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Street of Dreams, U2's anthemic new single, just premiered minutes ago around the world. The official music video incorporated U2's live audience in Mexico City as part of a mini "documentary" of U2's film shoot on that rainy day back on May 12. Despite inclement weather, the band shot the video atop a modified school bus designed by graffiti artist Chavis Mármol near the Plaza Santo Domingo. The following day, the band filmed inside the Salón Los Angeles dance hall. The video was directed by Pasqual Gutiérrez and Raúl "RJ" Sanchez (CLIQUA) of Somesuch. U2 also attended the Street Child World Cup Finals Tournament at Parque Ecológico Lago de Texcoco.

No album release date has been set, nor has there been a title announced. Presumably, the band will release their 16th studio album sometime this Autumn and go on a world tour in the Spring of 2027. U2 will celebrate their 50th anniversary of being together as a band in September. No other live band has stayed intact for this long with its original lineup.

For those who wish to hear U2's studio recording of the new single, produced by Jacknife Lee, check out this link: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=XkeBlaWayuI.... The music video itself can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRnS0Wf64Is.

U2 have returned in full force to their Christian roots with another surprise EP - Easter Lily, dropping on Good Friday 2026. The six-track EP features the familiar guitar delays from The Edge, Larry's propulsive drumming, thick Adam Clayton basslines, and even a minimalist Brian Eno soundscape overlayed with Bono's singing and spoken word. There are echos of U2 of yore, from the droplets of October, to the particulates of Zooropa, to the fallout of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

"Easter Lily" comes just 43 days after the band's "Days of Ash" EP, marking a "feast" of new music and a record for most releases by U2 in such a short time frame. Unlike "Days of Ash," these songs are more personal and introspective, with spiritually-charged lyrics about hope, grief, friendship, and rebirth. The title of this EP acknowledges Patti Smith's 1978 album "Easter," while producer Hal Willner, who would have turned 70 years old on Easter Monday, is honored with "Song for Hal." The Irish connection to the Easter lily flower commemorates the fallen combatants from the 1916 Rising for a united Ireland, as well as the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Accompanying the new EP is a 52-page, jam-packed, special Propaganda E-zine (Volume 3, Issue 2) featuring lyrics of all the new songs, along with all four band members contributing thoughts of their own. Also included, as stated on U2.com, are sleeve notes from The Edge; Adam Clayton on art and the journey of recovery; a conversation between Bono and Franciscan friar Richard Rohr; and in-the-studio photographs shot by Larry Mullen Jr. Furthermore, producer Jacknife Lee is interviewed and Gavin Friday shares his own piece on Hal Willner, who was a longtime collaborator and friend of his.