Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made."
Singer and activist Bono says his "mouth is unusually shut" after the death of his friend, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Chastity Bono is having a sex change to become a man. A spokesman for Bono, born a girl to Sonny and Cher, says he "has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity" and began the sex-change process earlier this year. Publicist Howard Bragman said Bono is proud of his decision and hopes "that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue."
The poetry doesn't rise to a Shakespearean level, but the sentiments in Bono's tribute to Elvis Presley seem heartfelt.
U2 frontman and activist Bono said Wednesday that next week's presidential election provides a great opportunity to "relaunch Brand USA" amid worldwide scrutiny.
Bono says Africa has the potential to become a major food producer rather than the epicenter of much of the world's starvation.
Rock star Bono bowed deeply and gave Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda an iPod at the start of a meeting Saturday to try to get more Japanese support for the fight against poverty in Africa.
Rock star Bono pressed French leader Nicolas Sarkozy to increase aid to developing nations, the aid advocacy group DATA said.
Mary Bono, who was married to late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and replaced him in Congress after his death, has married U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.
Bono sang the praises of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, declaring that his fellow philanthropist "could do an awful lot of good inside or outside the White House."
Bono is grappling with a new version of the unforgettable fire, and it has nothing to do with his band's 1984 album: The rocker-activist is embroiled in a flap over fireplaces at his Manhattan apartment building.
Rock star Bono has tried to feed the world and he's tried to heal the world. Now, he's trying to help some U.S. lawmakers teach the world.
Irish rock star and global humanitarian Bono became a knight of the British empire Thursday — and joked that his youngest son thought he was about to become a Jedi instead.
Bono has plenty of fans. But don't count North Dakota lawmakers among them.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and humanitarian rocker Bono hit the city's "Magnificent Mile" on Thursday for a shopping spree to promote a new line of clothing, accessories and gadgets, including a special-edition iPod, that will raise money to fight AIDS in Africa.
He's bent the ear of world leaders on social causes. He's a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. He's a rock star. But could the lead singer of U2 also become a front man for a grass-roots campaign seeking to change how the music industry does business?
Singer George Michael was arrested in London on drug charges after being found slumped at the wheel of his car, according to a British tabloid newspaper report.
Doo-wop and rock 'n roll legends are asking lawmakers across the country to stop performances by some not-so-great pretenders.
Bono will donate one of his guitars to benefit Brazil's Zero Hunger campaign, the government's official news agency said Monday.
Quoting from Islamic, Jewish and Christian texts, rock star Bono called Thursday for the U.S. government to give an additional 1 percent of the federal budget to the world's poor.
The most newsworthy performance was the debut of "Stranded," a collaboration between Bono and the Edge of U2, and Rihanna and Jay-Z. The song is part atmospheric film-noir pop recalling U2's previous side project, "Passengers," and part menacing rap.
9:45 In London, Jay-Z, Bono, Rihanna and the Edge perform the new song they created specifically for this cause. It's a powerful tune that features a confident rap from Jay and angelic backing vocals from Bono and Rihanna.
Filming for a new 'indie' movie has begun in Belfast city centre. Biopic Killing Bono, chronicling the early days of U2 and lead singer, Bono (pictured) from a rival band's perspective, is being filmed around the Cathedral Quarter over the next two days.
God bless U2! They are the hardest working band in the world! U2 have already started the follow-up album to 2009's 'No Line On The Horizon' and promise that is "really special."
The telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J.
The Austin A40 that pulled out of Dublin airport some minutes later confirmed the notion.
This is from Hot Press, no by-line. Could it be written by Bill Graham or Neil McCormick, of Killing Bono fame? This is such a treat:
From the archives of @U2.com comes one of three vintage articles, this one introducing the band to readers in London for the first time. The accuracy of the reporting is unbelievable, as are the prophesies...
One International, a campaign and advocacy organization, co-founded by Irish U2 rocker, Bono, is petitioning The World Bank and other creditors to immediately cancel Haiti's 890 million debt.
The Associated Press is reporting that Bono will perform at this week's Haiti benefit concert/telethon. George Clooney, who's helping organize the event, apparently mentioned Bono's name while speaking to the AP during tonight's Golden Globe Awards.
To celebrate his achievement dad-of-five David Evans, better known as The Edge, took to the stage before the screening to officially open the film. Wearing his trademark black hat, the legendary musician paid a special tribute to his bandmates and friends of over 30 years.
Bono, 49, said: "I had an epiphany last year. I went to see Leonard Cohen in Monte Carlo. At one point I found myself with tears running down my face. I realised that all my favourite songs he wrote in his 50s and 60s. To me, that was a throw down."
Bono's New York Times article created controversy for his content-tracking ideas. Other topics went relatively unnoticed, including angiogenesis cancer treatments.
U2 frontman and humanitarian Bono had a page-long op-ed in this past Sunday's New York Times, where he describes what he calls "10 ideas that might make the next 10 years more interesting, healthy or civil. Some are trivial, some fundamental.
A week after reviewing books devoted to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, Gaetano Vallini has examined the bibilical themes found in the lyrics of the Irish rock band U2, whose principal vocalist and lyricist is Bono.
"A decade's worth of music file-sharing and swiping has made clear that the people it hurts are the creators," Bono wrote, "in this case, the young, fledgling songwriters who can't live off ticket and T-shirt sales like the least sympathetic among us."
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC A look at the U2 360 stage The U2 360 tour brings the largest stadium set ever built on a worldwide tour. The architecturally striking stage turns the audience into an undulating backdrop to the show.
Many writers have been penning top 10 lists of one kind or another recently, either reviewing the last decade or looking forward to the next one.
IF we have overindulged in anything these past several days, it is neither holiday ham nor American football; it is Top 10 lists. We have been stuffed full of them.
LOOKS LIKE BONO WENT CRAZY THAT NIGHT! Not sure where Swizz Beatz and Bono were but one thing is for sure – they look like they were having a blast. Swizz posted these pics with the U2 front man of a pre New Years celebration.
What would New Years be without this iconic video from U2? I can't imagine a world without it, myself. Bono says nothing ever changes, which is ironic, because U2 changes with each new album.
He (Bono) was speaking of why U2 does what it does and what the 'secret' was for their longevity as a band personally, musically, socially and culturally. What was the quote?
Where were you in '82? 1982 July 31st U2 play a turbulent gig in Gateshead, barely a week after the IRA kills eight people in bombings of Hyde and Regents Park in London.
WORSHIPPERS attending the Christmas Day service at St.