Rock and roll may be predicated on songs that are absolutely pissed off, but Bono knew that some bands could show their sunny side.

Following becoming the first Irish songwriters to receive an Ivors Academy Fellowship award, U2’s band members, including ...

U2’s induction into Fellowship honours their seminal contributions to music through exceptional songwriting craft.” The Irish ...

The Who's Pete Townshend opens up about the band's role in creating stadium rock and the unexpected legacy they left for ...

U2 are the first Irish songwriters to be named Ivors Academy Fellows. The award will be presented at this year’s The Ivors ...

In this week's Story Behind the Song, we look at the inspiration for the No. 1 hit "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," recorded by Jake Owen in 2011.

The Ivors Academy has today announced U2 as the latest songwriters to become Academy Fellows, the highest honour the organisation bestows. With this, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

"U2’s early songs announced a band unafraid to tackle issues of social unrest and human rights, shaping rock’s engagement with political activism," the Academy said in a statement. "Their ...

U2’s early songs announced a band unafraid to tackle issues of social unrest and human rights, shaping rock’s engagement with political activism. Their achievements as songwriters are marked ...

Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen become first Irish songwriters to be awarded Ivors Academy fellowship ...

Michael Mary Murphy’s new book hails the managers who have steered U2, Hozier and The Beatles to the top of the charts ...