Island Records' One Love COVID-19 Relief Auction, which Billy Porter hosted, raised £179,755 Thursday afternoon (May 21) with its array of one-of-a-kind donations from its legendary and newer recording artists, with special regards to the U2 lot.
U2 offered Bono's autographed, hand-written lyrics for the Irish rock band's No. 1 hit from 1987 "I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For," which sold for a record amount of £76,000.
The last-minute addition to the auction, which supports NHS Charities Together and Feeding America, helped gather 3,250 bids during the hour-long broadcast. "I’d like to thank all our amazing artists, our US counterparts at Island US and Republic, all our media partners, Omega Auctions and every last member of the