U2

U2's Vertigo tour is the second-highest-grossing music tour of all time. Just ahead of it is The Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang tour, which earned $558 million. U2's 360° tour has earned $311 million so far. Then came Bono's back injury.

Ali Hewson is 48 today. She's the mother of four children. Her husband is Bono, the lead singer of U2. She runs a fashion business that's become part rock 'n' roll and part big business since Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton bought a 49 per cent stake.

Before they could listen to the songs on the new U2 album, the selected guests had to give up their mobile phones and any recording devices. But the album still appeared on the Internet, and copies have begun circulating on file-sharing networks.