PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2004

U2 and Apple Partnership Fuses Art, Technology & Commerce

U2 formed in their native Dublin in 1978 and remains intact with its four original band members: Bono, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton and The Edge.  The band has sold more than 120 million records worldwide in an extraordinary career that has firmly established them as one of the world's greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands.  Along the way, U2 has earned a phenomenal 14 Grammy Awards, seven of which were for their last studio album, 2000’s All That You Can't Leave Behind, including two consecutive awards for “Record of the Year.”  As popular for their legendary live shows as for their groundbreaking albums, U2 continue to innovate and inspire while packing football stadiums and sweaty clubs around the world. Their new album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, will be released November 23, 2004.  Universal Music Group is the world’s leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 71 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry’s largest global music publishing operations. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

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