Stereogum — Apple is getting ready to roll out the iPhone 6, and rumors are flying that U2 will be involved somehow. The Apple gossip site 9 To 5 Mac received a tip Wednesday suggesting Bono and company would have something to do with the product launch, with sp... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Booty, beauty, beats and Kate Bush. Below, a rundown of some of what happened this week in popular music.  more info

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NME — Queens Of The Stone Age frontman challenges U2 singer in the name of charity more info

NME — Reports had previously suggested the LP could be pushed back more info

Stereogum — The past few months have been peppered with hints at what U2 has up their sleeves next: the Super Bowl single “Invisible,” a recording from their Bono’s beach house, and some conflicting chatter about when it will be released, the current theor... more info

Mercury News, California — Nothing's been announced, but One Direction, Bruce Springsteen and U2 among the kind of acts you might expect to see. more info

Stereogum — Pretty soon, Neil Young’s Pono will get some competition in the “streaming service started by a music legend” department. The term “legend” might actually be a little extreme for Daniel Lanois, but the producer has become famous for working... more info

Stereogum — MTV has announced that that Beyoncé will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards and will be awarded with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which has been given to artists like Madonna, the Beastie Boys, U2, George Michael, and Janet... more info

Stereogum — First U2 were supposed to release a new album this year, then they weren’t, then nobody really knew what to think but there was some nice new music playing on the beach. Now an Irish Examiner feature asserts that the band’s as-yet-untitled thirte... more info