The Woody Guthrie Prize seeks to recognize artists who reflect Guthrie’s belief that music can be a force for social justice ...

Despite the countless melodies that Bono has come up with, he knew that the music underneath him is what pushes U2 into true ...

One of the biggest bands to see success in the '80s is U2. They launched into superstardom in the late '80s for their album "The Joshua Tree," which went platinum in 48 hours, topped the charts in 20 ...

U2 decided that they needed an image adjustment heading into the 1990s. After leading with earnestness for so long, they decided to let some humor and irony into the picture on Achtung Baby in 1991, ...

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Last month, U2 released How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, a collection of ten outtakes from their 2004 record How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. U2’s 11 th studio album, …Atomic Bomb was described by ...