A host of top acts team up as the US presidential election draws closer...

NME.COM has the lowdown on the group's comeback...

Michael Stipe says the follow-up to 'Reveal' is influenced by the "current state of the world"...

The band's new album is nearly with us - and they will be hitting the road this year too...

Frontman Michael Stipe reveals how it will sound - and discloses the band's plans for a world tour...

'Perfect Square' features songs spanning the band's entire career...

The star tells NME.COM the band's new material "shouldn't be fucked with"....

A host of stars offer snaps for a Red Cross campaign...

That's a bloody good panel...

The band mark the release of their new Best Of compilation 'In Time' with another special gig...