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U2’s new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events

U2’s new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events

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LOS ANGELES — U2 is returning with its first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, opening with a tribute to Renee Good, the Minnesota mom fatally shot by a federal agent during this winter’s massive immigration crackdown. U2’s new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events The Irish rock band released the six-song EP “U2 – Days of Ash” on Wednesday. Its first track, “American Obituary,” is dedicated to Good, who died Jan. 7 in Minneapolis during an encounter with a Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The song is a call for peace and a dedication to Good’s life. “Renee didn’t just believe in kindness; she lived it, fully and fiercely,” said Becca Good, her partner, in a statement released with the project. “She believed every person deserved the same compassion, care and dignity regardless of who they were.” The band released the EP on Ash Wednesday, describing it as an immediate response to current events and inspired by the people “fighting on the front lines of freedom.” Frontman Bono …

U2, Charli XCX and Robbie Williams honoured at Ivor songwriting awards

U2, Charli XCX and Robbie Williams honoured at Ivor songwriting awards

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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian U2, Charli XCX and Robbie Williams honoured at Ivor songwriting awards LONDON, – Singers Charli XCX, Robbie Williams, Myles Smith and rapper Berwyn triumphed on Thursday at the Ivors, Britain’s annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, with Irish rockers U2 adding to their honours with a fellowship. U2 members Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. follow Paul McCartney, Sting, Kate Bush and Bruce Springsteen in receiving an Ivors Academy Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by the UK-based association. They are the first Irish songwriters to do so. “When we gathered in Larry Mullen’s kitchen in 1976, this was unimaginable – we never thought that the band could be this old,” Clayton said on stage. “We had the most basic of talents but we believed that songs could take us anywhere because we’d already been to so many places, we just had to tell our story.” At the ceremony in London, Charli XCX was named songwriter of the year in recognition of her hit album “Brat,” which inspired a …

Karsh on U2 collab: Felt like life coming full circle (Exclusive)

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“When I was 10, I first saw U2 on MTV and the song was Pride. Ever since that day, I became a fan of their work. When I was asked to do the mix 36 years later, it was a no-brainer, as it felt like life coming full circle,” says musician Karsh Kale, who took to social media yesterday to announce his collaboration with the 22 Grammy Award-winning rock band: “U2 just released their new version of Pride, which features orchestral and choir arrangements composed by me.” Talking to us about the collaboration, Kale says, “The song was originally written and released in the mid-80s. Our release is a reimagined version by a well-aged and mature U2. I provided orchestral and choral arrangements (children’s choir) for the song. It features the voices of the Hill Spring International School, Mumbai. The song was released yesterday (January 11) as a preview of the full-length 40-song anthology called U2 Songs Of Surrender that will release in March.” Sharing the highlights of his engagement with the Irish band, Kale …