Nobody will tell you that the band Folk Uke sucks as often as its two members. The jabs aren’t meant to cultivate sympathy—not completely. Their intention is more strategic and addresses a fundamental ...

They did not expect what happened after Bono and The Edge accepted the prize on behalf of the band for its music and activism – The Edge picked up a guitar and Bono stood in front of a microphone, and ...

U2's The Edge and Bono receive the Woody Guthrie Prize on Oct. 21, 2025, in Tulsa, Ok. (photo: Jay Blakesberg). U2’s Bono and the Edge dipped into their back catalog during a six-song set last night ...

Every year, Oklahoma's Woody Guthrie Center honors a different artist for contributions to activism through music with the Woody Guthrie Prize. Bruce Springsteen, Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, and John ...

Two of rock’s biggest names, Bono and The Edge, returned to Tulsa on Tuesday night to accept the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on behalf of U2 at Cain’s Ballroom. The annual award honors artists who embody ...

If U2 is accepting an award named for folk singer Woody Guthrie, it’s a safe bet that Bono is going to use the opportunity to say a little something about music, protest, and the changing political ...

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“I felt like there was something that needed to be said in this moment,” says Anna Canoni. The person to say it, however, turned out to be her grandfather, Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. The new ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) was a well-known singer/songwriter with undiagnosed Huntington's disease (HD), born to a family burdened by undiagnosed HD. Guthrie’s mother, Nora, had the disease and was ...

One of the most influential rock bands in the world is set to receive a special honor in Tulsa next month. Irish rock band U2 has been named the 2025 recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize. Bono and The ...