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Bono as the Jolie-Pitt Twins’ Godfather?

According to The Mirror, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt will have a celebrity godfather, the lead singer of the band U2.

While Jolie, 33, and Pitt, 44, are resting in the South of France, the couple reportedly decided to ask Bono to be the newborn twins’ godparent.

A source from the journal indicated that the rocker immediately accepted the honour.

"They have been friends for years. Brad is a massive U2 fan and told Bono how much he admired him when they were introduced at a party a few years back, " said the source who added, "Since then, they’ve become very close, which Brad is thrilled about. Angelina is inspired by Bono’s humanitarian work and gets on with his wife Ali Hewson. Ali’s given Angelina some clothes from her ethical clothing range Edun."

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Musique

U2 in the Studio

The band is surrounded by their long-standing collaborators, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.

Lanois told Billboard, "We’re going to try and break new sonic ground and deliver a masterpiece." 

U2, Eno and Lanois spent some time working in Morocco and France. Lanois confirmed the results are prolific.  "There’s so much material," stated Lanois.

The band now needs to decide which tracks will appear on this album. It follows the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which came out in 2004.

U2 also recorded the single The Ballad of Ronnie Drew, and will give the profits to a charity helping cancer victims.  The single can be downloaded as of February 22.

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Mode et accessoires

Frost French and Lulu Guinness Join the Red Campaign

Love Red is a campaign for Valentine’s Day that was initiated by Bono, but has other celebrities such as Julia Roberts and Jane Packet offering their talent to create exclusive Red products which will be available for a limited time.

Julia Roberts created a bracelet with Emporio Armani, Frost French created an accessory for lingerie, and Lulu Guinness revealed her heart-shaped red pocket, created for the cause.

All of the brands participating in this campaign will give a portion of the profits to an AIDS charity.

The products are available at www.LoveRED.co.uk.

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Cinéma

Trailer for 3D By U2

The documentary U2 3D, was directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, who followed Bono and his band during the Vertigo tour, and captured clips of their performances in South America.

In addition to using 3D technology, the producers used Surround Sound 5.1 to permit viewers to hear the sound given in concert by U2.

The documentary will be in theatres on January 23.

To view the trailer click here.

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Musique

New Sound for U2

Bono announced that the new album by U2 would have a sound that was influenced by trance and metal.

The Irish band used Morocco as their inspiration to give their music on this album a special touch. They wanted to be able to give people the urge to dance.

Bono added that not only would this album would be different than their preceding albums, but also difficult to compare to any other artist.

U2 worked with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on this album.

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Mode et accessoires

Julia Roberts Working with Giorgio Armani

The leather bracelet will be sold by Emporio Armani, and the profits will be given to an organisation founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to help the AIDS situation in Africa, and to do more research on this disease.

The bracelets are available in red for women and brown for men, and will have the emblem of the tree of life, as well as the words, Revolution-Evolution-Devotion. 

The bracelets will be available on International AIDS Day, which is December 1, on the following website: http://emporioarmani.com/ . They will also be sold in stores starting February 1.

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Musique

Bono Working with the Spice Girls

The singer of the group U2 has composed a song, which is still untitled, for the group that is reuniting. Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Mel C and Geri Halliwell will be singing this song during their fourth world tour.

The record company was concerned about their disc sales, for the Greatest Hits album, which will be released next month. They presumed that Bono’s collaboration would help record sales.

A source told the Daily Mirror, "It might seem unusual with the Spice Girls’ pop roots and the much rockier work of Bono, but it works."

Bono is not the first star to collaborate with the Spice Girls since their comeback. Last month, there was an announcement that George Michael would be writing a Christmas song for them.

The Spice Girls tour will be beginning on December 7 in Los Angeles.

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Gisele Bundchen To Do U2 Video

Bundchen has become a friend of U2 frontman, Bono, and will now be in the band’s video.  The two stars met when Bundchen agreed to join Bono’s RED charity campaign.

The supermodel is one of the highest paid people in the fashion world.  She is also no stranger to being in film.  In 2004, she appeared in the film Taxi and has agreed to star in the film adaptation of the Dan Brown best-seller, "Angels and Demons".

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Bono Honoured in the United States

The Irish singer has been given the Liberty Medal.  The Liberty Medal is awarded by the US National Constitution Center to recognise charity work.  Bono was selected because he "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty".

The award also includes $100,000, that will be given by the artist to the Debt Aids Trade Africa foundation, which was started by Bono in 2002.

Six previous winners of the Liberty Medal have gone on to win Nobel prizes.

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Musicians Raise Money for Katrina Victims

The event, which was organized by U2 guitarist The Edge, raised money to replace musical instruments that were lost when the natural disaster hit the southern United States in 2005.

Among the items up for auction were a guitar owned by The Edge, which sold for $240,000.  A pair of sunglasses that had belonged to U2 frontman, Bono, were sold for $20,000.  Also included in the sale were a 1966 Red Fender Mustang guitar that had belonged to Jimi Hendrix, a saxophone from former American President Bill Clinton, and round glasses that had belonged to the late John Lennon.