I first met Paul McGuinness (who I interview in today’s paper) in 1978, when he was 27 and I was 16. Which meant, of course, that he seemed impossibly old and I wondered what he was doing hanging around with Bono in the Mount Temple school gymnasium. My band, Frankie Corpse and the Undertakers, were about to support U2 at a gig. I got a firsthand taste of his managerial ruthlessness when he cut our set from thirty minutes to fifteen. Our guitarist, Frankie himself, was philosophical. “We’ll just have to play faster,” he decided. It was punk rock. Fast was good. Read the rest of this entry »

U2, the only band to have had an official iPod model made in its honor, has dropped the DRM from its music catalog for the first time. All 19 of the band’s full-length releases (including some special editions with bonus tracks) are now available on the Rhapsody MP3 store for $10 a piece, or $20 for double-length releases that contain bonus tracks.

Rhapsody began selling 256 Kbps, DRM-free MP3s in late June on the same day the company announced partnerships with iLike, MTV and Yahoo. This also represents a new development for U2, whose manager Paul McGuinness has been a vocal supporter of the movement to kick file sharers off of the internet if they are suspected of infringement for a third time (the British appear to have adopted a slightly more lenient policy).

McGuinness also said Radiohead’s name-your-price sale backfired). However, the band’s take on the music industry appears to be quite different, with Bono contradicting his manager by coming out in support of Radiohead’s “courageous and innovative” model.

U2 has sold 170 million albums during their long career and was the focus of the impressive concert film U23D earlier this year.

- Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired.com

It’s the beautiful day millions of U2 fans around the globe have waited patiently to see for the past four years.

Now we can reveal details of the supergroup’s long-awaited new album.

It is believed to be titled No Line On The Horizon and will be on sale in music stores on November 14. Read the rest of this entry »

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have asked U2 frontman Bono to be the godfather of their newborn twins.

The couple, who welcomed the arrival of a baby boy and girl earlier this month, were thrilled when Bono immediately accepted their offer. Read the rest of this entry »

This table connects you to 30 recently commented blog posts, allowing you to keep up with the latest conversations on U2exit.com.

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U2 Unleash ‘Pop’ (2 comments) The Staring at the Sun video wasn't displaying correctly in the post. Also, the wake up video is a category on the MTV site. Cheers. [...]	spun2u 2010-03-05 02:53:40
U2 guitarist splashes out on £12m yacht (1 comments) Spotted the yacht "Cyan" (now blue colored) of "The Edge" (U2 band member) on Nov. 20th 2009 in Soufriere, St. Lucia, Caribbean. http://twitpic.com/qw3oe #comaronagentur #yacht [...]	@comaronagentur 2009-11-25 17:53:30
Listen to Opening Night of U2’s 360 Tour from Camp Nou (6 comments) please tell me what song this is called – it is wonderful [...]	joanne 2009-10-11 16:27:31
U2 lifts off in Atlanta (1 comments) I was near the front then U2 played in Atlanta, and they were just awesome. Their huge back catalog of songs means that every concern U2 do is great. [...]	Artmast 2009-10-08 00:48:32
U2 Popmart Tel Aviv, Israel – Concert Audio (1 comments) there is no video files to this concert? [...]	itzik 2009-10-07 14:53:25
U2 ‘claw’ gets a grip on Croke Park ahead of homecoming gig (1 comments) Does anyone know why this claw set can't be staged in the middle of each field vice on one end? Acoustic reasons or something else? Just thought it would be better for those on the other end, but I realize there are other variables to consider [...]	Cliff 2009-10-01 15:02:23
Bono, U2 give VIP treatment to patient who donated Make-a-Wish funds to extreme global poverty (1 comments) ROCK ON Laurence! You SOOO deserved this!!! Your dad sent Brian the pictures!! AWESOME!! Mrs. Sned's [...]	Mrs. Sned's 2009-09-27 04:37:23
Bono’s Video Diary (1 comments) Bono ROCKS!!!! [...]	Jill 2009-08-31 07:03:52
Temple Bar chief backs U2 plan for Clarence (1 comments) Hello bono you are my hero im 12 years old ihave a brilliant taste in music even yours and the edge adam clayton and larry mullen in the song sunday bloody sunday i love the drum solo and also my mum went to you on tuesday at the 360 tour in hampd [...]	jamie malone 2009-08-22 12:44:19
World premiere video of I’ll Go Crazy If I Dont Go Crazy Tonight (1 comments) Can't see the video in my contrey (Denmark) [...]	Antoni 2009-07-21 11:39:05
U2.com: ‘Fish Can Fly’ (1 comments) I've got this shirt and I love it.<3 [...]	Your Enemy 2009-07-18 10:37:07
U2’s Bono turns blogger (1 comments) I´m wondering if Bono knows anything about what is going on, in the Central American Country of Honduras? I'm more than sure that he would have an assertive comment regarding the oust of President Zelaya,because of an illegal referendum h [...]	cecilia 2009-07-15 03:26:08
U2 Sells Out Croatia (1 comments) sorry, but a lot of fans boughts tickets from another countries where U2 won’t play this summer, I know fans from Czech republic, Slovakia…. and also I think there will be fans from Austri, Slovenia, Bosna and Herzegowina, Hungary etc. It is the sa [...]	Sjoa 2009-03-29 09:07:03
U2’s five-night Letterman stand: Will you be watching? (1 comments) not overkill at all! letterman is cool enough and i think this may be a warm up for the tour- kind of like, hey USA, see you in the fall! My wife and I will be at least one show, hopefully! I imagine the thursday or friday show will be the best- [...]	Jono 2009-02-13 09:48:35
Here is the “Official” release of the Get On Your Boots video (1 comments) One difference I see is the many legs that gal has, wow. [...]	SPun2U 2009-02-06 19:31:32
‘Get On Your Boots’ audio snippets – High Quality (3 comments) Thanks Richard, this is great!! Certainly understand the reviews so far…vertigo esque… A little bell chime as well, awesome! fast cars meets vertigo and please don’t kill me for this…a little Escpae Club esque..Wild Wild West?? [...]	Jono 2009-01-18 11:43:27
U2 Set Sale For a New Horizon (6 comments) wait to go Exit crew! now we need a snippet or two! more close to vest, yes they are this time around, aren’t they?? [...]	Jono 2008-07-29 17:06:21
Bono to be godfather of Jolie, Pitt twins (6 comments) @Jono: No further news on names or tour details from Matt or any other sources. As for the discussions here a u2exit the thought was to start a discussion board of our own but it never was made public (until now) http://www.u2exit.com/bb/ There ar [...]	SPun2U 2008-07-28 20:20:40
Daniel Lanois on RTE Radio tonight (1 comments) This show has already been aired last week. You can download it (really good quality) or watch it (complete show) here : http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/228-2380387-512-288.smil It’s a really good show. Enjoy ! [...]	Deadedgegirl 2008-06-05 02:47:33
Bono performs at the 2008 MTV Video Awards (3 comments) i can’t find anything on this anywhere…do we know what he sang/why he was there? [...]	Jono 2008-06-02 10:03:00
Beach Clip minus the beach – new audio (3 comments) Just updated the player with a newer version that has been slightly enhanced (the auto pulling up has been removed from the clip), also, added a direct link. [...]	spun2u 2008-05-28 18:39:06
Tim Adams interviews Bono (2 comments) @Jono: Very well stated!! Thanks for the post. [...]	spun2u 2008-05-16 19:21:48
Bono’s charity art auction nets $42M (1 comments) A night full of heroes, indeed. It really warms the heart to see all the incredible things that RED is doing. Props to Bono, as well. Why I might not be the biggest U2 fan in the world, I definitely think he is an amazing individual. The fact the Sot [...]	SpencerKent 2008-02-15 20:27:16
Unlock an Easter Egg within the U2 3D Widget (1 comments) There’s eggs in everything these days! [...]	spun2u 2008-02-09 21:47:30
U2 to Re-release Debut Album (1 comments) Several have noted that Amazon already has several of U2’s early albums list for re-release on May 20. Visit http://www.amazon.com/s?keywords=u2&rs=301668&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Au2%2Ci%3Apopular%2Cn%3A301668&sort=-releasedate to see the listings. O [...]	spun2u 2008-02-10 12:34:33

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JAY-Z received a special treat from his pal BONO when he visited Ireland last month (Jun08) – the rocker gave the rap superstar a special preview of U2’s new album.

The 99 Problems hitmaker played a gig in Dublin at the end of June, and he took some time out of his busy schedule to pay a visit to Bono, who is currently working on the band’s forthcoming LP.

And Jay-Z was flattered when the singer decided to bounce ideas off him.

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He says, “I heard about four tracks. And the thing about Bono is, he’s in the studio like a kid, excited and singing the lyrics back, asking what I think. That’s passion, only passion. Trust me. He doesn’t have to do it.

“Music is a challenge. Music’s like, ‘What have you done for me lately?’ Don’t matter if you make seven, eight great albums. U2 are arguably one of the greatest bands ever. (But) if their next album is not great, people are going to say they’re finished! U2!”

-ContactMusic