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Sharon Osbourne grabbed the headlines when she absolutely slammed U2 on Twitter this past Monday for giving away their newest album, 'Songs Of Innocence,' through Apple. Yesterday, she talked about the why behind it on her show, 'The Talk.' It turns out that there is a lot more behind the story than her just not being a fan. -
Joey Ramone's Brother, Marky Ramone Talk About U2's Tribute Song
The lead single from U2's surprise album Songs of Innocence, "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)," is about the first time the band from Dublin saw The Ramones and how that performance changed their lives. -
Apple Releases Tool That Removes U2's 'Songs Of Innocence' From Your iTunes
Remember that "pesky" U2 album that magically appeared in your iTunes? Well, Apple has a tool that can get the album out of there. -
U2 Drops 'Making-Of' Video for 'Songs of Innocence' via Twitter
One thing U2 didn't have that Bey did: music videos. Although we still haven't seen a clip supporting any tracks on the new record (outside of the new Apple commercial) the band did drop a "making-of" video via Twitter over the weekend. -
U2 Back Catalog Increases In Online Sales Thanks To 'Songs Of Innocence'
U2's sneaky, guerrilla-style release of their 13th studio album, Songs Of Innocence, has done wonders for the band's back catalog. -
Tyler, The Creator Really Hated U2's New Album, Then Changed His Mind In Odd String of Tweets
Tyler, The Creator pretty much hit the whole spectrum of responses after learning Songs of Innocence was lodged in his cloud. He unleashed a string of NSFW tweets on Friday night that took him from hatred to respect. -
No Thanks, U2: 8 Artists We'd Actually Like Free Surprise Albums From: OutKast, Kanye West, And More
Earlier this week, U2 unexpectedly released their new album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes, making it the largest album release ever. Though this method of putting a new album into everyone's iTunes library is pretty cool and groundbreaking (and not "invasive," stop whining), there are plenty of other bands we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from than U2, who aren't exactly at the top of their game musically. Here are eight artists we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from. -
Species Named after Famous Musicians: Mick Jagger, Beyoncé, Bono, Jim Morrison and Many More
Mick Jagger had the honor (or something like it), as Music Times reporter Carolyn Menyes wrote earlier this week, of having an extinct species of pig named after him. The news itself isn't that shocking: scientists are naming stuff after musicians all the time. We've narrowed down a majority of the organisms and their respective titles into five categories. -
U2 Release Making-Of Video For 'Songs Of Innocence' [WATCH]
If you still want a closer look at Songs of Innocence — the album that was shoved down your throat — you can get it via the band's Twitter account. -
Lykke Li Is Surprised That U2 Dropped 'Songs Of Innocence' But Thrilled That You Can Now Hear Her Collaborate On Closing Track
Lykke Li is fortunate enough to appear on the closing track of U2's 'Songs Of Innocence' and even she had no idea that the album was going to drop yesterday and be free for half a billion people to download. She happened to be at her chiropractor's when she heard the news and quickly realized that many of the best things in life come as a total surprise. -
U2's 'Songs of Innocence' Gets Five-Star Review from Rolling Stone: What Other Recent Albums Earned Perfect Scores?
A rare occurrence happened on Thursday: Rolling Stone gave a five star rating to U2's new album, Songs of Innocence. Check out the other five recordings released during the last year that also merited the five-star treatment. -
U2's Next Album 'Songs Of Experience' Will Be 'Ready Soon'
In a post made to their website on Tuesday, U2 hinted at another new album on the horizon, titled Songs of Experience, which should be "ready soon enough," according to lead vocalist Bono. This announcement came the same day that the band unexpectedly released its latest album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes to coincide with the unveiling of Apple's iPhone 6 and iWatch.
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