BBC News - UK — Eighties pop star Rick Astley will compete against Britney Spears and U2 for a fans' prize at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. more info

XFM.co.uk — The Irish masters' classic set in Colorado back in '83 has finally come to DVD, along with a remastered version of the 'Under A Blood Red Sky' album. more info

JamBase — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND TO PERFORM DURING BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLIII HALFTIME SHOW ON NBC Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform in the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show on NBC Sports at Raymond Jam... more info

Idolator — As rumored last month, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will provide the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl XLIII next February. Just think: If the Super Bowl producers can score U2 to get in there for Super Bowl XLIV, then they'll have a s... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Platt/Getty Even though U2 are still hard at work on an album, Bono spent the week on altruism. He split time between visiting the United Nations General Assembly and hanging with Al Gore at the annual Clinton Global Initiative. It was a great... more info

Stereogum — From first spin of Viva La Vida... , "Lost" has been my personal favorite, mixing just the right portions of Peter Gabriel and U2 to move the arenas they so badly want to move. Although when I saw the band at MSG, my brother turned to me and said "... more info

CNN Showbiz — Global activist and U2 frontman Bono attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York to push world leaders to join his ONE campaign in fighting disease, poverty, and hunger. He talked to CNN's John Roberts on "American Morning" about recent ... more info

Orange Music Blog — Despite fears over extremist threats, Sir Paul McCartney is set to play a groundbreaking concert in Israel tonight (25 September).Macca was famously banned from playing there with the Beatles 43 years ago amid fears that youngsters would be corrupted... more info

Orange Music Blog — Despite fears over extremist threats, Sir Paul McCartney is set to play a groundbreaking concert in Israel tonight (25 September).Macca was famously banned from playing there with the Beatles 43 years ago amid fears that youngsters would be corrupted... more info

Detroit Free Press — Emerald Theatre: Europa, a tribute to U2, 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 31 N. Walnut, Mt. Clemens. 586-913-1920. Fritts' American Bistro: Mark Crowley, a tribute to classic rock and rockabilly, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 77 N. Main, Mt. Clemens. 586-469-0878. more info