Two quick media notes to share: First, Bono is in Johannesburg, South Africa, for Nelson Mandela’s funeral tomorrow. But he’ll be a guest tonight on CNN’s AC360 show at 8:00 and 10:00 pm ET. Anderson Cooper sent this tweet out earlier this morning:
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Read More U2 is in what you’d have to call a tricky situation. The band has a new single to promote as part of the marketing of a major motion picture that producers hope will earn both the film and the song several Oscar nominations.
But the subject of the fil…
The global celebration of the life and spirit of Nelson Mandela has already begun, and for the next fortnight much will be reported about this elder statesman’s courage, wisdom and strength. From his earliest days as a student of law to h…
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Speaking to today’s Observer newspaper, 70-year-old Jagger said: “It’s not your stage and it’s not your crowd per se – people have bought their tickets before any acts have been announced. I know U2 didn’t have the best of nights [in 2011], although the weather didn’t help.”
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By Aislinn Laing
The passing of Nelson Mandela, the beloved father-figure of the Rainbow Nation, now brings one of the country’s biggest ever staged events – at least 10 days of tributes and engagements involving the participation of hundreds of thousands.
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U2 have broken their silence on the departure of manager Paul McGuinness and thanked him for “his extraordinary leadership, guidance and friendship over the last 35 years”.
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U2 today publicly thanked former manager Paul McGuinness confirming that the band has finalised and signed a new management contract with Live Nation and Guy Oseary. Read onCopyright 2013 U2 France / http://www.u2france.com/actu
Read MoreNelson Mandela and Bono are pictured after meeting at Mandela’s home in Johannesburg on May 25, 2002. JUDA NGWENYA/AFP/Getty Images By Drew Poulsen Mandela: the three syllables not only refer to the legendary anti-apartheid leader and former Presiden…
Read MoreOrdinary Love, from the soundtrack to Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, sees overnight sales boost as fans pay tribute to late president of South Africa.
By Daniel Lane Following the death of Nelson Mandela yesterday evening (Thursday, December 5) U2’s …
Bono and Nelson Mandela
By Steven Zeitchik
Few entertainment luminaries have had as keen an eye into Nelson Mandela’s personality and worldview than Bono, The Edge and the rest of U2.
Just a day before Mandela’s passing, Bono and Edge were speaking to The Times about Madiba, whom they campaigned with on numerous social issues, particularly the global AIDS crisis. Band members felt strongly enough about the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s legacy that they contributed a song to the soundtrack of Justin Chadwick’s “Mandela” biopic, a closing-credit number titled “Ordinary Love.”
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