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Michael Stipe on the making of What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? and the crazy tale behind its title

By Niall Doherty Published

The lead single from Monster is about to turn 30 - and its title has got a crazy back story

Tracks & Singles
REM live at Glastonbury vs an overzealous security guard
How R.E.M.'s Glastonbury headline slot in 1999 was almost scuppered by a security guard who wouldn't let Michael Stipe in

By Niall Doherty Published

The R.E.M. frontman had some trouble being let into the festival site when the alt-rock titans headlined back in 1999

Music Festivals
REM live at Glastonbury in 1999
Michael Stipe on how R.E.M.'s triumphant Glastonbury bow revitalised them

By Niall Doherty Published

The Athens, Georgia trio's post-Bill Berry era began in earnest with a triumphant headline slot at Worthy Farm

Music Festivals
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Watch R.E.M. reunite onstage in New York

By Paul Brannigan Published

R.E.M. surprise audience at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame with one-off performance

Concerts & Shows
Vedder, Stipe, Smith
“Some of the biggest and most powerful companies are, without permission, using our work to train AI models...This assault on human creativity must be stopped”: Pearl Jam, The Cure, R.E.M. attack “predatory” use of AI in music

By Paul Brannigan Published

“Unchecked, AI will set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work”, say the Artist Rights Alliance

Bands & Artists
R.E.M. in 1998
"We’re all really happy with the way things are": why watching U2 reminded Mike Mills why R.E.M. will never reunite

By Paul Brannigan Published

R.E.M. might be releasing a 25th-anniversary edition of Up next month, but don't expect to see the band back together, ever

Bands & Artists
'90s rock singers
10 rock anthems only played live once

By Paul Brannigan Published

Wanna know which Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters and Faith No More songs have made it on to gig setlists once and once only? We have the answers

Bands & Artists
Losing My Religion video still
"Anybody that says they saw that coming is lying to you": apparently, R.E.M. were not expecting Losing My Religion to be a hit single

By Paul Brannigan Published

Losing My Religion was a huge global hit for R.E.M. but they did not see it coming

Albums
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R.E.M. have picked their 40 favourite R.E.M. songs, and Everybody Hurts and Losing My Religion haven't made the cut

By Paul Brannigan Published

R.E.M. have compiled a playlist of their favourite R.E.M. songs, and some massive tunes are noticeable by their absence

Bands & Artists
Michael Stipe
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe changed his original lyrics to Everybody Hurts after regrets over a misunderstood lyric in Losing My Religion

By Niall Doherty Published

Here's why R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe changed a key lyric in his bands's worldwide mega-hit Everybody Hurts

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