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Mandy Moore Redoing Song Umbrella

According to Showbizz.net, the soft drink company, has launched a project Cover Art, asking artists to re-do songs by other artists, which can then be diffused through the internet.

Singer Mandy Moore is one of those artists, and is taking the successful song by Rihanna, and doing an accoustic version.

Other artists that will be taking part in the Pepsi project include: Daughtry, who is redoing Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2, Bowling for Soup, who are doing London Bridge by Fergie, and Sum 41, who are singing What The Story, Morning Glory by Oasis. 

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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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Will U2 Rock the Vote for Hillary Clinton?

The Irish band, along with The Staple Singers, The Temptations, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, K.T. Tunstall, Smash Mouth and Jesus Jones have all contributed a song to the list of possibilities for Clinton.  The Senator will be running for President, and is hoping to find a successful theme song for her candidacy.

Clinton is inviting everyone to vote for their favourite song on her official website.  Two songs from U2, City of Blinding Lights and Beautiful Day, are on the list.

In 1992, Bill Clinton’s successful campaign was led by the Fleetwood Mac song Don’t Stop.

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Artists Unite for Darfur

The CD, called Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, is being released to raise funds and awareness for the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The 20-song disc will be released on June 12.  All of the songs are covers of songs written by former Beatle John Lennon.

Since 2003, Darfur has been one of the worse humanitarian problems on the planet.  More than 200,000 people have been assassinated, while 2,000,000 people have become refugees.

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U2 to Release New DVD

According to the group’s website, the DVD features footage from a 1997 show in Mexico.

David Mallet had made a video of the performance, which will be put on DVD.  The DVD will also be offered in both a single and double version, and will contain many bonus features.

On the double DVD, the songs Please, Where The Streets Have No Name and Discotheque will be performed.  No release date has been announced.

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The Edge Buys a New Home

According to a report yesterday in the Los Angeles Times, the residence is in a canyon.

The Edge, whose real name is Dave Evans, already owns homes in Ireland and France, and paid $15 million for the new property in the United States that sits on 120 acres.

Last weekend, the star also organised a charity auction to raise money for the musician victims of Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans in 2005.

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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.

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Bono Becomes a Knight

According to the BBC, the 46 year-old star has been named a knight of the British empire during a special ceremony in Dublin.

Bono’s U2 bandmates The Edge and Adam Clayton were present at the special event which was led by British Ambassador David Reddaway.

Bono will not qualify for the right to be called ‘Sir’, however, because he is not a resident of England.  The star said, "You can call me pretty much anything you want, except sir."

In a letter, Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote that Bono was a source of inspiration to battle poverty around the world.  Bono has been an acitivist for struggles in Africa for many years.

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The Edge Donates Favourite Guitar

The musician decided to part with his instrument in order to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Edge is the co-founder of the Music Rising organisation which replaces musical equipment that was lost or destroyed in the hurricane.

The guitar will be one of 200 items that will be up for auction at the Icons of Music auction, which ends on April 21.  Among the other items will be a saxophone autographed by former American President Bill Clinton, and a music contract signed by Elvis Presley.

Hurricane Katrina hit the southern United States in August of 2005, killing 1,300 people.

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Bono Gets a New Responsibility

According to the Associated Press, Bono, 46, has been invited to edit the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine, and it’s African theme.  The U2 singer, who also recently created Project RED, will be the first-ever guest editor of the publication.

Bono has said that he wants Africa to appear as an adventure rather than burden, and hopes to bring the lives and faces of the country to the rest of the world.

Last May, Bono was also be the guest editor of the British newspaper The Independent.

Vanity Fair’s July issue will cover much of Africa’s music, arts, and literature.