L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Apparently, some in the music business still value the whole ability-to-look-yourself-in-the-mirror thing. Sunday night U2 manager Paul McGuinness told Billboard.com that the act would be heading to Los Angeles to rehearse for the final of "American ... more info

ContactMusic — U2 will give the American Idol wannabes a taste of what megastars look like when they perform during the show's finale on Wednesday (25May11). The Irish rockers, who picked up the Top Touring Artist Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on Sund... more info

NME — Manager Paul McGuinness says band will appear on talent show more info

Mercury News, California — Rihanna and Taylor Swift were two of the key winners at the Billboard Music Awards, which returned after a five-year hiatus with a major dose of star power, featuring Beyonce, U2, the Black Eyed Peas - even First Lady Michelle Obama. more info

Mjsbigblog — The New York Post broke the story on Friday.  Now it’s confirmed.While backstage at the Billboard Music Awards, the band’s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, revealed that the group would be rehearsing for the “Idol” finale on Monday before... more info

NME — U2, Beyonce and Neil Diamond also walk away with prizes more info

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ContactMusic — U2 star Bono has stunned the New York theatre world by revealing he agrees with most reviewers who have slammed his much-maligned musical Spider-man Turn Off The Dark. In his first TV interview since director Julie Taymor quit the production after... more info

Guardian Music — There are photographs, taken during the 1930s and 40s, of British seaside towns teeming with people. Absolutely ram-a-jam, chock-full: hundreds of holidaying workers walking arm in arm along promenades, giggling as they lean over railings, perching a... more info