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 »
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 »
The star-studded, tear-jerking anti-Ebola Band Aid 30 version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas' has just been released, and it stars a litany of huge pop names including U2's Bono, One Direction, Coldplay's Chris Martin and friend of the British royal family, Ellie Goulding. 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 »
One Direction, Bono, Coldplay Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran are among the new generation of stars recruited by Bob Geldof to be a part of a new 30th anniversary release of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", this time to help the fight against Ebola in West Africa. Read More »
George Clooney has broken even more hearts after his million-dollar wedding by taking new wife Amal Alamuddin on a honeymoon to the Seychelles! Read More »
George Clooney had the wedding of the century and now we can tell you how much he and bride Amal Alamuddin spent on the Italian extravaganza. Read More »
Ain't no party like a Leonardo DiCaprio party. The A-listers came out to attend a charity event last night in St. Tropez, hosted by DiCaprio. 500 guests turned out, including Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Jared Leto, Robin Thicke, and Marion Cotillard, to name just a few. 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 »
In a 2006 book entitled, 'Bono, In Conversation With Michka Assayas,' Bono also revealed information about his take on Jesus, God and religion in general. n a more recent interview with Focus, Bono echoed the same kind of argument that he had made in 2006. Read More »
Bono and his ONE Campaign have created a new project entitled "agit8." This is a collection of songs performed by well-established and up-and-coming musical acts all in one collection in the hopes to enlighten some key people at the upcoming G8 summit about world poverty. The artists chose these songs as their favorite protests songs. Advertised as "songs that changed the world," these new takes on the tunes really highlight the change that the original versions enacted. Sting, Greenday, Elvis Costello, Mumford & Sons and Ed Sheeran are just a few of the artists on this compilation. Read More »
Classic rock band U2 has been quite busy in New York City in the past few days and the activity has fueled the rumors regarding the band's new album. Read More »
Irish rock band U2's frontman and vocalist, Bono has revealed that though they have been working on a new album, the album will be released only when it is ready. Read More »