Bruce Springsteen becomes first non-Brit inducted into Ivors Academy

The Boss says he is proud to become a fellow after being recognised for his impact on the UK's cultural landscape'

There is perhaps nobody in the US's short history who is better-known for describing blue-collar American life.

But Bruce Springsteen is to be recognised by the most British of institutions when he becomes the first foreigner to be inducted as a fellow of the Ivors Academy.