British rock group U2 at the official presentation of iPhone 6 and Watch on Tuesday without any prior announcements unveiled a new album, which will be distributed free through iTunes.
13th in a row record collective called «Songs of Innocence» and has 11 tracks. It is a gift to all buyers of products from Apple. The fact that the album will be available for free, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced after the musicians performed on stage.
"A week ago we finished work on new album« Songs of Innocence »and I want to ask: how can we bring it to the largest possible number of people?" - Asked the assembled group leader Bono. The answer was not long in coming. Cook announced that the new album will be available for free in iTunes.
"The group U2 have just released the album« Songs of Innocence »and he's already in your library. Cooperation U2 and Apple began about 10 years ago and during this period of time has been filmed several commercials for TV, a special version of the iPod and in raising funds for the charity event PRODUCT (RED). Thanks to the next joint project of more than 500 million iTunes users around the world can listen to before October 14 «Songs of Innocence».
Relationships U2 and Apple began in 2004 with a special series of iPod, which were produced with the engraved signatures of the four members of the group. Frontman of U2 Bono was friends with Steve Jobs, and the producer of the label Universal Music Group, which produces albums of Jimi Yovina became a member of the acquisition of Beats Electronics.
Download album Songs of Innocence can be free on this page .