When U2 and Apple Spammed the World?
On September 9 2014, U2 and Apple Gave 500 Million iTunes Users a Free Album. and They Instantly Regretted It, Reports Ed Power. the World's Biggest Rock Star...
On September 9 2014, U2 and Apple gave 500 million iTunes users a free album. And they instantly regretted it, reports Ed Power. The world's biggest rock star leaned forward and, to the extent his omnipresent mirror-shades permitted, looked Graham Norton straight in the eyes.
Why did Apple give everyone a U2 album?
In a statement to Billboard, U2 said, "Apple is a tech company fighting to get musicians paid. The idea that they wanted to make a gift to the very people that actually purchase music is both beautiful and poetic, and for that we are very grateful."
Why does U2 keep appearing on my iPhone?
To turn Songs of Innocence into a record release, [company]Apple[/company] decided to add it to every iTunes user's music library without asking. For many iPhone users, this meant that the album also automatically downloaded onto their device — and that left many people confused, if not upset.
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