NME — Most expensive musical in history suffers another setback more info

ContactMusic — Bono admits he can be a "pain in the a**e".The U2 frontman, charity campaigner and activist admitted at the conclusion of the Australian leg of band's 360 Degree Tour - which wrapped up in Perth on Sunday (19.12.10) - he can sometimes appear sanctimo... more info

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Reuters — NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - To mark the 50th anniversary of Island Records, founder and music industry icon Chris Blackwell has taken part in a book tracing the label's formative years and beyond. more info

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