It seems a lot of people are not happy with U2 after the
Irish rockers released their new CD for free on iTunes. Music-news reports that
Sharon Osbourne called the members of the band 'middle-aged political
groupies.' Ouch! The new U2 album Songs of Innocence, and the associated
campaign giving it away free, have received their share of criticism as has the
band for the route they have taken with their career. First there was the fact
that the album was placed in 500 million people's iTunes playlist, ready to be
downloaded. Rapper Tyler, the Creator publicly criticized the move, Tweeting
'Its legit like waking up with a pimple or like a herpes. I did know you were
on my phone. What the f**k.' Now it is Sharon Osbourne taking to Twitter with
critical words on the situation, not for the download but the precedent it is
setting for the music industry. On Monday, she said: 'U2 you are business
moguls not musicians anymore. No wonder you have to give your mediocre music
away for free cause no one wants to buy it. Guys nothing is for free, how much
you making? PS, btw you are just a bunch of middle age political groupies..
Whose political ass are we going to pull you out of today? Or are you front row
at another tragic fashion show?. Jimmy Iovine, iTunes, U2, you're a bunch of
megalomaniacs. FUCK YOU!' Here's how to say NO to @U2's new record that was
forced upon you by @iTunes ' #NoThankU2 ' http://itunes.com/soi-remove Sharon
continued the rant the next day: 'This is an invasion of my private space. My
entertainment space. '.Shame on you, what about up-and-coming artists who need
to sell their music? #TheTalk' And again today (Wednesday): 'One more example
of how fabulous Bono is. Curing world hunger one Louis Vuitton suitcase at a
time'. It seems a lot of people are not happy with U2 after the
Irish rockers released their new CD for free on iTunes. Music-news reports that
Sharon Osbourne called the members of the band 'middle-aged political
groupies.' Ouch! The new U2 album Songs of Innocence, and the associated
campaign giving it away free, have received their share of criticism as has the
band for the route they have taken with their career. First there was the fact
that the album was placed in 500 million people's iTunes playlist, ready to be
downloaded. Rapper Tyler, the Creator publicly criticized the move, Tweeting
'Its legit like waking up with a pimple or like a herpes. I did know you were
on my phone. What the f**k.' Now it is Sharon Osbourne taking to Twitter with
critical words on the situation, not for the download but the precedent it is
setting for the music industry. On Monday, she said: 'U2 you are business
moguls not musicians anymore. No wonder you have to give your mediocre music
away for free cause no one wants to buy it. Guys nothing is for free, how much
you making? PS, btw you are just a bunch of middle age political groupies..
Whose political ass are we going to pull you out of today? Or are you front row
at another tragic fashion show?. Jimmy Iovine, iTunes, U2, you're a bunch of
megalomaniacs. FUCK YOU!' Here's how to say NO to @U2's new record that was
forced upon you by @iTunes ' #NoThankU2 ' http://itunes.com/soi-remove Sharon
continued the rant the next day: 'This is an invasion of my private space. My
entertainment space. '.Shame on you, what about up-and-coming artists who need
to sell their music? #TheTalk' And again today (Wednesday): 'One more example
of how fabulous Bono is. Curing world hunger one Louis Vuitton suitcase at a
time'.
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