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U2 Named MusiCares 2027 Persons Of The Year Coinciding With Band’s 50th Anniversary

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  • The 22-time Grammy winners will be honored not only for their groundbreaking body of work but also for decades of using their reach to support people and the fight for justice around the world.S1
  • MusiCares has named U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — as its 2027 Persons of the Year. The 36th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala will be held at a new location, Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 5, 2027, two nights be...S2
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U2 Named MusiCares 2027 Persons of the Year

“We’re very excited to be in the front row of our first ever U2 gig...we know we’re gonna be outplayed,” the band wrote in a statement

1mo Forbes

U2 Named MusiCares 2027 Persons Of The Year Coinciding With Band’s 50th Anniversary

The 22-time Grammy winners will be honored not only for their groundbreaking body of work but also for decades of using their reach to support people and the fight for justice arou…

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U2 Named MusiCares 2027 Persons of the Year

MusiCares has named U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — as its 2027 Persons of the Year. The 36th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala will be held at a new…

U2 Named MusiCares 2027 Persons Of The Year Coinciding With Band’s 50th Anniversary

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What to know

  • The 22-time Grammy winners will be honored not only for their groundbreaking body of work but also for decades of using their reach to support people and the fight for justice around the world.S1
  • MusiCares has named U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — as its 2027 Persons of the Year. The 36th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala will be held at a new location, Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 5, 2027, two nights be...S2
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S1 Forbes 1 report · EN
S2 VarietyLead 1 report · EN
Pitchfork 1 report · EN