Brazilians rock with Bono during Carnival in Salvador

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Thousands of Brazilians took a break from samba to rock with U2 frontman Bono during Carnival celebrations in the northeastern city of Salvador.

Bono performed an impromptu duet of “Vertigo” with Brazilian popular singer Ivete Sangalo as Carnival got under way Thursday in Salvador, a day earlier than in Rio de Janeiro.

While the highlight of Brazil’s carnival celebrations is Rio’s annual samba parade on Sunday and Monday nights, many people prefer Salvador’s carnival, where giant sound trucks with bands on top jam the city’s streets night and day.

The U2 singer is attending Salvador’s Carnival as a guest of Culture Minister and pop star Gilberto Gil.

U2 played two sold-out concerts in Sao Paulo’s Morumbi soccer stadium Monday and Tuesday nights.

Bono is among the nominees for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. The Irish singer was proposed for his fight against world poverty.

Sheryl Crow has successful surgery for breast cancer

Los Angeles – Sheryl Crow underwent surgery for breast cancer earlier this week and the prognosis for a full recovery is excellent, her publicist reported Friday.

The singer-songwriter had the surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday and is recovering without complications, said Dave Tomberlin, her publicist.

“Her doctors think her prognosis is excellent,” said Tomberlin.

In a statement posted on her Web site, Crow said she would have to postpone a North American concert tour that was scheduled to begin in March. She said she hoped to reschedule as soon as possible.

Crow called the surgery “minimally invasive” and said she will be undergoing radiation treatment as a precaution. She said she benefited from early detection, and urged other women to have themselves checked.