On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, U2 singer Bono and guitarist The Edge accepted the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize, and they teased a song from their upcoming album , which is still being recorded.

T Bone Burnett moderated a discussion with Bono and The Edge during the ceremony. According to the press release, at one point in their conversation, they discussed protest songs, something U2 made a career out of. However, nearly a half-century into their careers, Bono and The Edge need to be moved to write a song as powerful as “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” The singer explained, “You can't write a song to order.”

“Our favorite protest songs always had a sense of vision, something to aim for…you don’t talk about the darkness, you make the light brighter,” said The Edge.

Bono then treated the audience t

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