The big news out of last night’s Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction: All four members of R.E.M. performed together onstage for the first time in 17 years. The reunion was just for one song, an acoustic version of “Losing My Religion,” but it was still a big deal.

Last night, both members of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker, were inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. They were part of an induction class that included Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey, Dean Pitchford, and all four members of R.E.M. (As part of the induction ceremony, those R.E.M. members all performed together for the fir...

The four founding members of the band played live together this week for the first time since 2007The post R.E.M. explain why they’ll never fully reunite: “It’d never be as good” appeared first on NME.

R.E.M. just said today that they’d never reunite. In a segment on CBS This Morning ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, they insisted that a reunion would not be a good idea because “it’d never be as good.” I guess they meant a proper reunion involving touring and/or recording becaus...

R.E.M., who officially broke up in 2011, recently sat down with CBS Mornings‘ Anthony Mason to give their first group interview in nearly 30 years. Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills remain on good terms, but the tour haven’t performed together since their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2007. Talki...