Allmusic Blog — Selling just under a half million copies in its first week, U2’s No Line on the Horizon topped the charts and became 2009’s biggest-selling album, more than doubling the sales of the previous champ, Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream. It wa... more info

USA Today Music — U2 shook a small city, and riled up a core of rabid fans, when it gave a private concert in a venue a tiny fraction of the size ... more info

PopSugar UK — Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were full of smiles yesterday, even though they're separated by continents. Chris, who is in Sydney for Coldplay's tour of Australia, has denied any rivalry with U2 by calling their album "f*****g brilliant", and Bono... more info

MTV.com News — 'We may go back to the clubs permanently,' Larry Mullen Jr. jokes following set.By Benjamin Wagner U2 perform at the Somerville Theatre in Boston on Wednesday Photo: MTV News BOSTON — "It was an unwieldy event," Bono told MTV News' Sway ... more info

Reuters — SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Irish band U2 gave a prelude to its upcoming world tour with a brief private show on Wednesday for just 950 fans who got a chance to make news by asking the band some tough questions. more info

Rolling Stone — • American Idol Boots Murray, Nunez Top stories from the last three days: • Iggy Pop on New Disc, Future of Stooges • U2 Top the Charts With Strong Horizon Debut • Michael Jackson Adds 17 Shows to O2 Run • Velvet Revolver Deny Canadian Is S... more info

Associated Press — SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) -- U2 shook a small Massachusetts city and riled up a core of rabid fans when it gave a private concert in a venue a tiny fraction of the size of the stadiums it plans to fill later this year.... more info

Boston GlobeU2 holds 1000-seat concert in Mass. cityThe Associated PressSOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) - U2 shut down the center of a small city, and riled up a core of rabid fans when it gave a private concert in a venue a fraction of the size of the stadiu... more info

BBC NewsUS album triumph for U2's HorizonBBC NewsU2's new album No Line on the Horizon has made its debut at the top of the US charts, according to figures from industry magazine Billboard.U2's 'No Line on the Horizon' sales bring band back to Earth ... more info

KNVA TV, Austin TX — U2 shut down the center of a small city, and riled up a core of rabid fans when it gave a private concert in a venue a fraction of the size of the stadiums the band plans to fill during a tour later this summer. more info