Idolator — It's not a surprise that the new U2 album is, barring some sort of crazy coup by Taylor Swift fans, going to hit No. 1 on the album charts next week, but music biz projection types seem to think that Bono & co. are going to scan right around 500,000 ... more info

ContactMusic — U2 closed down a New York university on Friday (06Mar09) morning to play a live televised gig for students and staff. Fordham University in the Bronx was locked down for ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Presale has begun on Michael Jackson's 10 dates at London's 02 Arena.U2 are set to 'Kiss The Future,' kicking off a world tour beginning June 30 in support of their new album 'No Line on the Horizon.' They will cross t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mike Suppe When Courtney Collyer elected to attend Fordham last spring, she didn't expect to land at a powerhouse. The Lady Rams had finished fifth at the 2008 Atlantic 10 championships. So Collyer, a Staten Island product and... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video, ExclusiveAs U2's whirlwind week taking over New York comes to an end, we've got 149 beats per minute of behind-the-scenes 'Get On Your Boots' video footage. The band talks about their fastest song ever, the upcoming stadium tour a... more info

E! Online — Why is U2 performing on Letterman for the entire week? One night is good enough for most people to swallow. —Lisi, via Twitter OMG, you did not just diss the MOST HUGEST... more info

MTV.com News — Bono says of 'Good Morning America' show, 'We want to go to where people are still passionate for music.'By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway U2's Bono Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage On Friday (March 6), U2 rocked a cr... more info

Pop Crunch — U2 performed “Beautiful Day” on Night 4 of their weeklong residency on the Late Show with David Letterman. more info

ContactMusic — Socially conscious rockers U2 poked fun at themselves on U.S. TV by reading out a list of the top 10 lessons they've learned after spending the last three decades in ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Irish rockers U2, working the American TV circuit hot and heavy this week, are on track to score their seventh No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart. more info