U2’s Album Songs of Innocence Released for Free on iTunes Today

Apple had lots of big announce­ments today — a new watch, a new iPhone, and pay­ment sys­tem. But wait, there’s more! On its big day, Apple also announced that any­one with an iTunes account can down­load for free Songs of Inno­cence, U2’s first album in 5 years. The album will remain free on iTunes until Octo­ber 13, 2014, after which time it will be released on CD and maybe vinyl. You can access the album in sev­er­al ways.

1.) On your iOS device, go to the Music app and select the Albums tab. Select Songs of Inno­cence. Tap a track to lis­ten or tap the iCloud icon to down­load.

2.) On your Mac or PC, open iTunes, then select the Albums tab. Select Songs of Inno­cence. Select a track to lis­ten or click the iCloud icon to down­load.

3.) On any of your devices, go to Fea­tured Sta­tions and select Songs of Inno­cence to lis­ten. Start­ing Sep­tem­ber 10.

If you have any issues find­ing the free down­load, you might want to look through some of the trou­bleshoot­ing sug­ges­tions found on this page.