U2's hugely successful album The Joshua Tree was released on March 9, 1987, and quickly became one of the fastest-selling records of all time. The album was U2's fifth full-length record, and rapidly ...

Thirty-nine years ago today, four guys from Dublin released an album that went platinum in the United Kingdom in 48 hours, and the music world hasn't been the same since.

Find out about the main events that have taken place on this day over the years.

Find out why this was a sad day for rock in 2007 and a monumental day for U2 in 1987.

U2 frontman Bono holds The Beatles in the highest regard, even comparing them to legendary figures like Bach, Beethoven, and Picasso. But how does his band stack up? Find out the surprising truth.

Kirsty MacColl was a brilliantly talented, quick-witted artist in her own right, far beyond the realms of tinsel and holly.

Sure, just about all these artists found ways to do some great work once they had that opening killer cut in the can.

FM, also known as FM90, sent its first signal over the airwaves. In the same year, over 4,000 miles away, six Irish schoolboys, inspired by a healthy dose of the United Kingdom’s punk music movement, ...