R.E.M. released its 14th studio album, Accelerate on March 31, 2008 in Europe and then on April 1 in North America. As its title implies, this record possesses great urgency. Songs such as "Living ...

Few bands break up as gracefully as R.E.M. The alt-rock band called it quits in September 2011, writing on their website, “We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of ...

Will R.E.M. get together again? It's been a year since the four founding members of the Athens-based band reunited on stage for a song, "Pretty Persuasion", at the 40-Watt with Michael Shannon and ...

Michael Shannon has been a big R.E.M. fan for a long time. The actor has been taking that to the next level lately, as he and veteran musician Jason Narducy are in the midst of an R.E.M. tribute tour ...

You've likely heard R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" hundreds or thousands of times in your lifetime and almost always naturally assumed it was an autobiographical tale penned by singer Michael Stipe.

R.E.M. may not be there when you want them. But the band finds a way to pop up exactly when they are needed. Whether that entails helping fans to emotionally cope with a global pandemic or other ...

The "Because the Night" singer-songwriter took to Instagram to express admiration for the Athens, Georgia-formed group in honor of the 42-year anniversary of its first concert as R.E.M. Patti Smith is ...