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NgoSepthemba, i-Apple yajoyina i-U2 futhi yanquma ukuvumela iqembu lase-Ireland lidlale izingoma ezimbalwa ngesikhathi senkulumo eyisihluthulelo, lapho yethula khona, ngokwesibonelo, ama-iPhones amasha, futhi ngasikhathi sinye kubo bonke abasebenzisi bayo mahhala. izohlinzeka i-albhamu entsha ezayo. Manje i-Apple isimemezele ukuthi i-U2 entsha ne-albhamu yabo Songs of Innocence Abantu abayizigidi ezingu-81 balalela.

Kusukela ngoSepthemba 9, lapho i-Apple ithumela amakhulu ezigidi zabasebenzisi bayo i-albhamu entsha ye-U2 emishinini yabo, sebeqedile. Songs of Innocence 26 million abantu abalandiwe wembula Pro Billboard U-Eddy Cue, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wakwa-Apple we-Internet Software and Services. Ngokusho kwakhe, bangaphezulu kuka-81 million abasebenzisi “asebezwile” okungenani ezinye zezingoma ezikule albhamu, okuyisibalo esesihlanganisiwe sezingoma ezidlalwa kuma-iTunes, iTunes Radio kanye neBeats Music.

"Ukubeka lokho ngombono, amakhasimende ayizigidi ezingu-2003 athenge umculo we-U2 kusukela kwethulwa i-iTunes Store ngo-14," uCue uveze, ekhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi i-Apple iphumelele kahle emgomweni wayo wokuthola izingoma ze-U2 kubantu okungenzeka ukuthi bazitholile. angikaze ngizwe ibhendi yase-Ireland. Nokho, abaningi babo bagcine begcine i-albhamu yakamuva ye-U2 kumadivayisi abo.

Nakuba umcimbi omkhulu we-Apple ne-U2 wawuhambisana nokungqubuzana okuncane, ngoba indlela yokuphromotha nokusabalalisa okulandelayo kwe-albhamu entsha kubasebenzisi kwakungeyona into ejabulisa kakhulu. I-Apple ivumela ngokuzenzakalelayo bonke abasebenzisi ukuthi balayishe i-albhamu ephelele Songs of Innocence kuma-akhawunti abo, abanye abangakuthandi ukuthi izingoma abangenandaba nazo zivela kulabhulali yabo. Ekugcineni, waphoqeleka ukuthi akhulule i-Apple ithuluzi elikhethekile elisusa i-albhamu ye-U2.

Umcimbi uqhubeka kuze kube u-Okthoba 13, ngemuva kwalokho i-albhamu izokhokhiswa ngendlela yakudala futhi izovela kwezinye izitolo ngesikhathi esifanayo. Bekukhethekile ku-iTunes kuze kube manje. Lokhu cishe akukona okokugcina esikuzwayo ngoxhumo lwe-Apple + U2. UFrontman Bono useke waveza ukuthi usebenzisana eduze nenkampani yaseCalifornia kweminye imisebenzi ezoshintsha indlela esilalela ngayo umculo namuhla.

Umthombo: Billboard, I-Verge
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