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Borat mocks Kanye as "too antisemitic"

Actor Natalie Portman and shock jock Howard Stern also condemned antisemitism and made jabs at the disgraced rapper

Salon

U2 receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Kennedy Center in US

The iconic Dublin band received the honour in a ceremony with George Clooney and Gladys Knight last night

Dublin Live

Borat targets Trump, Ye and antisemitism at Kennedy Center Honors

Sacha Baron Cohen skit receives mixed response at ceremony for lifetime achievements in the arts

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U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

Amy Grant, George Clooney, Gladys Knight, U2 and Tania León attended a dinner at the U.S. State Department and a gala tribute event. The 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors airs on CBS later this month.

WEKU

George Clooney fixes wife Amal Clooney’s dress on red carpet at awards ceremony

Actor photographed unfolding the train of his wife’s dress ahead of the event

The Independent UK

Biden hosts U2, Clooney in reception for Kennedy Center honorees

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted a reception at the White House on Sunday night for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, celebrating the work of artists including the band U2, actor George Clooney, singers Amy Grant and Gladys Knight, and composer Tania León.

Tribune News Service

George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees

Performers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands

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Surrender by Bono review - Star opens up about fame, philanthropy and religion

OH no, not another rock ‘n’ roll memoir! Hang on: it’s by Brother Paul. You don’t call him that? I do. Not because naming him this way mocks…

The National (Scotland)

U2 drummer Larry Mullen reveals he will need surgery to continue performing

The band – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry – are close to marking 46 years together

Dublin Live

Bono and the Kiwi critic

An email from Bono

Newsroom.co.nz

Rock has sympathy for God and the devil

The line between contemporary Christian music and secular pop music has always been blurry

Salon

'I was stunned' - fans react to Bono's show in the Olympia Theatre last night

Bono performed in his hometown of Dublin last night to promote his new autobiography

Dublin Live

Super-realistic digital Beatles and Elvis could soon play gigs - and make eye contact

A producer of ground-breaking Abba Voyage, which features digital avatars of the Swedish supergroup as they appeared in 1977, said super-realistic digital renditions of artists like The Beatles and Elvis Presley that respond to the audience could be around the corner

Daily Mirror

Keith Levene wrote his own rules for rock guitar

His ambition to ‘use it in different ways’ helped steer PiL’s post-punk to genuinely fresh ground and was a formative influence for both U2 and My Bloody Valentine

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Rock music has had sympathy for God as well as the devil – Kennedy Center honoree Amy Grant is just one big star who’s walked the line between ‘Christian’ and ‘secular’ music

After three multiplatinum and six platinum albums, 30 million albums sold and more than a billion streams, singer Amy Grant is set to receive one of American music’s biggest awards: Kennedy Center Honors.

Irish Mirror

U2's Bono recalls his brush with death after he had lifesaving open-heart surgery

U2 frontman Bono, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, said: 'I shouldn’t be here ‘cause I should be dead'

Irish Mirror

Ryan Tubridy and Katie Taylor are Ireland's 'most admired' stars as Bono and Christy Dignam also feature on list

They made up two of the top three overall most admired celebrities, with U2 frontman Bono rounding out the podium places.

Bangkok Post

U2 frontman Bono releases memoir titled Surrender

U2's Bono last week released his memoir Surrender, detailing the journey from his youth in Dublin to fronting one of the world's most prominent rock bands.

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Dublin Live

Bono and wife Ali 'deeply regret' turning down offer to be godparents

They turned down an offer to be godparents to Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates’ daughter Tiger Lily

The Guardian - UK

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono review – from Boy to Mandela

In his long but fascinating memoir, the self-confessed ‘speechifying’ U2 frontman isn’t shy of exploring the roots of his pomposity, faith and ‘white saviour’ activism

Irish Mirror

Bono ended his friendship with Michael Hutchence for truly heartbreaking reason

Bono recounts the early days of Hutchence’s relationship with Yates, which started in 1994 – while Yates was still married to Bono’s close friend, Bob Geldof

The Independent UK

Bono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre

Bono's latest tour is not for a new album

Dublin Live

Bono 'passed out' in Lincoln room after drinks with then-President Obama at White House

The Dubliner said he had a few "strong cocktails" and red wine with the former US president

Asharq Al-Awsat

What Are the 500 Best Albums? Rolling Stone Has an Answer

Is Fleetwood Mac's landmark album "Rumours" better than "To Pimp a Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar? Should "Tapestry" by Carole King be ranked higher or lower than "Thriller" by Michael Jackson? Rolling Stone magazine has some answers in a new book that's sure to spark conversations — "The 500 Greatest Albums…

The Independent UK

What are the 500 best albums? Rolling Stone has an answer

Is Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album “Rumours” better than “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar

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