cool to play the Today Show, let alone be fawned over by Matt Lauer.
So why would Springsteen appear on the program? It seems unnecessary, even with the new release. He is, after all, The Boss. Yet, when I did a quick check of Dallas-area radio stations, I discovered that hardly any — if any — are playing his album. There is plenty of Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, but no Springsteen. (And yes, I know who both those are.)
Am I the only one who is surprised by this? Is Springsteen deemed too old to appear on album-oriented and Top 40 radio? Is this just a Dallas thing? Do programmers assume that their audiences aren’t interested? Or is this just another indication of how far radio has fallen?
