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Joe Biden received 81 million votes. More than any candidate for President in the history of this country. It was a total landslide. A wipe out of historic proportions. He then went on to pass more bipartisan legislation than any President since LBJ. Conversely Donald Trump has not done much except start a war no one wanted doubled inflation expanded the trade deficit to historic highs and enriched himself and his family to the tune of billions of dollars.
#U2's surprise 6-track EP, 'Easter Lily', explodes atop the Worldwide & European iTunes Album charts, after going straight to #1 on iTunes in 33+ countries and #2 on US iTunes! It scores the 2nd Highest new Entry at #29 on the Worldwide Apple Music Album chart and the Top New Entry at #17 on European Apple Music!💪🆕💿💣1⃣🌎&🌍🎵➕2⃣🇺🇸🎵👑👑👑👑❤️🔥
Their amazing 'Days Of Ash' rockets back into the Worldwide iTunes Top 10 at #10 (+131), after 5 days at No. 1!
iTunes (33x #1):
#1 Argentina
#1 Australia
#1 Austria
#1 Belgium
#1 Bolivia
#1 Brazil
#1 Chile
#1 Cyprus
#1 Czech Republic
#1 Denmark
#1 Finland
#1 France
#1 Germany
#1 Greece
#1 Hungary
#1 Ireland
#1 Israel
#1 Italy
#1 Luxembourg
#1 Malta
#1 Mauritius
#1 Mexico
#1 Netherlands
#1 New Zealand
#1 Norway
#1 Panama
#1 Poland
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You wait twenty five years for a new edition of Propaganda and then two come along at once. You wait eight years for a new collection of U2 songs…and then two come along at once.
The Easter Lily EP is accompanied by another special digital e-zine edition of Propaganda. Titled ‘U2 - Propaganda - Easter Lily’, this magazine features contributions from the four band members including sleeve notes from The Edge; Adam Clayton on art and the journey of recovery; a conversation between Bono and Franciscan friar Richard Rohr; and in-the-studio photographs shot by Larry Mullen Jr.
Forty years ago, in February 1986, the first issue of Propaganda dropped through the letterboxes of U2 fans around the world. Aspiring to match other fan magazines at that time, Propaganda was born out of the punk-era D.I.Y. zine culture that embraced attitude, ideas and dialogue.
Easter Lily EP available now. Read Propaganda. https://t.co/OB3mVe5BFW
A note to U2’s audience from Bono:
"We are in the studio, still working towards a noisy, messy, 'unreasonably colour xerox’ album to play LIVE… which is where U2 lives. We still look to vivid rock n roll as an act of resistance against all this awfulness on our small screens. These are for sure ‘wilderness years’ for so many of us looking at the mayhem out there in the world. It’s a time that has our band digging deeper into our lives to find a wellspring of songs to try to meet the moment…
With Easter Lily we ended up asking very personal questions like: Are our own relationships up to these challenging times? How hard do you fight for friendship? Can our faith survive the mangling of meaning that those algorithms love to reward? Is all religion rubbish and still ripping us apart…? Or are there answers to find in its crevices? Are there ceremonies, rituals, dances that we might be missing in our lives? From the rite of Spring to Easter and its promise of rebirth and renewal… Patti Smith’s album Easter gave me so much hope when it was released in 1978. I wasn’t yet 18. The title is a nod to her.
We will attempt hoopla and fanfare at a later date to remind the rest of the world we exist but in the meantime… this is between you and us."
Easter Lily EP available now. https://t.co/OB3mVe69vu
On this Good Friday, here’s Easter Lily EP. A much more reflective set of songs emerging from a more personal, private place that some may retreat to in such times – exploring themes of friendship, loss, hope, and ultimately, renewal. Easter Lily EP arrives six weeks after Days of Ash EP, which marked the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday Easter Lily EP available now. https://t.co/OB3mVe69vu
@U2Community Wait. #1921 Seattle
"A small number of copies will be appearing in record stores, & SOME lucky @U2.com subscribers will also receive a copy in the mail."
SOME = 🙋🏻♀️
Lads, Thank you💚🎶 "more guerrilla & organic approach.”
Honored that @SeattleULaw served as a community sponsor of today's Goldmark Award Luncheon. Thrilled that the three top Associates Campaign for Equal Justice law firms are headed by Seattle U Law alumni, and that so many other Seattle U Law alumni, faculty, staff & students...1/4
P!NK says reports that she has separated from Carey Hart are "fake news."
"I was just alerted to the fact that I'm separated from my husband. I didn't know—thank you, People magazine; thank you, Us Weekly. Thank you for letting me know. I was wondering: would you also like to tell our children? My 14-year-old and 9-year-old are also unaware.
"Or, do you want to talk about some real news? Do you want to talk about the Epstein files? Do you want to talk about systemic racism, or misogyny in sports, or how classy the women's hockey team is, or how 8 of the 12 medals won in the Olympics this year for the US were won by women? Or do you maybe want to talk about the fact that I got nominated the first year I was eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
"Do you want to talk about my accomplishments, or do you only want to talk about my supposed demise? So, 'fake news'—not true. I fucking hate that term. I love you all. Go with God. And trash news: you can do better. Night, night."
.@U2 surprise release politically-charged 'Days Of Ash' EP: "These songs were impatient to be out in the world. They are songs of defiance and dismay” https://t.co/eHqDFYnG43