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Spotify use ‘should be encouraged’, says U2′s manager

Posted on 31 Jan 2012 at 4:03am

U2‘s manager Paul McGuinness has said online music streaming services ‘should be encouraged’, but also admitted artists are yet to be convinced by the medium as they do not foresee any financial benefits.

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Fan-picked U2 live album tracklist revealed

Posted on 26 Jan 2012 at 12:03pm

U2 fans have voted for the 22 live tracks which will comprise the band’s new ‘U22‘ double CD album, released to celebrated the record-breaking 360 world tour.

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U2′s Bono: ‘My Voice Annoys Me’

Posted on 02 Dec 2011 at 4:25am

U2 frontman Bono has said he tries to avoid listening back to his band’s songs as his voice annoys him.

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U2′s Bono Blames ‘Disappointing’ Glastonbury On Bad Weather

Posted on 02 Nov 2011 at 5:04am

U2 frontman Bono has blamed what he perceives as a disappointing performance from the band at  their long-awaited Glastonbury headline appearance last June partly on the bad weather which affected the festival’s opening day.

In conversation with Q Magazine, Bono explained how the stage was ‘like an ice rink’ due to persistent heavy rain during the Friday, and also flagged up a lack of keyboards due to an accident off stage.

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Bono: U2 On The ‘Verge Of Irrelevance’

Posted on 28 Oct 2011 at 11:36am

U2 frontman Bono has continued his recent bout of introspection, telling The Sun newspaper he feel the Irish supergroup have been ‘on the verge of irrelevance’ for two decades.

Bono was speaking not long after hinting he may be unsurprisingly ready to take a prolonged break from music following the completion of U2′s mammoth 360 world tour duties.

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U2′s Bono Hints At Prolonged Break From Music

Posted on 26 Oct 2011 at 7:13am

U2 frontman Bono has appeared to hint the band could be planning a break from music after the conclusion of their monstrous 360 world tour earlier this summer.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bono made the admission that U2 would be ‘very pleased’ to end on their 2009 album ‘No Line On The Horizon‘, while his own future plans currently extend no further than focusing on his private life.

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Adele Takes Home 2 Q Awards, Coldplay, U2 and Noel Gallagher also Honored

Posted on 24 Oct 2011 at 6:31pm

Adele had to sit out the Q awards show  with an illness and had her producer Paul Epworth collect not one but two awards for her in London this afternoon.

Adele was honored by Q magazine with the  Q Best Female award , while Rolling In The Deep was named Best Track at the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

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New Book To Document U2′s Record Breaking 360 World Tour

Posted on 17 Oct 2011 at 6:04am

U2 are to document their incredible 360 world tour with a new book written by GQ editor Dylan Jones.

U2360: The Official Story of the Greatest Spectacle in Stadium-Rock History
will tell the story of the record breaking tour which began back in June 2009, not long after the release of the band’s twelfth studio album ‘No Line On The Horizon‘.

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Bono’s Charity Advert Banned In The UK

Posted on 08 Oct 2011 at 6:18am

An advert for Bono‘s One charity has been banned in the UK over fears it could be too political.

The 60 second advert has brought together stars such as George Clooney and Colin Farrell to promote the charity’s cause, but regulatory body Clearcast, which deals with the approval of advertisements in the UK, has taken the decision to block the short film.

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U2, Coldplay, Foo Fighters Named On VH1′s ’100 Greatest Songs Of The 00s’

Posted on 03 Oct 2011 at 10:06am

U2, Coldplay and the Foo Fighters are amongst the bands to have made VH1‘s rundown of the ‘Greatest Songs Of The 00s’.

U2 were one of the highest placed rock bands on a list dominated by pop and R n B, with their 2000 single ‘Beautiful Day‘ coming in at #15, while Coldplay‘s single ‘Clocks‘ is two places back at #17.

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