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“The Life of a Showgirl takes center stage”: An exclusive paid-for download version of Taylor Swift’s new album has sparked a high-kicking, unexpected iTunes revival

But don’t worry - she’s not ‘doing a U2’...

MusicRadar

“I was playing a U2 song, and I hear drums behind me. I turn around and it was him. He and I jammed without speaking for 30 minutes”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career

Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga

Guitar World

Cillian Murphy’s teenage band were like Fontaines D.C. and U2, says former guitar teacher

Cillian Murphy's old guitar teacher says his school band could have gone all the way.

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Defiance, desire and devastation: Patti Smith’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As the punk poet prepares to tour and reissue Horses for its 50th anniversary, we count down the best of her rich, rabble-rousing work

The Guardian - UK

Madonna urges Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza 'before it's too late'

The singer wrote that the pontiff was “the only one of us who cannot be denied entry” into Gaza, adding that “there is no more time.”

Euronews

"There is no justification for the brutality Benjamin Netanyahu and his far right government have inflicted on the Palestinian people. Our band stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine." U2 on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

U2 issue pro-Palestine statements from Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen: "We want our audience to know where we each stand"

Louder

'Depravity and lawlessness’: U2 speak out on Israel’s actions in Gaza

Bono and his bandmates have released personal statements condemning Hamas' "diabolical" actions and how Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government deserve "our categorical and unequivocal condemnation."

Euronews

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“It’s not signed, sealed and delivered... but speaking to me and asking my opinion I would love to do it”: After being "blown away" by U2 at the Sphere, Lars Ulrich suggests that Metallica would be keen to play there in 2026

And they’d love to play next year’s Super Bowl, too

MusicRadar

‘Working with Kanye? That’s definitely in the past’: rap legends Clipse on beef, Bono and Mr Bean

Amid their triumphant reunion, the brothers Pusha T and Malice answer your questions on the wisdom of the apostles, the catharsis of writing about their late parents and the greatness of Billy Joel

The Guardian - UK

From the Stones to Cardi B, this college haunt has attracted big acts for 50 years

A Connecticut nightclub with a storied history is celebrating its 50th year in business

The Independent UK

It's official: Anton Corbijn is an ICON!

Anton Corbijn is awarded the Abbey Road Icon Award 2025 for his exceptional music photography career

Digital Camera World

Oasis support act Cast's frontman John Power reveals Liam and Noel Gallagher are 'hunky-dory' on tour

John Power says there is no denying Liam and Noel Gallagher want to be onstage together.

BANG Premier

Forget U2 – Irish musicians from CMAT to Kneecap are more political than ever

IN FOCUS: It may seem ridiculous to claim that politics is anything new in Irish music, with the country’s folk scene steeped in laments about British rule and colonialism, but current acts like Fontaines DC and Martin Leahy are turning the lens on issues at home in a new way,…

The Independent UK

Blair happy to keep guitar from Bono – but not one from Mexico’s president

Newly-released files show the former PM agreed to pay to keep the gift from the U2 singer after he left office.

The Independent UK

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Bono survived on instant mashed potato and leftover airline food during his teenage years

U2 rocker Bono survived on instant mashed potato and leftover airline food during his teenage years following the death of his mother Iris when he was 14.

Evening Standard

Bono says he lived on instant mash and airplane food as a teenager after his mother died

‘Thinking back to being a teenager, food was just fuel,’ Bono told River Café’s Ruthie Rogers

The Independent UK

Pop music still has a role in political protest, says author of new version of Live Aid poem

In an interview with ‘The Independent’, Rhidian Brook also revealed Bob Geldof’s tongue-in-cheek four-letter reaction to the poem filled with famous song lyrics

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Wonderstraw: Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher using bizarre hack to keep vocals top notch

Liam and Noel Gallagher are using a bizarre method to keep their vocals intact on their epic reunion tour.

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The Independent UK

Public Enemy’s Chuck D: ‘Bob Vylan ain’t got no tanks... You can’t really kill nobody with a guitar or a microphone’

INTERVIEW: The leader of hip-hop’s first great radical band talks to Sarfraz Manzoor about the ‘fight for peace and love by any means necessary’, why he won't refer to the US president by name, Elvis Presley, and ageism in hip-hop

MusicRadar

“Then his mic fails and Pete Townshend grabs me from one side and says, ‘Let’s help him'. David Bowie grabs me from the other, and with Alison we went out to sing along": Bob Geldof on how Paul McCartney’s Live Aid performance was almost a disaster

“He was driving up from Sussex, listening to U2 on the radio, and they were so good, he was getting really nervous,” remembers Geldof

The Independent UK

Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

PLAYBACK: Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

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The Edge granted Irish citizenship

After over 60 years of living in Ireland, U2 guitarist The Edge has finally been granted citizenship.

The Independent UK

U2 guitarist explains why it took him 60 years to become an Irish citizen

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The Independent UK

U2 guitarist The Edge becomes Irish citizen in ‘long-overdue move’

Musician said the step was ‘long overdue’

Evening Standard

U2 guitarist The Edge hails ‘monumental day’ as he becomes Irish citizen

David Howell Evans, known as The Edge, was born in England but lived in Ireland since the age of one.

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