RedOne sarađuje sa U2 / RedOne working with U2

Ako ste pomislili da U2 očajno žele veliki komercijalni uspeh - niste pogrešili. Producent nekoliko novih pesama na novom albumu biće RedOne - čovek koji stoji iza hitova Lady Gage, Jennifer Lopez i Pitbulla. 

"Uradili smo nekoliko fantastičnih pesama. Šokantne su! Pustio sam neke od njih Michaelu Stipeu (REM) i bio je u fazonu: 'Šta? Pa ovo uopšte ne zvuči kao U2!" (u šta uopšte ne sumnjam, prim. aut.), rekao je fronten benda, Bono.

Zbog novih pesama uzbuđen je i basista Adam Clayton koji je mislio da će novi album biti sličan prethodnom, "No Line On the Horizon", ali su se, kako kaže, odlučili za novi (isplativiji, prim. aut.) pravac.

Za sada nije poznato kada će novi album biti objavljen.

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If you thought that U2 are desperate for a huge comercial success - you're not wrong. A producer of few songs from their upcoming album is RedOne - a man behind hits of Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull. 

"We've done some amazing work with RedOne. it's shocking. I just played the tracks to Michael Stipe (REM). He was like, 'What?!' It doesn't sound like U2,' (I have no doubts) Bono enthused.

Bassist Adam Clayton is also excited about the songs. He explained the band initially thought their new work would be like their previous album, "No Line On the Horizon", but they've now gone in another (read: more profitable) direction.
For now it's unknown when the band's new album will be released.

U2 ponovo na 360° turneji / U2 return to 360° tour

Iako je 360° turneja grupe U2 počela još 2009. godine i postala najuspešnija turneja svih vremena sa zaradom od preko 700 miliona dolara, izgleda da još nije gotova, kako je ranije objavljeno. Naime, bend je odlučio da održi još jednu seriju koncerta u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, pa je objavljivanje novog albuma pomereno za 2012. godinu. 

Međutim, to nije sve! Članovi benda su najavili da će povodom 20 godina od objavljivanja njihovog albuma "Achtung Baby", sa koga su se izdvojili hitovi "One" i "Mysterious Ways", kao i prateće "Zoo TV" turneje nakon koje je usledio album "Zoorapa", reizdati oba albuma pojedinačno, a očekuje se i ekskluzivni box set sa retkim živim snimcima i fotografijama, kao i neobjavljenim pesmama iz tog perioda.  

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Although U2's 360° tour started back in 2009 and eventually became the highest-grossing tour ever with earnings of over 700 million $, it seems that this tour isn't over yet, as previously announced. The band decided to return to the USA for another set of concerts, so they pushed a new album release to 2012.

But, there's more! The band members announce that they'll re-release "Achtung Baby" and "Zoorapa" albums to mark 20 years of their original release. Also, an exclusive box set is expected with rare live footage and unreleased songs from these eras.

U2 najbogatiji muzičari na svetu / U2 the richest musicians in the world

U2 su imali najveću zaradu u muzičkom svetu tokom prethodnih 12 meseci, objavio je magazin Forbes, te su time zadržali prošlogodišnju titulu. Oni su zaradili preko 195 miliona dolara zahvaljujući njihovoj uspešnoj 360 turneji koja se nastavila i ove godine.

Top 10 listu najbogatijih muzičara možete pogledati ispod ovog posta.

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U2 have topped the list of the highest earning musicians over the last 12 months, Forbes announced, so the band keeps last year top spot. They have earned more than $195 million thanks to their successful 360 tour that continued this year as well.

Check out top 10 list of the richest musicians below.

1. U2: $195 million
2. Bon Jovi: $125 million
3. Elton John: $100 million
4. Lady Gaga: $90 million
5. Michael Buble: $70 million
6. Paul McCartney: $67 million
7. The Black Eyed Peas: $61 million
8. The Eagles: $60 million
9. Justin Bieber: $53 million
10. Dave Matthews Band: $51 million

Billboard Music Awards report!

Nakon četiri godine pauze, Billboard Music Awards se vraćaju na velika vrata. Veliki broj trenutno najpopularnijih muzičkih zvezda okupio se sinoć u Las Vegasu kako bi saznali koji su izvođači bili najuspešniji na Billboardovim listama prošle godine. Naravno, mnogi su priredili i spektakularne nastupe. No, jedno po jedno.

Show je otvorila Rihanna koja je pevala S&M. Njoj se na sceni pridružila Britney Spears na oduševljenje njenih fanova koji su nedeljama nagađali hoće li se njihova ljubimica pojaviti. Britney se kasnije pridružila i Nicki Minaj kako bi izvele deo remixa Till the World Ends.

Najviše nagrada odneli su Eminem i Justin Bieber (po 6). Eminem je, između ostalog, osvojio i nagrade za najboljeg izvođača, najboljeg muškog izvođača i najbolji album, dok je Bieber kući otišao sa nagradom fanova i nagradom za najboljeg novog izvođača, između ostalih.

Za njima nisu zaostale ni Rihanna i Taylor Swift. Rihanna je osvojila nagrade za najboljeg radio izvođača, kao i za najboljeg ženskog izvođača, dok je Swiftova proglašena za najboljeg Billboard Top 200 umetnika.

Zvezda večeri svakako je bila Beyonce koja je dobila Billboard Millenium nagradu, kao što smo već objavili, a izvela je i svoj aktuelni single Who Run the World (Girls). Tokom prihvatanja nagrade, njen rad preko video bima hvalili su muzički veterani kao što su Barbara Streisand, Stevie Wonder i Bono, ali i prva dama Amerike Michelle Obama.

U2 su postali dobitnici nagrade za najuspešniju turneju prošle godine 360 koja je nedavno postala i najuspešnija turneja svih vremena.

Kao što smo već rekli, nastupilo je mnogo izvođača koji su, verujemo, zadovoljili sve muzičke ukuse. Pored već pomenutih, nastupile su i zvezde country muzike Lady Antebellum i Keith Urban, zatim i pop zvezde Ke$ha i Tiao Cruz. Svoje pesme izveli su i One Republic, Cee-Lo Green, R&B diva Mary J. Blige nastupila je zajedno sa Lil Waynom, dok je Pitbull pevao svoj aktuelni hit Give Me Everything. Među izvođačima su bili i The Black Eyed Peas koji su izveli medley svojih najvećih hitova.

Sve u svemu, jedno zanimljivo veče, bez većih iznenađenja što se nagrada tiče i sa mnogo lepih i neobičnih nastupa.

Kompletan spisak nagrađenih možete pogledati ispod ovog posta.

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After 4-years long break, Billboard Music Awards are back in a big style. Many music stars gathered last night in Las Vegas to find out which acts were the most successful last year in Billboard charts. Some of them also gave extraordinary performances. So, one by one.

Rihanna opened the show with S&M. Britney Spears joined her on stage, which made Spears' fans happy after many weeks of rummors about whether Britney will perform. She even later returned to perform part of Till the World Ends remix with Nicki Minaj.

Eminem and Justin Bieber were the biggest winners of the night (each won 6 awards). Eminem, among others, won Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Best Album awards, while Biber took home Fan Favorite and Top New Artist Awards, among others.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift were not much behind. Rihanna was named for Top Radio Artist and Top Female Artist, while Swift got Billboard Top 200 Artist of the Year award.

Beyonce was certainly the star of the night. She was honored with Billboard Millenium Award, as we previously reported and she also performed her latest single Who Run the World (Girls). During accaptance, Beyoncé was honored by musical veterans like Barbra Streisand, Bono and Stevie Wonder, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama, in a video montage.   

U2 won an award for the most successful tour last year 360 which eventually became the most successful tour of all time.
As we already said before, there were many performers and we beleive everyone found something for themselves. Beside mentioned, there were country stars Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban, pop breakouts Ke$ha i Tiao Cruz. Among performers were also One Republic and Cee-Lo Green. R&B diva Mary J. Blige dueted with Lil Wayne, while Pitbull performed his latest hit Give Me Everything. The Black Eyed Peas also performed singing medly of their greatest hits.
To sum up, it was one interesting music night, without big surprises among awarded followed by nice and unusuall performances.
Check out the complete winners list below.

ARTIST AWARDS:

• Top Artist: Eminem
• Top New Artist: Justin Bieber
• Top Male Artist: Eminem
• Top Female Artist: Rihanna
• Top Duo/Group: Black Eyed Peas
• Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
• Top Hot 100 Artist: Katy Perry
• Top Digital Songs Artist: Katy Perry
• Top Radio Songs Artist: Rihanna
• Top Touring Artist: U2
• Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
• Top Streaming Artist: Justin Bieber
• Top Digital Media Artist: Justin Bieber
• Top Pop Artist: Lady GaGa
• Top R&B Artist: Usher
• Top Rap Artist: Eminem
• Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift
• Top Rock Artist: Train
• Top Alternative Artist: Mumford & Sons
• Top Latin Artist: Shakira
• Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady GaGa
• Top Christian Artist: Chris Tomlin

ALBUM AWARDS
• Top Billboard 200 Album: Eminem - "Recovery"
• Top Pop Album: Justin Bieber - "My World 2.0"
• Top R&B Album: Usher - "Raymond vs. Raymond"
• Top Rap Album: Eminem - "Recovery"
• Top Country Album: Taylor Swift - "Speak Now"
• Top Rock Album: Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
• Top Alternative Album: Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
• Top Latin Album: Enrique Iglesias - "Euphoria"
• Top Dance/Electronic/Electronic Album: Lady GaGa - "The Fame"
• Top Christian Album: Skillet - "Awake"

SONG AWARDS
• Top Hot 100 Song: Taio Cruz - "Dynamite"
• Top Digital Song: Taio Cruz - "Dynamite"
• Top Radio Song: Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are"
• Top Streaming Song (Audio): Nelly - "Just a Dream"
• Top Streaming Song (Video): Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris - "Baby"
• Top Pop Song: Taio Cruz - "Dynamite"
• Top R&B Song: Usher ft. will.i.am "OMG"
• Top Rap Song: Eminem ft. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
• Top Country Song: Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
• Top Rock Song: Train - "Hey, Soul Sister"
• Top Alternative Song: Neon Trees - "Animal"
• Top Latin Song: Shakira ft. Freshleyground - "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
• Top Dance/Electronic Song: Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - "Stereo Love"
• Top Christian Song: Chris Tomlin - "Our God"

SPECIAL HONOREES
• Millennium Award: Beyonce Knowles
• Icon Award: Neil Diamond

OTHER AWARDS
• Viral Innovator Award: Cee-Lo Green
• Fan Favorite Award: Justin Bieber
• Heatseeker of the Year: Gentleman Hall

Turneja grupe U2 "360" postaje najuspešnija turneja svih vremena / "360" tour by U2 set to become the highest-grossing tour ever

Aktuelna turneja grupe U2 "360" će u nedelju, 10. aprila, postati najuspešnija turneja svih vremena. Bend će tada nastupiti u Sao Paolu, nakon čega će ukupna zarada iznositi preko 558 miliona dolora. Ovim će biti oboren rekord grupe Rolling Stones i njihove A Bigger Band turneje. 

U2 su turneju započeli 2009. godine i posetili su preko 30 zemalja. Magazin Billboard predviđa da će do kraja turneje ukupna zarada iznositi preko 700 miliona dolara.  

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A current tour by U2 "360" is set to become the highest-grossing tour ever this Sunday (April 10). The band will play in Sao Paolo that night and following the performance their tour will have grossed over $558 million. This surpasses the record set by The Rolling Stones for their A Bigger Bang tour. 
U2 started their tour in 2009 and they've visited over 30 countries since. According to Billboard magazine the tour will have grossed more than $700 million when it finishes.

Universal Music objavljuje kompilaciju za pomoć Japanu / Universal Music is releasing a compilation to benefit Japan

Najveća izdavačka kuća na svetu Universal Music Group objaviće kompilaciju od čije će prodaje sva sredstva biti uplaćena japanskom Crvenom krstu, rekao je predstavnik ove kompanije. Album će biti u digitalnoj formi i mogao bi da se nađe u prodaji već krajem nedelje, iako nije utvrđena lista izvođača koji će učestvovati. 

Očekuje se da će u ovoj akciji, između ostalih, biti uključeni i U2, Rihanna i Lady Gaga.

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The biggest record label in the world Universal Music Group will release a compilation soon in order to raise fund for Japan and all proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross, said a spokeperson of that company. The album will be a download-only release and could be available as soon as at the end of this week, although the list of performers hasn't been finalized yet.

It's expected that U2, Rihanna and Lady Gaga be among featured artists.