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Music Lineup for Inaugural Opening Event Released
The lineup for the Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural was announced today on the Presidential Inaugural Committee blog and it is a great one: “Musical performers scheduled for the event include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.” The event will be televised on HBO on Sunday, January 18 (7:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT).
Al Gore and Bono Speak at the World Economic Forum
Al Gore and Bono discuss climate change and poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.
U2 Releasing New 3D Movie
U2 is releasing a 3D movie this month – Jan 23rd in selected cities. Check out this website for more details.
Vanity Fair Goes RED
The July issue of Vanity Fair magazine is hitting the racks soon, and I can’t wait to get my copy (or copies…). There are 20 different cover pictures for this issue which is devoted to topics related to Africa. Bono was the guest co-editor for the issue, which is remarkable as this is the first [...]
U2 Performing Live From Cannes Tonight
Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington’s film “U2 3D” will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival tonight (following the screening of Michael Moore’s “Sicko”). U2 will be playing live on the Palais steps tonight around 6pm Eastern time, and can be viewed live via an internet feed on ifc.com. Click this link to go directly [...]
