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Bono Admits U2’s iTunes Album Giveaway Went Too Far

The lead singer acknowledges that the band's automatic distribution of 'Songs of Innocence' to Apple users crossed a line.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 27 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Consequence published first, on 27 October at 14:41 UTC; NME followed 26h 42m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 28 October at 17:23 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Consequence, NME.

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  1. Bono admits U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ iTunes album giveaway “went too far” NME
  2. Bono Admits U2’s Notorious iTunes Album Giveaway “Went Too Far” Consequence

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