R.E.M. Announce Break-Up

R.E.M. have announced via their official website they have decided to call it a day.

The band made the following statement:

"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening. - R.E.M."