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Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper shared the Tiny Desk space with the U2 stars. Brianna Scott/NPR hide caption

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They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are)

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U2 on World Cafe

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Left to right, back row: U2 members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge and Bono. Front row: Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León. Gail Schulman/CBS hide caption

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U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

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Bono, left, with Morning Edition co-host Rachel Martin. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption

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Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

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(From left) Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León are four of the performing artists honored for a lifetime of achievement by the Kennedy Center this year. The Kennedy Center hide caption

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Bono, Taras Topolia and "The Edge" perform at a subway station-turned-bomb shelter in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Edge and Bono perform in the Netherlands during U2's The Joshua Tree tour in 1987. The U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," inspired by gospel, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services. Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

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In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

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Singer Bono, of the band U2, performs onstage during the "Experience + Innocence Tour" at Capitol One Arena on June 17 in Washington, D.C. On Saturday in Berlin, Bono experienced a "complete loss of voice." Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP hide caption

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U2's latest album, Songs of Experience, is out now. Anton Corbijn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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U2's New Album 'Songs of Experience' Is The Band's Reboot

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Larry Mullen Jr, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Bono will take U2's The Joshua Tree on the road this summer for the album's 30th anniversary. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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U2 On 'The Joshua Tree,' A Lasting Ode To A Divided America

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Lisa Robinson interviews a young Michael Jackson at his family's house in Encino, Calif., in October 1972. Andrew Kent/Courtesy of Riverhead Books hide caption

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How A Music Writer Learned Trust Is The Ultimate Backstage Pass

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