Rock band U2 to perform songs from The Joshua Tree 30 years after album's release to pay tribute to tracks that launched them to fame. Read More »
At the center of the attacks in Paris last month, specifically at the Bataclan Theater, was the American band Eagles of Death Metal. It was during their show that terrorists affiliated with ISIS entered the theater and began shooting. Less than one month later, the group returned to Paris to perform alongside U2. Read More »
No Bono? No worries. It was up to a couple of star fill-ins — Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris Martin — to front U2 for the World AIDS Day concert in Times Square last night, Dec. 3, since Bono was unable to perform due to a pretty serious bike accident in Central Park two weeks ago. They were joined for the concert by hip-hop superstar Kanye West and the "reigning queen of country" Carrie Underwood for a show you can stream right here. West dropped "Jesus Walks," "Black Skinhead" and "Stronger," closing with "Touch the Sky," while Martin filled in for Bono, fronting U2's "Beautiful Day" and "With or Without You" before Bruce came out and dominated "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Read More »
Watch Jimmy Fallon out 'Bono' Bono as The Tonight Show host pulls on the magical glasses and fills in for his missing musical guest after U2’s Bono was injured in a New York City Central Park bike crash, prompting the Irish band to pull out of their weeklong residency on the show. Read More »
We’re curious which was more of a rocky ride: Bono and U2’s whole Songs of Innocence Apple iTunes free download debacle or a more recent mishap where the rear hatch of his private jet opened mid-flight and came off while he was heading to Germany. Or, of course, there’s the incident where Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins said the iconic Irish rock group’s new album “sounds like a fart.” That was pretty bumpy too. Read More »
Another Twitter feud has been activated. Sharon Osbourne, the 61-year-old TV personality and wife of heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne showcased her newfound opinion on U2. Read More »
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The 2014 Palm Springs Film Festival runs from January 3 to 13, and this year one of the festival's most prestigious awards is going to Irish rock group U2. For there new song featured on the Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom soundtrack, "Ordinary Love," the group will be awarded the Sonny Bono Visionary Award. Named after the singer-turned-politician that started this festival, this award is usually given to filmmakers, but "Ordinary Love" is already on a nomination streak (Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and maybe an Oscar) so this award pretty much makes sense. Read More »
As part of his monthly UNDR THE CVRS series, producer Twin Shadow dropped his own, unique version of U2's torch-tastic "With Or Without You." Check it out below: Read More »
It seems as though new music from U2 is well on the horizon. The legendary rockers are reportedly preparing a new release for April 2014, with a Super Bowl commercial in the works to make the official announcement. Read More »
Have you ever wondered what a mash-up song of Metallica's "One" and U2's tune of the same name would sound like? Well, imagine if it was actually an acoustic, live mash-up sung by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Still interested? Check out this very unique mash-up right here! Read More »
U2, one of the biggest and greatest rock n' roll acts of all time, has not released a new song in about three years now. Luckily for us, the band wrote a brand new song entitled "Ordinary Love" for the soundtrack to the Nelson Mandela biopic starring Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. This week, the first trailer for the film was released and it features a clip of "Ordinary Love" set to the harrowing imagery of this new take on Mandela. Read More »
Bono, the singer of the iconic Irish rock n' roll band U2, just received France's highest cultural honor this week. The 53-year-old musician is now a Commander of Arts and Letters in France, in honor of his in recognition of his contributions to the world of music and the arts as well as his involvement with charity. Bono was awarded this title on Tuesday and was joined by his wife Ali Hewson and his daughter Eve for the ceremony. Read More »