If you don't recall the story, back in 2014 some 500 million iTunes users found the U2 album Songs of Innocence had been added to their iTunes library. U2 and Apple viewed it as a free gift, but many were so unhappy about it that the Cupertino company was forced to create a special tool to remove it.

reportedly its a $100 million dollar deal that U2 made with Apple to release their new album in over five years to over 500 million iTunes users. The deal which made history and saw it coincide with the release of the iPhone 6. Poor ole' U2 have been the victims of so much back lash for giving consumers a gift.

Go to Library and tap Downloaded to see your downloads. On your iPad, tap Downloaded in the sidebar. Find the song, album, or music video that you want to remove. Touch and hold the item, then tap Remove.

Cook touted the release, which made the album available in 119 countries worldwide as "the largest album release of all time." U2 frontman Bono said the intention was to get new music to "as many people as possible, because that's what our band is all about." Guitarist The Edge later told TIME that the launch was " ...

It sounds like you did some great research on this, and you're right. Customers are no longer able to remove the album on their own. You will need to reach out to Apple Support directly to have the album removed. You can use this link to get in touch with support: Contact - Official Apple Support.

U2 did not give away their album for free. Apple paid them for the rights to distribute it to their users. The figure is undisclosed but the amount that is being mentioned is US$100 million. In addition they are coming to the end of the tour that was based on the album and every show has sold out.

Bono wrote. It is said that Apple paid U2 $100 million for the album that hit iTunes accounts on September 9, 2014, around the same time when Apple launched its iPhone 6.

Sync your iPhone to iTunes if you can't delete the album. If you're having difficulty deleting the album from your iPhone, you may need to perform a sync with your computer to "reset" the music on your iPhone. Tap the Settings app on your iPhone, tap "iTunes & App Stores", and toggle the iTunes Match slider off.

Most of Boy's songs looked at childhood and how innocence was lost on the way to adulthood, and Songs of Innocence goes a step further by exploring, as Bono put it, “how holding on to your own innocence is harder than holding on to someone else's.” That's depicted quite literally by the album's cover, a photograph of ...

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Visit the U2 Removal Tool website on your computer. Visit itunes.com/soi-remove in a web browser on your computer or using the Safari app on your iOS device. Click the "Remove Album" button.

It sounds like you did some great research on this, and you're right. Customers are no longer able to remove the album on their own. You will need to reach out to Apple Support directly to have the album removed. You can use this link to get in touch with support: Contact - Official Apple Support.