U2 frontman Bono is among the many honorees who will obtain the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden throughout a ceremony on the White Home on Saturday.
The nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is introduced to people “who’ve made particularly meritorious contributions to the safety or nationwide pursuits of the USA, to world peace, or to cultural or different important public or non-public endeavors.”
Bono is being acknowledged as each “the frontman for legendary rock band U2 and a pioneering activist in opposition to AIDS and poverty. He introduced collectively politicians from opposing events to create the USA PEPFAR AIDS program, and is co-founder of campaigning organizations ONE and (RED),” in accordance a press release launched by the White Home.
Saturday’s different honorees embody Invoice Nye the Science Man, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, chef and humanitarian José Andrés, NBA legend Magic Johnson, soccer star Lionel Messi, and ethologist Jane Goodall, in addition to civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hammer, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, philanthropist George Soros.
U2 are reportedly engaged on a brand new album with Brian Eno, which The Edge not too long ago described as “some loopy sci-fi Irish folks music.”