H aving formed in 1976, the famous rock band U2 has had a flourishing career from the beginning. Establishing themselves as trailblazers in the genre of rock music throughout the '80s and '90s, U2 ...

Even so, U2 is one of the most iconic bands of the ’80s, stocked with songs that articulated the decade’s trends and textures. Here are five tracks that defined not only the band, but the ...

In CNN’s 40 th anniversary documentary Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World, the singer admitted that the performer in him was “looking for some kind of ‘moment’” during the charity show. He ...

We met [U2 producer] Brian Eno in the mid-’80s, after he worked with David Bowie and then Talking Heads, who definitely were on the cool side of media. Eno said to us, ...

The Edge, Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr of U2. Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MTV. All of Us remember where we were when a new U2 album popped up on our Apple devices essentially unannounced ...

In the ’80s, the Polish government was being challenged by Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa–a guiding voice in the Solidarity Movement. Martial law in Poland was lifted on New Year’s Day ...

U2 legend Bono, in an interview, discussed freedom, democracy, ... “Pride (In the Name of Love)” in the ’80s was another anthem to nonviolence.