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Bono Named Among Glamour’s Women of the Year

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2017

December 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment

U2 lead and lifelong humanitarian Bono was named among Glamour magazine’s ten Women of the Year in November, breaking a 26-year-long precedent of honoring, naturally, women. The magazine wrote that, while for years the Women of the Year advisory board, which is made up of past winners and Glamour editors, “put the kibosh on naming a Man of the Year on the grounds that men … [Read more...] about Bono Named Among Glamour’s Women of the Year

U2 Win Big at Grammys

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2006

April 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

U2 was the big winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006. The Irish supergroup won all five awards for which they were nominated, including Album of the Year for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. In winning five awards the band edged out favorites Mariah Carey. whose comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, and … [Read more...] about U2 Win Big at Grammys

When Bono Met Jenna

By Julie Grates, Contributor
August September 2005

August 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Last May, a horde of celebrities showed up at Madison Square Garden in New York to enjoy a spectacular U2 concert (part of their Vertigo tour). Prior to launching into the song "Miracle Drag," Bono gave a shout out to one of Irish America's previous Top 100 honorees, Dr. Kevin Cahill, infectious-disease specialist and former Grand Marshal of Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day … [Read more...] about When Bono Met Jenna

U2 Prepares to Drop “Bomb”

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2005

December 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

After recording, and then misplacing (the demo disappeared during a photo shoot) their long-awaited new album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 are finally delivering the goods. The band releases the record on November 23 and is reportedly collaborating with director Jim Sheridan on videos for the new songs. Four years have passed since their last album, All That You Can't … [Read more...] about U2 Prepares to Drop “Bomb”

Bono Honored by MLK Center

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2004

April 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Bono, lead singer for the musical U2, humanitarian and activist, received one of The King Center's highest honors during its annual Salute To Greatness Awards Dinner on January 17. "We are fortunate this year to honor Bono for exemplifying many of the qualities that my husband, Martin, indicated were imperative to moving our society into the Beloved Community of which he so … [Read more...] about Bono Honored by MLK Center

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