U2 shoot to number one in charts
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Irish rockers U2 have reached number one with the new single Vertigo - taken from their forthcoming album.
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U2's new single "Vertigo" charged to the  top of the UK's singles charts on Sunday, knocking last week's  top tune, "Just Lose It," by rapper Eminem down to third place,  the Official UK Charts Company said.
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U2 frontman Bono has won out in a rock rivalry with a young upstart over who would sing the most famous line in the remake of the Christmas charity hit &quot;Do They Know It's Christmas&quot;.
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Irish rock band U2 will soon discover  whether the Internet leak of its first studio album in four  years will harm sales of "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,"  released in America Tuesday after a blitz of publicity.
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LOS ANGELES/NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With about 115 dates  already slotted, U2's 2005 world tour will likely surpass its  last outing in capacity and dollars.
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Indie band Scouting for Girls hold on to the number one spot in the UK album chart for a second week.
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Top-selling bands The Beatles, Oasis, U2 and Westlife go head-to-head in the album charts.
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Look for U2 to start its world tour on March 1 in Florida in support of its new album, the band's manager Paul McGuinness told Billboard.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2 will kick off its 2005 Vertigo  tour March 28 in San Diego, the band said Monday.
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Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Umbrella&quot; begins a  seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, having  successfully fended off Shop Boyz&#39; &quot;Party Like a Rockstar,&quot;  which drops from No. 2 to No. 4.
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The new Band Aid version of  Do They Know It's Christmas? looks set to go straight to the top of the UK singles chart.
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Irish rock band U2 unveiled on Tuesday the title of their next album, &quot;How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,&quot; evoking the violence and rebellion of their early records.
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Almost a quarter of a century since Irish band U2 bounced onto the music scene, the group on Monday releases its latest album, and it looks like Bono and crew are going back to their roots.
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The UK music industry launches its first official download chart on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday evening.
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Apple Computer Inc. has hooked up with Irish rock band U2 to launch the iPod U2 Special Edition, a black edition of its popular digital music player that holds up to 5,000 songs.
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U2 is hoping consumers will find what they are looking for this fall--in the form of a special-edition Apple iPod loaded with the band&#39;s new album.
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The Band Aid 20 charity single remains top of the charts, leaving it on course to be the Christmas number one.