John Michael Stipe (/ ˈstaɪp /; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

Mar 9, 2025 · On Feb. 27-28 at the 40 Watt Club in R.E.M.’s ancestral Athens, Ga., home, Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry all took the stage at various points for...

Mark sits down with Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M. and 2025 McNair Honoree, to talk about his early career days and how growing up in the South influenced his journey as a...

Aug 21, 2025 · While it would be punk leaders like Patti Smith who would later mentor REM, Stipe’s push came from a place of being more musically open-minded, his world opening up to possibilities …

R.E.M., American rock group, the quintessential college rock band of the 1980s. The members were lead singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Jan 4, 2025 · Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., known for songs "The One I Love," "Radio Free Europe," "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," "Losing My Religion," …

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University …