U2 Working With BLACKstreet Singer And Producer Dave Hollister

via FMQB

R&B producer/singer Dave Hollister, who was one-fourth of '90s group BLACKstreet, tweeted earlier this week that he was "In the studio working with U2! Man I'm excited! Bono baby!" He revealed that the band is "doing some classics" and apparently re-recording or re-working Rattle And Hum's "All I Want Is You" and "Grace" from All That You Can't Leave Behind. No other information about the project is known at this time.

Hope For Haiti Performances With Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono, Beyonce, Alicia Keys & More

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Jay Z/Rihanna/Bono Perform Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Jay Z/Rihanna/Bono Perform Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Beyonce/Chris Martin Perform Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Beyonce/Chris Martin Perform Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Alicia Keys Performs Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Alicia Keys Performs Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Wyclef Jean Performs Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Wyclef Jean Performs Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Mary J Blige Performs Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Mary J Blige Performs Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">John Legend Performs Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

John Legend Performs Live! Hope For Haiti

<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/" target="_blank">Jennifer Hudson Performs Live! Hope For Haiti</a>

Jennifer Hudson Performs Live! Hope For Haiti

Jay-Z & U2 Unite At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate For MTV EMAs

A historic moment considering the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and what a great way to celebrate by having both Jay-Z and U2 play in front of the Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany for one iconic performance.

U2's set list:

One
Magnificent
Sunday Bloody Sunday ft. Jay-Z
Beautiful Day
Vertigo
Moment of Surrender

Photos:
Getty Images
Wire Image
Rex Features
WENN Photo

Show reviews:
U2.com
Berliner Morgenpost (in German)

Jay-Z Admits He Picks Up Tips From Bono's Live Shows

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z mastered the art of performing live by watching Irish rocker Bono on stage.

The rapper admits he was a "horrible performer" before shooting to rap superstardom, and credits the U2 for helping him perfect his act.

The Run This Town hitmaker has studied hours of footage of Bono in concert to pick up tips and improve his own stage shows.

He explains, "These days, I'm the s**t, but I used to be a horrible performer. I was terrible. I'm not really an animated guy so I had to figure out a way how to convey my message and talk to people in compact movements, all the while, being entertaining.

"There is a very thin line between not moving and being boring. (Bono) knows how to exaggerate his movements and he knows how to have that conversation, without moving around much. He's a dynamic performer."
(source)

Black Eyed Peas: Highlights From The Rock & Roll Hall A Fame Concert NYC

The Rock n Roll Hall A Fame 25 years concert took place at Madison Square Garden NYC and has been going on the last couple of days. Black Eyed Peas played on night two Friday, October 30.

Excerpts from New York Magazine as reported by Hugo Lindgren and Ben Williams.

Fan shot video below.



U2/Fergie/Jagger — “Gimme Shelter”
This was a crazy mess, but absolutely riveting. Neither Bono nor Mick could contribute much vocally — Bono's voice is gone, hopefully not forever, and Jagger's faux-Texan twang has disconcertingly overwhelmed the rest of his repertoire. But who the hell cares, this was Mick and U2 up there, banging it out like a bunch of teenagers! U2’s arrangement was subtly bewitching, and major props belong to Fergie, who had to execute the greatest back-up vocal performance of all time. Of course, she made no one forget the original. But her fearlessness was something to behold.



U2/Black Eyed Peas — "Where is the Love"
The segue from "Mysterious Ways" to "Where is the Love" may have been most artful moment of the night, and from there on out, it was pure goosebumps, we're not ashamed to admit it.

See the full story here:
NY Mag - Night at the Rock Museum: Second Concert of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Photos:
Getty Images - Show
Wire Image - Show
Wire Image - Backstage
Wire Image - Gift Lounge
Wire Image - Rehearsals

Slash Rocks With The Black Eyed Peas At Rose Bowl In Pasadena, CA

Fan shot video footage below.





Black Eyed Peas opening for U2's "360 Degrees" World Tour at the Rose Bowl In Pasadena, CA on Sunday, October 25.

excerpt from the Los Angeles Times U2 live show review reported by Ann Powers

Opening the show, the Black Eyed Peas went for something more tried and true, but also powerful: a party vibe celebrating the home team. Performing its many hits in an exuberant set, the Peas radiated Southern California pride. Tabu draped himself in Mexican and American flags; will.i.am name-checked neighborhoods and towns from Hollywood to East L.A. to La Crescenta.

The set's spirited climax came when Fergie took Axl Rose's part in a rough and true-blooded cover of the Guns N' Roses classic "Sweet Child o' Mine," with Slash himself on guitar. If U2 aimed for universals, the Black Eyed Peas reminded us that particulars have their uses too. Especially when those particulars are as diverse as the elements that make up the Southland.
source

See photos from the show here:
Getty Images
Wire Image
Film Magic

U2 celebrates the life of Michael Jackson with "Angel of Harlem" performance in Barcelona Spain video and report posted

Bono says this about the onstage Michael Jackson tribute on Tuesday June 30 at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona Spain the first stop on U2's 360 World Tour:

(via Reuters)

"We wrote this one for Billie Holiday but we are going to play it tonight for Michael Jackson," said Bono. "Unspeakable talent, that's all there is to say, really," he added, and the song morphed into Jackson hits "Man in the Mirror" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."

Read about this story and concert report here







In a previous report, see other artists pay tribute to Michael Jackson in recent concert performances around the world here