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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U2’s new single, “Ordinary Love,” was added this week to the iTunes Music Store in dozens of countries, and is off to a fairly good start as far as downloads are concerned. As of about 5:00 pm PT on Friday (December 6), “Ordinary Love” is the top-sell…
Read More It’s been nearly a month since the original reports that Paul McGuinness was stepping aside as U2’s manager, and the band members have now finally confirmed the news and issued their first comments on the management change.
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A statement from Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry.
Read More“It was as if he was born to teach the age a lesson in humility, in humour and above all else in patience. In the end, Nelson Mandela showed us how to love rather than hate, not because he had never surrendered to rage or violence, but because he learnt that love would do a […]
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