News Of R.E.M.'s Split, As Sung By NPR's Robert Smith

NPR | By Eyder Peralta

Published September 21, 2011 at 7:29 PM EDT

The singer Michael Stipe of the US rock group R.E.M. performs on July of 2003.

We already delivered the news earlier, but NPR's Robert Smith just delivered it in a more lyrical manner for our Newscast unit.

There's not much more we can add. You just have to listen:

Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is an international correspondent for NPR. He was named NPR's Mexico City correspondent in 2022.

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