{"id":28843,"date":"2024-02-23T03:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T03:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/u2s-achtung-baby-wins-rte-choice-music-prize-award-for-classic-irish-album\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T03:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T03:03:08","slug":"u2s-achtung-baby-wins-rte-choice-music-prize-award-for-classic-irish-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/u2s-achtung-baby-wins-rte-choice-music-prize-award-for-classic-irish-album\/","title":{"rendered":"U2\u2019s &#8216;Achtung Baby&#8217; wins RT\u00c9 Choice Music Prize award for Classic Irish Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-22\/M_U2AchtungBaby_022224.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Island Records\/Interscope\/Ume<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>U2<\/strong>\u2019s 1991 album <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Achtung Baby<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> has won Ireland\u2019s RT\u00c9 Choice Music Prize for Classic Irish Album.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In announcing the choice, the judging panel, made up of Irish music media and industry professionals, said \u201cyou cannot deny the album\u2019s authenticity and significant cultural impact as one classic song after another unfolds over 55 minutes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They add, \u201cTo this day, it still resonates as a collection of songs that capture the spirit of change at both a personal as well as a societal level, when the Berlin wall came tumbling down, and Ireland sensed a change in the air.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The panel also points out how the band\u2019s Zoo TV tour \u201chelped to reinvent the studio show,\u201d and how U2 is doing\u00a0that again with their Las Vegas residency dedicated to the album, <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The RT\u00c9 Choice Music Prize was established in 2005 to highlight the best in Irish music and \u201cpromote and showcase the health and growth of the local industry both within Ireland and overseas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The first-ever Classic Irish Album Award was handed out last year to <strong>Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor<\/strong>\u2019s 1990 release <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">I Do Not Want What I Haven\u2019t Got<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">U2&#8217;s<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\"> Achtung Baby<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, produced by <strong>Daniel Lanois<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Eno<\/strong>, went to #1 on the <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Billboard<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> 200 chart and featured two top 10 hits, \u201cOne\u201d and \u201cMysterious Ways.\u201d\u00a0The band is\u00a0playing the album in full during their Las Vegas Sphere residency, which\u00a0only has four dates left:\u00a0February 23 and 24, and March 1 and 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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