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Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard On Groupon-Live Nation Deal

After spending an estimated $350 million to sign top music acts Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2, no one could've guessed Live Nation would be interested in giving discounts to customers. But that's exactly the focus of a new joint venture with Groupon.READ»

Innovation Nation: Obama's State of the Union Speech and Dambisa Moyo's New Book Call for American Enterprise

"Americans in particular are renowned for bouncing back," says the bestselling author and economist. "... Things are going to get much better."READ»

Influence Battle Royale: Lady Gaga vs. Bono

Who is more influential? More popular? Is there even a difference? These are the questions that social media monitoring firm Vocus aims to answer in a new white paper, which tries to define the qualities of an influencer. READ»

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U2 Finds Carbon Trade Under a Blood Red Sky

U2 has worked for decades on various humanitarian efforts, but up until now the band has mostly overlooked potential environmental projects. Not anymore--the tireless Irish foursome is raising money for the Dora-1 geothermal plant ...READ»

U2 and John Mayer Inject Their Music With Some Augmented Web 2.0

Augmented reality is reaching the public consciousness--proof, in case you need it, is that John Mayer is promoting his new song with an AR app. And while we're talking web tech, U2's going to stream a concert live on YouTube this weekend.READ»

Is the Album Dead? Radiohead Abandons It for Single-Track MP3s

Radiohead's an interesting band--musically the guys seem to follow their own path to innovative sounds. And now they're also following their own path to publishing music, and ditching the album format in favor of single-track ...READ»

Coldplay Sells a Million Digital Albums, Confirms Downloads Are King

Coldplay is the king of downloads. According to Neilsen, the band has become the first to sell over one million digital albums in the U.S., and over two million worldwide. It may be surprising that this hasn't happened before, but it ...READ»

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More Images of U2's Insane 360 World Tour Stage

U2 opens its 360 world tour, on a huge stage designed by Hoberman Partners. Here's the first pictures and video.READ»

First Look: U2's "360º" Concert Stage

The band's 360º tour takes its name from its circular stage, designed by architect Mark Fisher, which sits smack in the middle of the audience.READ»

Two Signs RIM is Revving Up Blackberry's Style

Blackberry, for all its success, suffers from one core problem: It's the boring corporate suit at the funky smartphone office party. Now two bits of news have popped up to suggest that RIM is trying to inject a bit of hipster design ...READ»

Why You'll Buy-Not Download-U2's "No Line On The Horizon"

Plenty of people have already written eulogies for the compact disc now that iTunes is the number one U.S. music retailer, and CD sales are in a death spiral. But U2 is making an excellent case for old-fashioned physical, ...READ»