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U2
[oct.4.2007]
U2 rocker Bono's plans to expand the Dublin hotel he owns has infuriated Irish environmental authorities...

[sep.28.2007]
Bono has been awarded the Liberty Medal for his efforts to cancel third-world debt, reports NME.com...

[sep.7.2007]
U2's Bono has written a small tribute to the late opera singer Luciano Pavarotti on the band's website...

[sep.3.2007]
NME.com reports that U2 has written their new album along with producer Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. ..

[jul.25.2007]
The White Stripes have been voted the #1 live band, according to a Rolling Stone magazine online poll...

[jul.5.2007]
Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell says that a call from Bono has seriously screwed up his cellphone, reports NME...

[jun.12.2007]
There won't be just one cover for Vanity Fair's upcoming Africa-themed issue, but 20, reports EURweb.com...

[jun.11.2007]
FMQB.com reports that U2 frontman Bono met with George W. Bush and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi at the...

[jun.8.2007]
Bono and his band are writing songs in Fez, Morocco along with collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. ..

[may.21.2007]
U2 hit Cannes to help launch their new film "U23D" at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 19th...

[may.18.2007]
U2, KT Tunstall and Jesus Jones have all made it onto Hillary Clinton's list of possible songs to use...

[may.1.2007]
Last week's fundraising special, "Idol Gives Back," has raised over 60 million...

[apr.30.2007]
A fundraiser featuring items from Bono, The Edge, Jimi Hendrix and more took in a record 2.4 million last weekend...

[apr.25.2007]
Bono, Gwen Stefani, Rascal Flatts, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Earth, Wind & Fire, Il Divo, Keira Knightley,...

[apr.19.2007]
Rollingstone.com reports that Bono and The Edge of the legendary band U2 are writing music and lyrics to a new...

[apr.18.2007]
Pr-inside.com reports that U2's Bono has met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday April...

[apr.13.2007]
U2's The Edge and Gloria Estefan have both recently earned their doctorates...sort of...

[apr.6.2007]
In the midst of Bono's global humanitarian efforts, veteran rock-band U2 still manages to find time to...

[mar.27.2007]
U2's The Edge will soon be saying goddbye to his favorite guitar, a 1975 Gibson Les Paul. ..

[mar.19.2007]
Veteran rock band U2 will soon be on the big screen, and in 3-D to boot...

[mar.14.2007]
Green Day will be covering John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" on the upcoming album...

[mar.8.2007]
Bono is being welcomed as guest editor of the July issue of Vanity Fair...

[mar.2.2007]
U2's Bono is being honored at the NAACP Image Awards tonight for his outstanding contribution in the...

[feb.19.2007]
North Dakota lawmakers have rejected a resolution to officially honor U2 fontman Bono...

[feb.6.2007]
U2 songs will be replacing religious hymns at the Church of England in the hopes of upping attendance...

[jan.30.2007]
U2 frontman Bono wants world leaders to keep their promises and cancel Third World debt.The singer made the plea at...

[jan.23.2007]
U2 frontman Bono has written a book due to be published on April 3rd."On The Move" was inspired by...

[jan.8.2007]
Bono is playing a major part in the Born To Rock exhibition at Harrods in London.The U2 frontman has designed a...

[dec.27.2006]
Bono is set to be knighted just after the New Year. The U2 frontman won't technically be...

[dec.21.2006]
U2's video for "Window In The Skies," a virtual who's who of the music...

[dec.20.2006]
Led Zepplin, The Doors, Carlos Santana and other legendary musicians are suing William Sagan, the man who owns...

[dec.13.2006]
Members of Pearl Jam and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong took the stage with U2 this past weekend on...

[dec.11.2006]
U2, Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, and about 4,000 other bands have taken out a full page newspaper ad calling for...

[dec.8.2006]
U2's Bono sat through two sets of Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly burlesque show in Hollywood this past...

[dec.5.2006]
U2 did a live rendition of their upcoming single "Window In The Skies" during a recent gig at the...

[nov.22.2006]
The U2/Green Day collaboration "The Saints Are Coming" has made its way to the top of the...

[nov.13.2006]
Justin Timberlake, Dixie Chicks, Bono, Iggy Pop, Kris Kristofferson, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, ...

[oct.16.2006]
Apple and Bono have teamed up in the battle against AIDS in Africa by designing a special red nano...

[aug.11.2006]
Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson and U2's Bono are among the artists interviewed in the Allen Ginsberg...

[jul.25.2006]
U2 is ready to hit the road again. Earlier this year, the band was forced to postpone the last 10 dates of...

[jun.21.2006]
U2 and 50 Cent secured spots on Forbes annual power list, "The Celebrity 100." To make the list, the...

[may.2.2006]
U2's song "One" is No. 1 with British fans. The song's lyrics topped a recent online poll...

[mar.13.2006]
Grammy-Award-winning band U2 has postponed the final dates of its "Vertigo '06 World Tour." ...

[feb.16.2006]
The Rolling Stones, U2 and 50 Cent made the Top 10 of Forbes.com's list of the top money making music...

[feb.14.2006]
The 48th Annual Grammy Online Charity Auction is now underway, giving fans a chance to bid on one-of-a-kind...

[feb.14.2006]
Kanye West has accepted a new mission -- to make a fresh version of the "Mission: Impossible" theme. ...

[feb.9.2006]
Rock and politics broke bread together last week as Bono attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington,...

[feb.9.2006]
U2, John Legend, Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson were among the winners of the 48th Annual Grammy...

[feb.8.2006]
Music's Biggest Night has finally arrived, with the Grammy Awards taking place tonight, February 8th, in...

[jan.25.2006]
The performance lineup for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards continues to grow, with several unique pairings just...

[jan.6.2006]
This February, U2 launches the fourth leg of its Vertigo Tour in support of the band's latest album...

[jan.5.2006]
The Edge wants to help put guitars back into the hands of Gulf Coast musicians who lost them during last...

[dec.29.2005]
Mary J. Blige teams with Bono on her new album "The Breakthrough." The pair can be heard on a cover...

[dec.27.2005]
He's a rock star, political activist, and a tireless advocate of the poor. And now Bono is also one of...

[dec.22.2005]
U2 tickets were the most wanted for 2005. According to MTV.com, tickets to U2's Vertigo Tour were the...

[dec.16.2005]
According to Billboard Boxscore, Kenny Chesney ranks No. 1 among all country artists in terms of 2005 tour...

[dec.9.2005]
On Thursday, December 8th, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the...

[dec.5.2005]
Kanye West wants you to go to college. That's why the rapper has hooked up with music retailer Musicland...

[dec.1.2005]
Fans of Alicia Keys and U2 know how committed these artists are to the fight against AIDS. So it...

[dec.1.2005]
U2's Bono and Coldplay's Chris Martin are taking part in a special World AIDS Day podcast today,...

[nov.16.2005]
An all-star tribute to Johnny Cash -- featuring U2, Foo Fighters and Sheryl Crow -- will air tonight on CBS. ...

[nov.15.2005]
Green Day, Madonna and Mariah Carey are among the artists with new music out today, November 15th. Green Day...

[nov.9.2005]
Fans at U2's Las Vegas show last Saturday night got a treat when Mary J. Blige and the Killers'...

[oct.31.2005]
Kenny Chesney's Somewhere in the Sun tour-- featuring Gretchen Wilson, Uncle Kracker and Pat Green has...

[oct.24.2005]
Next month, stars from the music world will gather for an all-star tribute to the legendary Johnny Cash. U2,...

[oct.19.2005]
Coldplay's Chris Martin faced off against U2's Bono last Sunday (October 16th), but it was all in the...

[oct.6.2005]
Late Night with Conan O'Brien becomes Late Night with U2 tonight, October 6th. During this evening's...

[sep.26.2005]
Some very special guests are joining U2 on the final leg of its 2005 Vertigo Tour. Among the acts providing...

[aug.2.2005]
It was one small step for man, one giant leap for U2 last week when the Space Shuttle Discovery crew got a U2...

[aug.2.2005]
After opening several shows on U2's European tour, the Killers say they've learned a lot. Singer...

[jul.14.2005]
Bono and Bob Geldof have declared Live 8 a huge success. After the anti-poverty concerts were staged around...

[jul.12.2005]
So far this year, Kenny Chesney has played to 610,000, making him the overall Number One seat filling ticket...

[jul.11.2005]
We're halfway through 2005... and mid-year tallies show that the top country tour of the year so far...

[jul.8.2005]
Bono is getting his pants back, along with the Stetson cowboy hat he wore during the Joshua Tree tour. ...

[jul.5.2005]
Paul McCartney got a little help from his friends Bono, the Edge, Adam and Larry to open the Live 8 show in...

[jul.1.2005]
Live 8 -- the biggest concert event in history -- takes place tomorrow, July 2, and more than 150 artists are...

[jun.30.2005]
Coldplay is thrilled to be taking part in Live 8. For one thing, the band gets to play on the same bill as its...

[jun.23.2005]
U2, Beck and Dr. Dre are among the artists to make Spin's list of the "100 Greatest Albums"...

[jun.20.2005]
When the Killers open for U2 in Europe this summer, Brandon Flowers hopes Bono will invite him onstage for a...

[jun.14.2005]
The list of support acts joining U2 in Europe this summer reads like a who's who of hot bands, and the...

[jun.9.2005]
Today, June 9, Bono will visit the European Union's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to urge EU leaders...

[jun.3.2005]
The Killers get to play cowboys in their next video. MTV reports that the band plans to release "All...

[jun.2.2005]
Last week, Keane won the UK's prestigious Ivor Novello Award for "Songwriters of the Year." ...

[jun.1.2005]
In a press conference yesterday (May 31), activist and musician Sir Bob Geldof announced the details of Live 8...

[may.31.2005]
It won't be called LIVE AID 2, but musician-activist and Live Aid organizer Sir Bob Geldoff confirmed that...

[may.27.2005]
Thousands of fans waited outside a Boston bookstore on Tuesday (May 24) in hopes of seeing Bono. And they...

[may.25.2005]
Last Thursday (May 19) in New York, the band members of U2 got together with legendary singer-songwriter...

[may.19.2005]
U2 fans will want to wake up early or set their recorders tomorrow to see the band in action on "Good...

[may.16.2005]
Last week, U2 made one fan's dream come true at two sold-out concerts in Chicago on May 9 and 10. The fun...

[may.11.2005]
For 3 years the African Well Fund has raised money for building wells in Africa as birthday presents for Bono...

[apr.29.2005]
On Wednesday night, April 27, Canadian fans answered the call to help U2 film another video for the band's...

[apr.28.2005]
U2 took over the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia yesterday, April 27, to make a new video. Wednesday...

[apr.27.2005]
Keane is getting ready to launch a North American tour in May but, before hitting the road, the band stops by...

[apr.25.2005]
It's no secret that the members of U2 are big supporters of the iPod. In an interview with the San Jose...

[apr.20.2005]
U2 will get "Good Morning America's" summer concert series underway next month with a TV...

[apr.18.2005]
Since this Friday (April 22) is Earth Day, you might be asking yourself, 'What can I do to save the...

[apr.15.2005]
The nominations are in for the UK's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards, and Keane, U2 and Franz...

[apr.13.2005]
Do you wish you could go behind the scenes with the world's biggest band? Well, tomorrow you can. VH1 is...

[apr.12.2005]
There are many elements that make a band successful and enduring -- talent, luck, loyalty and tolerance being...

[apr.12.2005]
The Kings of Leon are no strangers to touring, having pretty much spent the last two years on the road. Now the...

[apr.11.2005]
The Killers are coming...The Las Vegas band, whose debut album "Hot Fuss" shot them to stardom,...

[apr.8.2005]
"It's not a cause, it's an emergency," said Bono at a Beverly Hills press conference last...

[mar.31.2005]
U2 fans in the Bay Area will be happy to know that the band has added two Oakland, California shows to the fall...

[mar.29.2005]
So what are you getting Bono for his birthday? On May 10th, the U2 frontman turns 45, and the grass roots...

[mar.28.2005]
Over the weekend, some lucky fans were treated to a free U2 concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. U2.com...

[mar.28.2005]
The Kings of Leon hope to be the Kings of Leno this Tuesday, March 29, when the Tennessee band plays "The...

[mar.22.2005]
Keane is preparing for its North American club tour, which kicks off in May, and now the British trio has added...

[mar.18.2005]
Last Monday (March 14), U2 officially entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Irish quartet was welcomed...

[mar.17.2005]
The fall leg of U2's 2005//Vertigo tour in North America is selling out quickly and, in reponse to the...

[mar.16.2005]
For many years, U2's Bono and his wife Ali Hewson have been outspoken social activists, and now the couple...

[mar.15.2005]
The Killers have added a several dates to their spring North American tour, now extending the outing through...

[mar.14.2005]
After playing rock 'n' roll for over 25 years, U2 makes history today, March 14, when the band is...

[mar.8.2005]
U2 has just announced dates for the fall leg of its Vertigo//2005 Tour, and the band plans to play more shows...

[mar.4.2005]
They recorded together 17 years ago, and now U2 is hooking up once again with blues great B.B. King....

[feb.28.2005]
Six years ago, U2 frontman Bono inducted Bruce Springsteen into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Springsteen...

[feb.24.2005]
If you're a U2 fan and live in the Cleveland area, you may want to head to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

[feb.21.2005]
For the second time in two years, Bono is up for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Reuters reports that the U2 singer...

[feb.15.2005]
Last Sunday, February 13, music's finest gathered in Los Angeles, California for the 47th annual Grammy...

[feb.15.2005]
On Sunday, artists joined together during the Grammy Awards for a special performance of the Beatles'...

[feb.11.2005]
The 47th annual Grammy Awards show -- music's biggest night -- takes place this Sunday, February 13. Tune...

[feb.4.2005]
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. sent an open letter to U2.com subscribers yesterday apologizing for problems with...

[jan.31.2005]
Last week's U2 ticket presales left many U2.com subscribers dismantled and angry at the world's...

[jan.25.2005]
U2 announced dates for the first leg of its upcoming Vertigo//2005 tour yesterday. The tour kicks off March 28...

[jan.25.2005]
Green Day, Alicia Keys, U2 and Tim McGraw will perform at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony in Los...

[jan.24.2005]
U2 kicks off its Vertigo Tour on March 28 in San Diego and will spend two months touring the United States...

[jan.20.2005]
As in year's past, the 2005 Grammy nominees read like a who's who of musical greats. And in February,...

[jan.19.2005]
Nextel's Boost Mobile has put together a selection of ringtones to raise funds for children affected by...

[jan.18.2005]
Photographer Anton Corbijn has been taking pictures of U2 for over two decades. His photography can be seen in...

[jan.11.2005]
The people have spoken, naming Usher, U2, Alicia Keys and Sheryl Crow the top artists at this year's...

[jan.10.2005]
U2 is gearing up for a 2005 world tour to support its latest release, "How To Dismantle An Atomic...

[jan.3.2005]
After giant tsunamis devastated countries from Indonesia to Somalia on December 26, concerned fans wondered if...

[dec.22.2004]
If you speak Spanish, you may have notcied the strange counting that opens U2's single,...

[dec.20.2004]
In the U2 song, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," Bono credits his late father, Bob...

[dec.17.2004]
U2 was back in Dublin this week to shoot the video for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own...

[dec.14.2004]
U2 has made history again. Yesterday, December 13, it was announced that the Irish rock band will be among the...

[dec.13.2004]
If you didn't make it to U2's surprise Brooklyn Bridge show last month, you can now hear some of the...

[dec.8.2004]
U2 is featured in the new issue of Spin Magazine, on newsstands now. In the cover story, Bono talks about the...

[nov.24.2004]
On Monday, November 22, U2 held a parade in New York City that ended with a free concert by the Brooklyn Bridge...

[nov.23.2004]
Instead of stuffing yourself with turkey this Thanksgiving, try feasting on some tasty new music. Several...

[nov.22.2004]
U2's Bono and The Edge helped celebrate the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center last Thursday,...

[nov.19.2004]
U2 will be the musical guest this weekend on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Bono, The Edge, Larry...

[nov.17.2004]
Last weekend in London, stars of the UK music scene gathered to re-record the 1984 holiday classic, "Do...

[nov.17.2004]
Next Tuesday, November 23, U2 drops its "Bomb" and No Doubt's Gwen Stefani unveils her...

[nov.16.2004]
It's Tuesday -- time for new music! Several artists on the Net Music Countdown have albums and DVDs in...

[nov.15.2004]
Last Thursday, November 11, U2 was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a founding member, alongside The...

[nov.9.2004]
Pirates have struck again, and this time they've dropped U2's "Bomb."Reuters.com reports...

[nov.8.2004]
Excitement is building for the new U2 album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," available November 23...

[oct.28.2004]
iPods just got better...At a press conference this week, Apple Computer Inc. introduced the new iPod Photo...

[sep.28.2004]
U2, Coldplay, REM, Peter Gabriel and Avril Lavigne are donating songs for a new benefit album that raises...

[jul.16.2004]
A CD containing some songs from U2's forthcoming album is missing after a recent photo shoot in the south...

[apr.20.2004]
On Monday (4/19/04), Time Magazine released its annual listing of the 100 most influential people in the world,...

[oct.9.2003]
It looks like Bono's politics may effect U2's new album afterall...

[sep.18.2003]
Just because you couldn't get to Ireland doesn't mean you should have to miss U2's unforgettable show...

[sep.17.2003]
Bono's still at it...


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