
U2: a new album is coming!
 Paul McGuinness, the U2’s manager, announces that the new album - follow-up "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" of 2004, is coming out by the end of the year.
Speaking about the future projects of the irish rock band, he says that they won’t guarantee the "free listening" of their songs like other famous singers made, and that the new album will come out in October, as expected. Probably the question is related to the innovation that on officials website of some popstars anyone can listen their entire songs.
For example, on some popstar website - like Rihanna (www...continue reading
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