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

Roadrunner Records — Theory Of Deadman frontman Tyler Connolly takes us through his record collection in this new HMV feature. Tyler talks U2 more info

MTV.co.uk News — The group haven't released an album for five years, so expect big things from the band... more info

NME — Tabloid reports also suggest the band could perform in London as part of iTunes festival more info

Pop Candy — Whitney shares a few of the concert videos she's loving from the huge YouTube channel. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Never got to see James Brown in concert? Want to relive early U2, Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo by Eoin Carey Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks are set to release their third album, Unraveling, on FatCat this year. Its first single, "Safety in Numbers," is a dose of arena-ready indie rock (it's already gaining U2... more info

NME — Spanish fan site claims to have heard new material from outside French property more info