The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards air Sunday night (January 31st) at 8:00 pm with several great performances. The classic “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” will be sung by Mary J. Blige and opera’s Andrea Bocelli to help with the Haiti relief efforts (you can purchase the song on iTunes and all proceeds will go to Haiti). Also performing are the Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, P!nk, and the Zac Brown Band.

Of course there are several awards/groups up for Rock Music awards! Here are some …read more

The Hope For Haiti Now telethon netted over $57 million for Haiti and the efforts to help the earthquake hit country.
On Friday night artists including Coldplay, U2, Madonna, Shakira and Justin Timberlake performed at the event that was televised life across all major networks.
A list celebs including Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt also appeared.
Bono performed with Jay-Z and The Edge (featuring Rihanna). Their song, “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” was produced by Swizz Beatz and the collaboration was created over the phone when The Edge and Bono came up with the chorus together. …read more

Somehow I’m not surprised! U2 managed to rack up the highest-grossing North American tour of 2009. In just 20 days on the road during their 360 tour, they pulled in $123 million at the box office. The band visited 16 cities, sold more than 1.3 million tickets.
Unfortunately, in other news, “Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark,” the $50 million Broadway musical by Bono and The Edge, has been delayed until fall 2010.
The show, the most expensive in Broadway history, was supposed to open in March at the Hilton Theater but production halted when they ran out of funds. …read more

U2 have just released three never before seen interview clips on MySpace Music, AOL’s Spinner, and The Wall Street Journal to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their creative breakthrough release, The Unforgettable Fire.

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The largest rock band in the world sat down to discuss their favorite tracks from the album, what they really thought of their biggest single at the time, “Pride (In the Name of Love),” and what it was like working with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois for the first time at Ireland’s Slane …read more

With the re-release of U2’s fourth album, The Unforgettable Fire, the group has decided to share rarely seen before seen video footage with their fans. The video showcases frontman Bono speaking on the recording process of the breakthrough album and flashes back to some of the most historical songs ever written.
The special edition release of The Unforgettable Fire marks 25 years since the album’s original release in October 1984. Recorded at Slane Castle, Ireland, The Unforgettable Fire was the first U2 album to be produced by Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, and spawned two top 10 UK singles – “Pride …read more

U2 kicked off the North American leg of their 360° Tour on September 13th, and cameras have been rolling during the shows and behind the scenes.  Visit the official U2 YouTube channel to see video clips of songs from the concert, including “Your Blue Room” and “Vertigo” from the Chicago shows, a radio interview in Toronto, and an advance screening of an exclusive U2.com chat with the Edge.
Can’t get enough live U2? Download the new Blackberry app that lets you get inside the new album No Line On The Horizon.  The app …read more

The unique four-hour music event The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert will be presented Thanksgiving weekend, Sunday, Nov. 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, it was announced today by Nancy Geller, senior vice president, HBO Entertainment.  Featuring performances from two groundbreaking concerts to be held this October at Madison Square Garden, the special will be anchored by iconic musicians that include Eric Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Friends, Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, U2 and Stevie Wonder, among others.

“The live concerts promise to be …read more