The song was inescapable in the early 1990s, yet the shifting dynamics and sunny lyrics of REM's upbeat smash continue to ...

The original line-up of the band REM performed together for the first time in nearly three decades for their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday (13 June).

In fact, their last performance in Athens was at the 40 Watt Club on Sept. 12, 2006. “We are R.E.M., and this is what we do,” lead singer Stipe told the crowd that night.

In a recent interview with “CBS Mornings,” R.E.M. joked that it would take a “comet” and “super glue” for them to get back together. The interview, the quartet’s first in 30 years ...