R.E.M's Bill Berry became emotional as he reflected on his decision to leave the band at the height of their success. Berry and fellow University of Georgia students Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike ...

It’s been nearly 45 years since R.E.M. broke the mold in the music scene, becoming one of America’s most famous and celebrated rock bands. Formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by college dropouts Bill ...

Near the end of the gig in R.E.M.’s hometown, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry joined Shannon and Narducy for a performance of the Reckoning track “Pretty Persuasion.” Mike Mills completed ...

For rock fans of a certain age this may be hard to believe, but it’s been more than 40 years since R.E.M. scored their first Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Radio Free Europe.” The scrappy band from ...

All four original members of R.E.M. performed together for the first time since 1997 at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night, with a rendition of their 1991 Grammy-winning ...

What was R.E.M.? It depends on who you are. Outside of U2, the Athens, Ga., quartet was the biggest rock band on the planet in the 1990s. But for those who followed its early career as America’s most ...

Today, the 66-year-old Berkeley, California-born musician Peter Buck is known for his time in the Athens, Georgia-founded rock group R.E.M. Buck, who was in the band from its founding in 1980 to its ...

With a career spanning decades, R. E. M has been a household name since the 1980s, yet surprisingly, many fans remain clueless about the meaning behind the iconic band's name, with a number of Bee ...

With a career spanning decades, R.E.M has been a household name since the 1980s, yet surprisingly, many fans remain clueless about the meaning behind the iconic band's name. The group, originally ...