Affiliates R.E.M. Perform Live Together for First Time in 15 Years at Songwriter Hall of Fame Induction

After stopping by our cocktail reception on Tuesday, June 11 to celebrate the band’s induction, all four members gather on stage for the first time in almost 16 years to perform “Losing My Religion” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame event in New York City.

REM Celebrates at SESAC Cocktail Reception in NYC
Photo: David Scott Holloway

The performance was preceded by Jason Isbell who performed the iconic “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”. He said he learned when he was 10 years old. “R.E.M. was greater than the sum of its parts. R.E.M. moved like a single instrument,” he said.

Watch their performance and acceptance speech below:

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