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Bono Says Ed Sheeran Avoided Politics on U2 Collab 'Yours Eternally'

U2 frontman Bono revealed that Ed Sheeran asked if he was being drawn into political debate during the recording of their single 'Yours Eternally'.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 1 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

First reported by NME, 3h 13m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 1 Oct 2026. NME published first, on 1 October at 09:41 UTC; Billboard followed 3h 14m later. The most recent article, from Consequence, appeared on 1 October at 14:55 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), NME, Billboard, Consequence.

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  1. NMEEd Sheeran didn’t want to “get into politics” on U2 collab ‘Yours Eternally’, claims Bono
  2. BillboardBono Said When U2 Worked With Ed Sheeran on ‘Yours Eternally,’ Singer Asked, ‘You’re Not Going To Get Me Into Politics, Are You?’
  3. VarietyEd Sheeran Told U2 He Didn’t Want to ‘Get Into Politics’ on Song About Ukraine’s War With Russia, Says Bono
  4. ConsequenceBono on Singing with Ed Sheeran: “He Said, ‘You’re Not Going to Get Me into Politics, Are You?'”
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  1. Ed Sheeran Told U2 He Didn’t Want to ‘Get Into Politics’ on Song About Ukraine’s War With Russia, Says Bono Variety ·
  2. Bono on Singing with Ed Sheeran: “He Said, ‘You’re Not Going to Get Me into Politics, Are You?'” Consequence
  3. Bono Said When U2 Worked With Ed Sheeran on ‘Yours Eternally,’ Singer Asked, ‘You’re Not Going To Get Me Into Politics, Are You?’ Billboard
  4. Ed Sheeran didn’t want to “get into politics” on U2 collab ‘Yours Eternally’, claims Bono NME

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  • U2
  • Ed Sheeran
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