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R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe clarified some of the most mystifying lyrics in R.E.M.'s famous 1987 song, 'It's the End of the World as we Know It'
Michael Stipe performed ‘Driver 8’ at Harris-Walz get-out-the-vote event in Atlanta on Sunday
I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more
A look back at the album that changed everything about the band’s story, and presaged the whole decade to come
Former R.E.M. frontman appears on Late Night With Seth Meyers, pens Guardian op-ed
Former R.E.M. singer delivers second late-night performance of Big Red Machine collaboration
Merch proceeds will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative and the COVID-19 Protest Fund
Latest track from former R.E.M. singer is a collaboration with the National’s Aaron Dessner
Singer posts “first take” video of the track, a collaboration with the National’s Aaron Dessner
The R.E.M. singer has some tips on being responsible during the current pandemic
