Scene and heard; U2 paid €100m by Apple

The album will be available for free solely on iTunes until October 13, the previously published official release date, and can then be bought in other outlets and formats, complete with extra tracks. We’ll probably never hear the truth of the matter, but the big speculation in the music world this week was about how much Apple must have paid the band for the privilege. The New York Times claims Bono and the boys were paid $100m by Apple.