Thursday, September 10, 2026

Famed Rockers U2 Honored by Musicares Persons of the Year as Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary — 23 Years After Bono Won the Award

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Famed rockers U2 are getting the Persons of the Year Award from Musicares in February.

Ironically, Bono received the same award solo in 2003.

But U2 — which includes The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr, and Adam Clayton — have been incredibly philanthropic in that time, and have never hesitated to speak out on world issues. They deserve it!

This does mean guests at the event, which has moved to the Peacock Theater in LA Live this time, will be hearing a dozen or more stars performing U2 hits. And who knows, maybe the group will take the stage for one or two songs themselves!

If you don’t know already, Musicares is the central charity in the music world, and from the Recording Academy. They are key for musicians around the world to get financial help for a variety of illnesses and conditions and every kind of situation that hinders them from earning a living group. Donations to Musicares are essential if you’re a music fan.

You can buy tickets here. I would hurry if I were you!

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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