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News Bits: Bono Reveals ‘The Most Perfect Song in the World’ + More
Bono loves Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.' Regina Spektor, Patrick Stump, all those people on 'The Voice' and the rest of the world agree.
This is the most difficult thing you'll have to do all day: Choose between Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' and John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over).'
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Neil Young Uses Twitter Chat to Weigh In on Bono, Jack White, Dave Grohl + More
Some younger listeners might think of him as a flannel-wearing, analog-loving geezer, but Neil Young is actually pretty tech-savvy, and he demonstrated his continued willingness to experiment in the digital sphere with an hourlong Twitter chat on Wednesday (Oct. 24).
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The Killers, Depeche Mode and Others Cover U2′s Entire ‘Achtung Baby’ Album
To mark the 20th anniversary of U2‘s ‘Achtung Baby,’ The Killers, Depeche Mode, The Fray and other notable artists have contributed to a start-to-finish reinterpretation of the classic album.
‘AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered,’ also featuring a remix of U2′s original version of ‘Even Better Than the Real Thing,’ will be included in Q magazine‘s 25th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands October 26.
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U2′s Bono Goes to Hospital for Routine Checkup, Not Chest Pains
Last year, Bono‘s emergency back surgery in Germany had the U2 fan base worried about his welfare.
There was an entirely different kind of concern for Bono over the weekend, when reports circulated that he was treated for chest pains last week at a hospital in Monaco. U2 fans can rest easy, though: It was just a routine checkup, according to a spokeswoman for the 51-year-old singer.
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U2 to Release Extras-Filled 20th-Anniversary Editions of ‘Achtung Baby’ on Nov. 1
It’s official: U2 will re-release ‘Achtung Baby’ on Nov. 1, and new photos from Universal Music Group offer a pretty comprehensive look at all five physical editions of the 20th anniversary collection.
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U2 Leads 2011 Worldwide Tour Grosses
Classic rock artists may not get much love on top 40 radio anymore, but that doesn’t mean no one’s listening to their music. Quite the contrary.
According to Pollstar’s mid-year report of worldwide concert grosses, some of the most popular tours of 2011 are being led by older rock acts.
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U2 Plans Deluxe Reissues of ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘Zooropa’
Believe it or not, it’s been 20 years since U2 released its landmark album ‘Achtung Baby’ — and the band is preparing to celebrate with a newly expanded version.
The band isn’t stopping its vault-purging there, either – Rolling Stone reports that there are also plans for a deluxe edition of U2′s ‘Achtung’ follow-up, ‘Zooropa,’ all part of a wider campaign that will see the songs repackaged in a number of formats.
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U2 Break Rolling Stones’ Tour Record
U2 have not only broken the Rolling Stones' record for the biggest tour ever, but they're on their way to shattering it.