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Irish Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Bono calls to 'stop war' ahead of powerful Sunday Bloody Sunday performance
U2's Bono issued a call to "stop war" ahead of performing Sunday Bloody Sunday at the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Thursday evening. The performance came as the group became the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an academy fellowship at the 70th year of the awards ceremony, known as The Ivors. U2 received their fellowships from Ed Sheeran with Bono making a call for peace. While the singer made his acceptance speech, The Edge began to strum the chords of Sunday Bloody Sunday. Bono said: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining that it wasn't a rebel song. It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was, then, and is now a rebellious act, and some would say a ridiculous one. To believe peace was attainable between your country and ours, between our country and itself was a ridiculous idea that we're pleased we hold on to very tightly right now. "Peace creates possibilities in the most intractable situations. Lord knows there's a few of them out there right now. Hamas, release the hostages. Stop war. Israel, be released from Benjamin Netanyahu. All of you, protect our aid workers. They are the best of us." The group ended the evening with a performance of Angel of Harlem. Hosted by The Ivors Academy, the awards ceremony aims to recognise and celebrate "exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing". Adam Clayton said: 'To be recognised in this way by The Ivors Academy feels very special indeed. The appreciation of one's peers is a humbling honour and we are immensely grateful. "We've been playing our songs in this country for over 45 years, thank you to all those who have not just supported us, but carried us... producers, engineers, crew, fans, management, label.' Larry Mullen Jr. added: 'Making music collectively, as we've done for close to 50 years, has been an incredible experience and privilege for the four of us and I believe it's a testament to a band that values individual creativity and independence of mind. "We are grateful to each other and very grateful to The Ivors Academy for recognising us with this award.'
RTÉ News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Bono says 'stop war' as U2 honoured in London
U2's Bono issued a call to "stop war" ahead of performing Sunday Bloody Sunday at the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Thursday evening. The performance came as the group became the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an academy fellowship at the 70th year of the awards ceremony, known as The Ivors. U2 received their fellowships from Ed Sheeran with Bono making a call for peace. While the singer made his acceptance speech, The Edge began to strum the chords of Sunday Bloody Sunday. Bono said: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining that it wasn't a rebel song. "It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was, then, and is now a rebellious act, and some would say a ridiculous one. To believe peace was attainable between your country and ours, between our country and itself was a ridiculous idea that we're pleased we hold on to very tightly right now. "Peace creates possibilities in the most intractable situations. Lord knows there's a few of them out there right now. "Hamas, release the hostages. Stop war. Israel, be released from Benjamin Netanyahu. "All of you, protect our aid workers. They are the best of us." The group ended the evening with a performance of Angel of Harlem. Hosted by The Ivors Academy, the awards ceremony aims to recognise and celebrate "exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing".
The Hill
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
GOP senator defends U2 from Babylon Bee
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) defended the rock band U2 after it was mocked by satire publication The Babylon Bee on Monday. The Bee, a comedic and satire online platform catering mostly to conservatives, posted a headline Monday morning that read 'Study Finds No One Ever Actually Liked U2 It's Just That Everyone Thought Everyone Else Did And No One Wanted To Speak Up And Make It Awkward.' 'The groundbreaking research indicates that humanity could have been saved from 'With or Without You,' 'Beautiful Day,' and 'Angel of Harlem,' if people just had the courage to stand up and say they don't like U2,' the Bee's story read. Lee, a conservative senator with a frequent social media presence, pushed back on the Bee's jokes. 'This is a rare L for [The Babylon Bee],' Lee wrote. 'U2 is freaking awesome.' U2's lead singer Bono has been vocal about politics during the band's decades-long career in music, saying in late 2023 that freedoms around the world were 'going in reverse,' but adding 'America is still the best idea.'
