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Despite free album furor, U2 tops iTunes listening U2 faced such a backlash over its free album that the band apologized, but the Irish superstars claimed vindication as research showed its music dominated iTunes listening.

25 February 2015

Bono 'dressed as Hasidic Jew' during bike crash: Edge How did U2 frontman Bono escape notice when he crashed his bicycle last month? If his bandmate is to be believed, it's because he was disguised as a Hasidic Jew.

06 December 2014

Take two from U2 with film version of album U2, who faced mockery for sending their album for free to iTunes' half billion users, are back with a new experiment -- a film version by leading urban artists.

19 November 2014

U2's Bono needs surgery after cycling accident U2 frontman Bono will be getting surgery after injuring his arm in a fall from his bicycle in New York's Central Park.

17 November 2014

Apple helps iTunes users delete free U2 album Apple began helping people boot U2 off their iTunes accounts after a cacophony of complaints about not wanting the automatically downloaded free album.

16 September 2014

You two: Bono, Edge join Fender board U2 stars Bono and The Edge have joined the Fender board of directors, adding some rock and roll glamor to a company whose guitars they have been using for decades, it said.

31 May 2014

U2 to play Mandela song at Oscars Irish rock veterans U2 will play their Oscar-nominated song "Ordinary Love" from the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" at this year's Academy Awards.

13 February 2014