Consequence of Sound — A star-studded karaoke session in the name of charity. more info

411 Mania — For the Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom soundtrack... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — U2 has released a new song. The New Statesman profiles author Neil Gaiman. 23 "best of 2003" book lists were added to my master list of online year-end book lists Wednesday, including BookPage's best mysteries & thrillers, The London Evening... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Irish band U2 has premiered a new track, its contribution to the upcoming Nelson Mandela biopic "Long Walk to Freedom." more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — U2 has just released its first new song in four years, “Ordinary Love,” which premiered on the group's Facebook page . more info

Consequence of Sound — Written for the forthcoming Nelson Mandela biopic. more info

Consequence of Sound — Short-lived festival staged by Steve Wozniak to be immortalized in DVD. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — U2’s longtime manager Paul McGuinness has confirmed that he is stepping down and handing over day-to-day management of the band to next-generation power manager Guy Oseary as part of a reported $30-million deal in which Live Nation will purchase Mc... more info

The Independent — “We’re not going to let people rip us off, we want the money,” Bono, the singer for the penniless and unknown band U2 proclaimed in 1979, the year they released their first single.     more info

411 Mania — They could announce it at the Super Bowl... more info