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Bono + Mcconaughey Bid Farewell To Gates In Funny Video

27th June 2008

BONO and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY have joined forces to bid Microsoft boss BILL GATES a fond farewell as he plans for...

Bono Offers Radiohead High Praise In Letter

25th June 2008

U2 rocker BONO has dubbed RADIOHEAD "a sacred talent" in a heartfelt letter to U.K. music magazine NME. The Irish...

Bono Calls For United States Of Africa

3rd June 2008

Rocker-turned-activist BONO has called for the creation of a United States of Africa, insisting a united continental identity could help...

Bono Urges Africa To End Poverty

30th May 2008

U2 frontman BONO is calling on African leaders to address the nation's spiralling food prices in a bid to tackle...

Bono Receives Degree From Japanese Institution

28th May 2008

U2 frontman BONO has received an honorary degree from a Japanese university in recognition of his contributions to music and...

Bono Celebrates With Pitt

12th May 2008

U2 rocker BONO received a special surprise for his 48th birthday - the company of Hollywood hunk BRAD PITT. The...

Mccartney Is 'Most Irritating Star'

9th May 2008

BEATLES legend SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has been named the most irritating pop star of all time, by a new online...

Bono's Huge Hotel Plans

14th April 2008

Rocker BONO wants to spend a staggering $237.2 million (GBP118.6 million) turning the hotel he owns in his native Dublin,...

Idol Gives Back -- Its Audience

10th April 2008

The second annual American Idol charity show, Idol Gives Back, saw its audience decline from last year Wednesday night even...

The Things They Say 7929

10th April 2008

"You would think BONO has enough money to fix whatever is going on in Africa. But apparently, he only has...

Bono Finally Sells New York Home

9th April 2008

U2 rocker BONO has finally sold his New York apartment for $4.9 million (GBP2.45 million), three years after first putting...

Live Nation Inks 12-Year Agreement With U2

31st March 2008

Concert promoter Live Nation has signed a deal with U2 for the rights to the band's tours, merchandising and website.The...

Daughtry Rock For Bono's Charity

24th March 2008

Rockers DAUGHTRY are hoping to boost funds for BONO's One campaign by staging an intimate concert in Las Vegas for...

The Things They Say 7658

18th March 2008

"I'm sitting in a room singing songs about SPIDER-MAN with BONO and THE EDGE... My life definitely doesn't get much...

Bono, Fergie, Snoop To Headline American Idol Charity Concert

4th March 2008

Bono has been lined up to headline the second annual American Idol charity concert, set to air in the US...

Fascinating Fact 4948

3rd March 2008

BONO, FERGIE, ANNIE LENNOX, SNOOP DOGG, MARIAH CAREY, JOHN LEGEND and MILEY CYRUS are among the stars confirmed to take...

Oscar Winner Hansard Thanks Bono For Congratulation Text

26th February 2008

Oscar-winning singer Glen Hansard has revealed he received a congratulatory text from Bono after his surprise win at Sunday's ceremony.Hansard,...

The Things They Say 7359

25th February 2008

"Getting a text from BONO is one of the biggest things that can happen to an Irishman. (He's) the chieftain...

Bono's Charity Gig Exceeds Expectations

15th February 2008

Rocker BONO's Valentine's Day (14Feb08) charity auction to help fight AIDS in Africa has raised a near-record breaking $42.6 million...

Spice Girls To Play At Mandela's Birthday?

15th February 2008

The SPICE GIRLS may be planning one final performance at NELSON MANDELA's 90th birthday party.The girls have recently announced that...

Bono Organises Art Fundraiser For Hiv Relief In Africa

6th February 2008

Humanitarian rocker BONO is organising a Valentine's Day (14Feb08) art auction to raise money for the United Nations' HIV relief...

Bono Donates Ipod To Encourage An End To Poverty

27th January 2008

U2 rocker BONO has given the Japanese Prime Minister an iPod in a bid to help end poverty in Africa....

U.s. Politican Unfased By Bono

25th January 2008

U.S. Defence Secretary ROBERT GATES was unfased when he met U2 rock star BONO - as he had no idea...

Bono Confesses Eco Sins To 'Father' Al Gore

25th January 2008

U2 frontman BONO has compared environmental campaigner AL GORE to an Irish priest to whom he can confess his ecological...

Paranoid Bono Showed Gore Around His Green Home

24th January 2008

Rocker BONO poked fun at his green credentials during a conference with AL GORE on Thursday (24Jan08), revealing how he...

Bono Pays A Visit To The Pentagon

24th January 2008

Irish rocker BONO met with U.S. Defence Secretary ROBERT GATES on Tuesday (22Jan08) in his efforts to persuade world leaders...

The Things They Say 6873

21st January 2008

"Irish people are essentially Latin people who don't know how to dance." U2 frontman BONO insists his fellow countrymen have...

Bono: 'I Am Horrific In 3-D'

21st January 2008

Rocker BONO hates seeing himself on-screen - and admits his image inhibitions have been made worse after seeing himself in...

Bono Visits French Leader

12th January 2008

Rocker BONO has urged French leader NICOLAS SARKOZY to double aid to developing nations during a low-key visit to the...

Snoop Dogg Plans Rock Collaborations

10th January 2008

Rapper SNOOP DOGG is eager to collaborate with rock icons BONO and SIR MICK JAGGER - because his hip-hop peers...