U2 decided that they needed an image adjustment heading into the 1990s. After leading with earnestness for so long, they decided to let some humor and irony into the picture on Achtung Baby in 1991, ...

Looking back has never been U2’s thing. They were always about the future, or at least the present, craving to be the best and biggest band in the world. But with the release of Songs Of Surrender—a ...

Few rock bands have been as successful over the last 50 years as U2. They've earned it, forming as teenagers in the late '70s and creating challenging rock that mixed the personal, political, and ...

“Desire” debuted at No. 3 before it quickly climbed to the top spot on Oct. 8, 1988, and became U2’s first chart-topping ...

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In reimagining 40 of their best-known songs, U2 recognized that many fans would experience them through earphones connected to a device in their pockets — rather than being belted out onstage.That was ...

U2 has been a brotherhood since 1976. Through stadium sellouts, hundreds of millions of albums sold, questionable professional choices (PopMart Tour, anyone?) and expected musical squabbles, Bono, the ...

U2 has officially announced Songs of Surrender, a new album featuring reinterpretations of 40 classic songs from their catalog. Songs of Surrender arrives on St. Patrick's Day, March 17. You can see ...

With “Songs of Surrender,” an album of 40 reimagined songs, and “A Sort of Homecoming,” a documentary on Disney+, the Irish band pauses to reflect. By Jon Pareles For decades, U2 refused to rest on ...

The band has followed up an initial tease with a full track listing and information about multiple LP, CD and digital configurations. Per Wednesday’s formal announcement, the full 40-song album will ...