U2 have been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “The Hands That Built America.” Grammy nominations were announced today in Beverly Hills. The awards ceremony will take place on February 8, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Month: December 2003
Q & A with Bono
Today in Washington, D.C., Bono participated in a question and answer session about the AIDS pandemic in Africa. The Q & A was produced as a live web cast for the Kaiser Family Foundation. An archived version of the web cast will be available later today at Kaisernetwork.org.
Auction watch
We brought you the pictures and we brought you the words. Now here’s the video.
From the auction hall at Christie’s New York, this is ten minutes of footage featuring Gavin Friday introducing Peter and the Wolf and Bono, reading his full speech:
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Tune in next week for part II.
(video by Chris Conroy, encoding and hosting by Kevin /at/ U2exit.com)
46664 live online
You can now watch the 46664 concert on the 46664.com website. (direct video link)
Please note, U2log.com can not accept donations or put your charity organisation in touch with Bono, U2, Principle Management, God, Beyonce, and/or Nelson Mandela, nor can we accept your ‘urgent’ Nigerian business proposal. Please refer to the 46664.com website for more information.
For those of you who asked:
There is no beast involved in the 46664 organisation. As explained on the charity’s website, 46664 was Nelson Mandela’s (biography) prison number on Robben Island, Cape Town where he was held in captivity for 18 years.
Like a King
The accolades and honors are neverending for Bono — and rightly so, we say. In January, Bono will be honored by the King Center at its “Salute to Greatness” awards dinner in Atlanta, Georgia.
In a written statement, Coretta Scott King, the founder of the Center, said, “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 often spoke. Bono has campaigned tirelessly for Third World debt relief and for a global response to the AIDS emergency in Africa. He has focused mass public attention on the world’s poorest continent and lobbied politicians around the globe to take action. Through his music and humanitarian efforts, he has proven himself to be a socially progressive songwriter, entertainer and activist.”
Bono and Edge Attend Rally
While U2 fans enjoyed the MTV/VH1 broadcast of the 46664 concert on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), Bono and Edge attended an AIDS Day rally organized by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in Cape Town, South Africa, where Bono addressed a small audience comprised of HIV-positive people and AIDS activists. The U2 singer acknowledged the inititatives that TAC has taken on, saying he was “overwhelmed” by the organization’s work, and paid tribute to the true heroes of the fight–those living with AIDS/HIV.
Bono on Oprah Show Again
Bono appears on today’s Oprah Winfrey Show, titled “Trip of a Lifetime,” which was filmed in South Africa over the past week. Some content from the show is available at Oprah.com.
For a transcript of the segment of the show featuring Bono, read on.
Rebel Rockers
–Bono
On the first anniversary of Joe Strummer’s death, Bono has teamed with Elton John to discuss the influence and impact of the lead singer of The Clash for the December/January issue of Interview magazine. In their candid conversation, the musicians express their respect for Strummer’s work, discuss how the Clash effectively mixed politics with music, and share their personal experiences with Strummer.