We hardly recognized R.E.M. legend Michael Stipe under that heavy white beard, but the iconic musician hit the red carpet ...

The musician shared the correct lyrics on Sunday, Aug. 31 on Bluesky after several websites had incorrect ones over the years "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" was released ...

Legendary R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe says we've all been getting the lyrics to one of the band's most famous songs wrong for the last 38 years. Released in November 1987, "It's the End of the ...

That man, Stipe revealed to Colbert, was Donald J. Trump. By 2020, the anecdote carried added weight. R.E.M. had objected repeatedly to Trump’s use of their songs at campaign rallies, including “It’s ...

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe celebrated his 66th birthday on Sunday, January 4. For 30 years, Stipe led the influential alternative-rock band from Athens, Georgia, which began as college-radio ...

One of the best things I've seen this week is this parody of REM's 1992 hit "Everybody Hurts," which was featured on the finale of the 37th season of The Simpsons, on Sunday, February 15. REM frontman ...

Back in the day, R.E.M. almost never printed their lyrics in their liner notes. Michael Stipe famously did not enunciate those lyrics very clearly much of the time, which led to generations of ...

Thirty-five years ago today, R.E.M. released " Losing My Religion ," a song that defined the early '90s, at least in the alt rock genre. The song was the first single from R.E.M.'s seventh album, Out ...

The Simpsons celebrated its historic milestone with the return of R.E.M. co-founder and former frontman Michael Stipe, who sang a parody of the rock band’s hit 1992 song “Ever ...

Last week, in one of those moments that reminds me direct access to celebrities through social media can still feel fun and special, Michael Stipe logged onto Bluesky and decided to clear up some ...