R.E.M. has announced three-decade career

U.S. rock band R.E.M. has announced three-decade career in which it has sold 20 million albums since the break is over.

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The group has become one of the largest in the world as "Automatic for the People" Thank you for collection, made the announcement on its website.

Read the 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."

The band's career and his entry in the Rock Hall of Fame and won critical acclaim. This five-album deal with Warner Brothers for $ 80 million worth of completed reports.