CUPERTINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) announces the free download of the new U2 album on iTunes as members of U2 The Edge (2nd L), Larry Mullen Jr (C), Adam Clayton (2nd R) and Bono as and look on during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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And Now, A Totally Unsubstantiated U2 Rumour That Will Probably Annoy a Lot of People

U2 and Apple thought they were doing a nice thing when they made the Songs of Innocence album automatically free to iTunes users. It turns out that not everyone was pleased with the gesture.

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Now there’s a story floating about the Interwebs–totally unsubstantiated, of course–that U2 might release a single called “Tightrope” at Apple’s Word Wide Developer Conference next week. Think they’d do that after what happened last time?

This isn’t that far-fetched, actually. Apple is rumoured to be ready to introduce a new look for Apple Music next week and given that Apple was part of the launch of the whole thing…

(Rumour via Michael)

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