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U2’s “With or Without You” reaches 1 billion streams on Spotify

Monday, March 18 by ABC News

U2 is the latest artist to join Spotify’s Billions club.The band’s classic tune “With or Without You” has reached 1 billion streams on the streaming service, their first song to cross that milestone.“Massive thank you for streaming With Or Without You ONE BILLION times on @spotify,... Read More.

U2’s The Edge & wife Morleigh Steinberg to receive Venice Family Clinic’s inaugural HEART Award

Friday, March 15 by ABC News

U2 guitarist The Edge and his wife, artist Morleigh Steinberg, are set to be honored with the inaugural HEART Award, handed out by the Venice Family Clinic, a nonprofit community health center that provides quality health care to people in need. The couple are... Read More.

Matt Damon on U2’s role in Sarajevo documentary: “They didn’t want to be the primary focus”

Friday, February 23 by ABC News

The documentary Kiss the Future features Irish rockers U2, but it’s not about the band — and that’s just the way they wanted it.The film follows a group of underground musicians and creatives during the siege of Sarajevo, which lasted from April 1992 to February 1996. Aid... Read More.

U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’ wins RTÉ Choice Music Prize award for Classic Irish Album

Thursday, February 22 by ABC News

U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby has won Ireland’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Classic Irish Album. In announcing the choice, the judging panel, made up of Irish music media and industry professionals, said “you cannot deny the album’s authenticity and significant cultural impact as one... Read More.

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U2’s Bono & The Edge stop by Las Vegas tiki bar

Thursday, February 1 by ABC News

Looks like U2 is enjoying their down time in Sin City. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Bono and The Edge were seen at The Golden Tiki, an off the strip bar in Vegas' Chinatown area, on Wednesday, January 31. The rockers turned up at the tiki bar around... Read More.

Musician Gavin Friday & U2’s Bono reimagine ‘Peter & The Wolf’ for new Max short film

Thursday, October 19 by ABC News

The new animated short film Peter & The Wolf reimagines Sergei Prokofiev’s classic symphony as a contemporary tale following 12-year-old Peter, who's grieving the loss of a parent.The film features music and narration by composer Gavin Friday and illustrations by U2’s Bono, based on their 2003 project for the Irish Hospice Foundation.Friday,... Read More.

U2’s Adam Clayton decorates elephant statue to raise awareness of mental health issues

Tuesday, September 12 by ABC News

U2 bassist Adam Clayton is showing off his artistic talents on an elephant to raise money and awareness for mental health issues.The rocker has decorated and signed a 4-foot-tall elephant statue titled “All At Sea.” The piece, which he created with Irish artist Debbie Chapman, represents “what... Read More.

U2’s Bono & The Edge give impromptu a cappella performance at Sarajevo Film Festival

Monday, August 14 by ABC News

U2’s Bono and The Edge brought their star power to the Friday, August 11, opening of the Sarajevo Film Festival, where the documentary Kiss the Future was screening.Bono surprised the crowd with an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song," with The Edge and the crowd joining in.Kiss... Read More.

U2’s Bono helping to raise money for Ukraine with limited-edition merch line

Thursday, June 29 by ABC News

U2 frontman Bono is helping raise money for Ukraine with some of his original artwork.The rocker has teamed with UNITED24, the official fundraising platform of Ukraine’s government, for a limited-edition merch line featuring the drawing he did of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the June cover of The Atlantic. “My drawings... Read More.

Fans informed of obstructed views for U2’s Las Vegas residency at The Sphere

Thursday, May 18 by ABC News

Getting tickets to U2’s upcoming residency in Las Vegas hasn’t been easy, and now some folks who were lucky enough to snag tickets are dealing with a bit of disappointment.According to the Las Vegas-Review Journal, some fans who recently purchased tickets to U2: UV... Read More.

On This Day, April 25, 1987: U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ hits number one

Tuesday, April 25 by ABC News

On This Day, April 25, 1987...Three weeks after its release, U2’s The Joshua Tree hit number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.The album, the band’s fifth studio release, was U2’s first U.S. chart-topper, and it remained at number one for nine weeks.The record included future U2 classics “With... Read More.

U2’s The Edge weighs in on stand-in drummer Bram van den Berg: He’s “doing an incredible job”