R.E.M.'s iconic name has been emblazoned across record stores, music venues, radio stations, and concert halls for over 40 ...

REM bolted out of the blocks with an instantly delectable and experimental sound, but which bands proved pivotal to them in their early days? Find out here.

R.E.M has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide - but some of their loyal fans are only just learning what they're ...

R.E.M. have been a staple in the music industry since the 1980s - but many of their fans still have no idea what their stage name stands for despite their long-standing worldwide fame ...

For more than three decades, Michael Stipe was the lead singer of R.E.M. They made 15 albums together before splitting up in 2011. He largely retreated from music, but Stipe recently got back in ...

Every generation has their “our childhood heroes are how old now?” moment — jaws surely dropped when Rita Hayworth turned 65, which is the precise age she became soon after Stipe’s band, R.E.M., ...

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has encouraged people to boycott Facebook and Instagram over their role in “helping advance the far right in America”. The singer has called for people to log out from ...

Going onstage each night on a tour that took in arenas and then stadiums across the globe was an experience that Stipe described as “nerve-wracking” but he said at every show, by the third ...

Steve Lamacq interviews Michael Stipe and Peter Buck of REMSteve Lamacq interviews Michael Stipe and Peter Buck of REM ...

Michael Stipe was born into a military family and spent his formative years moving from place to place. By the time he decided to study art at the University of Athens in Georgia, Stipe had lived ...