U2, Bruce Springsteen, Kacey Musgraves and Carole King were among the artists that participated in Global Citizen’s Stand Up for Ukraine livestream, which called upon world leaders to raise funds to help refugees in the invasion-torn country. While most artists involved sent messages of support to Ukrainians, U2’s Bono and …
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This week is the 30th anniversary of U2‘s landmark album Achtung Baby, and they’re marking the occasion by announcing vinyl reissues of the album (out Nov. 19) and a 50-track digital box set (out Dec. 3), which will feature 22 songs that have never been released digitally. They’ve also re-teamed …
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Dutch DJ Martin Garrix has teamed up with U2‘s Bono and the Edge to create the anthemic song “We Are the People,” which will be official song of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship. “Creating the music for one of the biggest sports events in the world together with Bono …
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The Irish have put up with a lot of bullshit over the years. There’s England. The Troubles. The kittening of the Celtic Tiger. Enya. It’s not been an easy history. And black people, those living in mostly white countries anyway, they’ve put up with a whole bunch of bullshit, too. …
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When U2 played an afternoon show at Dublin’s Dandelion Market on August 11th, 1979, they were just four teenagers in a struggling band. They had never played outside their native Ireland or released so much as an EP to the public. But after three years of work, they had enough …
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