Time — Unwitting listeners were less than pleased about an iTunes drop they didn't say they wanted more info

Stereogum — As you might have heard, U2 released a new album not that long ago! No? Samsung user? Not to worry! The band is still doing some traditional promotion, including releasing a video for “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone),” a song about the first time Bo... more info

Stereogum — Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you really liked U2′s new album Songs Of Innocence. (I didn’t, but maybe you did.) You liked it so much that you want to give U2 money for it, even though the band already gave it to you for free, as an... more info

The Independent — Iggy Pop has criticised technology giant Apple for “stealing the listener’s choice” by giving away the most recent U2 album for free on iTunes. more info

The Telegraph — Iggy Pop laments the state of today's music sales, as he condemned a system which has allowed "thieving" to "become a habit". more info

Stereogum — Although they’ve already been busy inserting themselves into your iTunes library and making sure that their Grammy prospects look okay, U2 officially released their new album, Songs Of Innocence, in physical form today. For their first TV promotion... more info

NME — Band have previously been accused of tax evasion more info

NME — Album is downloaded 26 million times as band talk-up 'Songs Of Experience' follow-up more info

Time — About 5% of the iTunes users who received the album downloaded it fully, and about 16% at least played a single song more info

L.A. Times - News — more info