Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran Irish rockers U2 pulled off a surprise at Apple Inc's event to launch new products on Tuesday, making its latest album available for free on Apple's iTunes online store. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — While the rest of the world was imagining the prospect of buying an even bigger iPhone that can pay for things, U2 released a new album. more info

L.A. Times - News — more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lykke Li (more by Gretchen Robinette) U2 just surprised the world with a free new album, and now we're even more surprised to find out that Lykke Li is on there. She tweeted, "Pretty surreal to be duetting with Bono.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rumors abounded as to what U2's role would be in today's big Apple iPhone 6 announcement, maybe play a song, star in a commercial. But what we got was a brand new album by the Irish megastars, titled Songs... more info

NME — The album was announced at the iPhone 6 launch and simultaneously placed online more info

Time — What you'll hear on Songs of Innocence, as long as you subscribe to iTunes more info

Stereogum — U2 just pulled a Beyoncé plus a Jay Z. As of a few minutes ago, the band’s new album Songs Of Innocence was delivered for free to all iTunes customers, just after U2 performed new single “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)” on stage at the Flint Cen... more info

The Telegraph — Neil McCormick gives the first verdict on the new U2 album, Songs of Innocence, which was announced at the Apple iPhone and iWatch launch more info

Mercury News, California — Will U2 perform at the Apple iPhone launch event? Find out here. more info