Both Madonna and U2 have albums planned for late this year and we hear that Universal is considering releasing them as a “surprise,” just as Beyonce did in 2013. Our source from Universal says it’s a lot more likely to happen with U2 than it is with Madonna.
U2 haven’t released an album since No Line on the Horizon and the reception wasn’t too great. However, given the success of U2′s most recent tour, none of that mattered. But our source says they still want to market U2 in different ways as well. U2 doesn’t face the same automatic backlash that Madonna does, but there are still people who want them to fail.
“There is overwhelming support in the industry for U2′s new album,” our source says. “If the cards are played right, U2 will have their most successful album in years. The promotion for this album will be a little different,” he continues. We can comfortably tell you that despite recent reports, U2 fans will definitely get an album this year.
BBC News - U2 Joshua Tree album added to US archive
U2's 1987 disc The Joshua Tree is among 25 new additions to the US Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.
Established in 2000, the registry contains recordings deemed important enough to be preserved for posterity.
Each year, 25 recordings that are at least 10 years old are added to the registry, which now includes 400 deemed to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Fun little quiz from atu2
Which Member Of U2 Are You? An @U2 Quiz
Which member of U2 are you?
I got Adam!
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Congratulations to The Edge, for being the first of the group to be a grandparent!!!
where is this info coming from?
where is this info coming from?
From what I heard, Blue Angel is due in July, making Edge and Aislynn grandparents! (And Morleigh one as well since stepgrandparents are important as well!!).
And I've heard it on various forums so it's either a REALLY good rumor or it's official! And I think it's great if it is! Personally I can't wait to hear Bono calling Edge "Gramps" every night of the tour.