http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8780191/R.E.M.-announce-split.html
In a statement singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills said: "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."
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