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2023-03-24: “Songs of Surrender” Hits the Charts

Update (March 26, 2023):

In the USA, on the new Billboard 200 chart, U2 gets it’s 13th top 10 spot, with Songs of Surrender debuting at number 5. U2 becomes only the fourth group with a newly-charting top 10 title on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and now the 2020s. U2 sold the equivalent of 46,500 equivalent albums (total album sales 42,000, streaming...

2023-03-23: Reviews of Surrender

The U2Songs team has had nearly a week to digest Songs of Surrender (and it’s a lot to digest), so we thought we would post our initial impressions of the project. Everyone found something that they enjoyed, and we thought we would highlight some of those moments, as well as offering some perspective on where this reflective album fits into U2’s body of work. As with any new album, our...

2023-03-19: Songs of Surrender News and Reviews

An embargo on reviews of the album Songs of Surrender is being lifted, and soon publications worldwide will be sharing their thoughts on the new music by U2. We also expect considerable press in the weeks ahead as promotion of the new album begins in earnest, and with the debut of the documentary A Sort of Homecoming. Below you can find a collection of articles, curated by the staff here at...

2023-03-17: 40 Songs, 40 Cities

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock today you know Songs of Surrender is out. To celebrate, U2 have sent fans worldwide on a treasure hunt. “40 songs, 40 cities” sees a special display of U2 lyrics in 40 cities worldwide. One city for each song on the album. A special map debuted last night at Fortycities.U2.com leading to different locations around the globe. Although some were up...

2023-03-15: Songs of Surrender: The Credits

The album Songs of Surrender arrives on Friday, March 17, 2023. Some fans have started to receive copies already through pre-orders, however, so keep an eye on your mailbox if you’ve ordered a copy of the album. If you are trying to avoid spoilers between now and Friday, now is the time to look away. For those who aren’t, we are now taking a look at the credits for the songs on Songs of...

2023-03-06: Bono and The Edge appear on the Piano Room (BBC)

2023-02-28: Adam Discusses Las Vegas

As part of a 40th anniversary special celebrating War Adam Clayton was interviewed by Jenny Huston on the band’s own U2 X-Radio station on SiriusXM. Early in the conversation Adam spoke about Las Vegas, and said it was really his first opportunity to talk about the upcoming performances there since things have been announced. He said the band were playing these shows to take advantage of the...

2023-02-26: Bono and The Edge perform with Antytila in London

2023-02-25: Breaking Waves: War at 40 And More

Forty years ago this month, U2 released their third album War. The album arrived on February 28 in Europe, and the following day in North America. It gave U2 their first number one album.

This week to celebrate, U2 X-Radio on SiriusXM is hosting a conversation with Adam Clayton about the album. The conversation will air at 1pm on Monday, February 27 on the station. U2 X-Radio is...

2023-02-20: Breaking Waves: Latest News Bits

Below you’ll find short news pieces about U2, including a look at the film Kiss the Future, more about those Vegas shows, the airing date of the Tiny Desk concert, the number of copies of that Record Store Day release, cancellation of some formats of Bono’s memoir, and a look at the North Star film.

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Yesterday was the worldwide premiere of the new film, Kiss the Future. The film by...

2023-02-16: RSD 2023: Two Hearts Beat as One 40th Anniversary

A 40th Anniversary issue of “Two Hearts Beat As One” is planned for RSD 2023.

More information on the actual release is available in our discography here here.

It will be a 40th anniversary edition of “Two Hearts Beat as One” on 12-Inch Vinyl for Record Store Day this year. The release will be announced on February 16, 2023.

The release will be on white 12-Inch Vinyl and features the...

2023-02-13: U2:UV Announced: Vegas Residency

With a short 15 second ad at the end of the Super Bowl, U2 announced their residency at the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. Or rather Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton did. A longer video, posted to YouTube was also available.

Drummer Larry Mullen will be sitting out these shows. In his place will be Bram van den Berg. Bono, Edge and Adam shared, “It’s going to take all we’ve got to approach...