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U2 has used an interview with Rolling Stone to apologise, once again, for the Songs of Innocence / iTunes debacle and to detail what is coming in the next couple of years.

U2 main man, Bono, has made a candid revelation on the reason why he is never seen without his trademark sunglasses indoors – he suffers from glaucoma.

U2’s album spam PR stunt has destroyed decades of legacy quicker than hitting a delete button. In fact, many millions of Apple customers were looking for their delete button as soon as they were spammed with a product they did not opt-n for.

U2 are reported to be planning to be incorporated into the launch of the iPhone6 next week, possibly even launching their new album on the phone.

The Script will head to Australia in October for a show on Guineas Day at the Caulfield Races.

Sinéad O’Connor says that the female stars of today have been “hoodwinked” and “made to think if you get your t*ts out, you’re a maverick.”

U2’s new album is definitely coming and there’s a good chance it is going to be called Sirens. What isn’t very clear is when it will be released.

Van Morrison is planning on hitting the stage in London to not only perform but talk about his songs.

Tributes are flooding in after Bernie Nolan succumbed to cancer aged 52. She had suffered from the disease for three years.

After the death of Phil Lynott in 1986, Thin Lizzy (when they were together) refused to make another album as a tribute to their late leader.

Celtic Woman will return to Australia for national dates in September.

Philip Chevron, the guitarist for the Pogues and Radiators From Space, announced his medical condition on the Pogues website with the headline “This time the cancer is lethal.”

The statue of Thin Lizzy’s late guitar master Phil Lynott was pushed over and badly damaged.

Boomtown Rats Australian tour has been officially cancelled.

Willie Nelson has turned 80 and U2 decided to mark the celebration with the release of a previously unseen video of the song ‘Slow Dancing’ featuring U2 and Willie Nelson.

The original Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts, are reforming for a world tour.

Bernie Nolan has moved back to her family home in Surrey, England to live out her final days as she succumbs to the cancer which has spread to her brain, bones, liver and lungs.

Girls Aloud have called it quits.

Irish singer Glen Hansard adds three Melbourne shows to his Frames tour next year.

Irish shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine will play headline shows in Australia next year.

Irish pop-rockers The Script will appear in Sydney for a single show later in the month.

Irish indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club ready the follow-up to their debut, titled Beacon.

Scottish psych-rock sensation Django Django have a couple of Splendour sideshows with The Cast of Cheers.

Singer Sinead O’Connor has cancelled her 2012 tourdates, saying she’s “very unwell” due to her bipolar disorder.

U2 have recorded some ‘amazing’ tracks with RedOne.

Bono has revealed that the future of U2 is uncertain and that after all these years it may be over for U2.

U2 is putting the deluxe treatment on their 1991 album Achtung Baby with everything from a one-CD remaster of the original album to a six-CD/4-DVD/5-vinyl singles Uber box set.