Bono sang Stormzy‘s ‘Blinded By Your Grace’ as U2 collected the Global Icon award at the MTV EMA 2017 tonight (November 12).

The band, who played a special show in London’s Trafalgar Square yesterday (November 11), were honored at the ceremony with the award recognizing their decades-long career.

Collecting the award, The Edge said: “We’ve been making music together for a long time. People always ask, ‘How have you kept your band together?’ There has to be one boss, one leader, who calls the shots. It’s not an easy gig, let me tell you, and I could not have done this without these guys’ support. Truly, they are the wind beneath my wings.”

Bono, in lieu of his own acceptance speech, sang a burst of Stormzy’s ‘Blinded By Your Grace’. Watch footage of the moment below. 

Jared Leto presented the band with the award, saying they “changed” his life. He said: “U2 changed my life. I discovered their seminal album ‘The Joshua Tree’ and it became the soundtrack of my youth.” 

He continued: “U2 isn’t just a band, it’s a way of life. Their songs are prayers, their concerts a church. They challenge us, they inspire us and they remind us that every moment in our lives is an opportunity to rise above and be part of the possibilities of life, rather than its problems.

“They teach us it’s okay to mix art and politics, and sometimes – even better – to start a revolution and say fuck you. 157 million records sold, 22 Grammys and the highest-grossing concert tour in the history of the world. One love, one blood, one life.” 

Leto then made everybody in the audience give the band a standing ovation as they made their way to the stage.

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