R.E.M. delivers surprise performance at songwriting gala
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills broke up in 2011, and the last time all four members played onstage together -- Bill Berry left in 1997 -- was in 2007. But entrance into the who's who of music that is the prestigious songwriting pantheon got the band back together. "Songwriting is the very foundation of why we came together in the first place," lead vocalist Michael Stipes told AFP. "We're really proud." The band was inducted by Jason Isbell, who performed a cover of R.E.M's "It's The... Читать дальше...