ContactMusic — Media mogul OPRAH WINFREY recently invited U2 rocker BONO to join the ranks of celebrity presenters on her new network - because she was convinced his philanthropy work would make for good TV.The TV titan will launch OWN next year (11) and she's recr... more info

Scotsman.com — I'M WATCHING history repeat itself, thanks to Matt Cardle and The X Factor. Back in 1991, the Pet Shop Boys released a cover of U2's Where The Streets Have No Name. more info

Altsounds — Malian superstars Amadou & Mariam will release a fourteen-track album of remixes on the 10th January 2011. The Remixes collection features some of their greatest singles from their best-selling albums 'Welcome to Mali' and 'Dimanche à Bamako'... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Court, Liverpool"If anyone's here for the pantomime I'm afraid you're gonna have a shit evening," quips Chris Martin, kicking off the first of two gigs for homeless charity Crisis, in "intimate" venues. "Intimate", of course, is a relative conc... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- The January 11, 2011 opening of the SPIDERMAN Broadway musical, the vision of Julie Taymor that features new music by Bono and The Edge of U2 fame has been again delayed (for the 4th time). This time it's... more info

NME — Broadway production has been beset with problems more info

Popdose — Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the eight-years-in-the-making $65 million Broadway musical featuring new songs by U2′s Bono and the Edge, may have finally made its way into previews late last month, but due to cast injuries and technical difficulti... more info

Guardian Music — Italian prime minister considered increasing budget for foreign assistance just to avoid losing face to U2 frontmanSilvio Berlusconi considered increasing Italy's foreign aid budget during the country's 2009 G8 presidency to avoid a "tongue-lashing" ... more info

411 Mania — This thing is doomed... more info

Guardian Music — Fourth time show featuring music written by U2 frontman and guitarist the Edge has been delayedThe opening of rocker Bono's $65m (£41.8m) Spider-Man musical was officially delayed again today, with the show's creators due to change portions of the p... more info