Feb 20 2009 01:48 AM ET

Exclusive: U2's new album 'No Line on the Horizon' will premiere on MySpace Music on Friday

Categories: Music, U2, Web/Tech

U2bonoedge_lIn a move that’s becoming commonplace in the current fractured musiclandscape, U2 will premiere their highly anticipated new album, No Line on the Horizon, on MySpace Music starting tomorrow morning, the website revealed toEW.com exclusively. At 5 a.m. EST (2 a.m. PST) on Feb. 20, listeners canstream the entire album for free on U2’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/u2), meaning fans will be able to catch No Line on the Horizon well over a week before its official U.S release on March 3.

MySpace has increasinglyserved as a go-to portal for A-list artists — including Beyonce, KanyeWest, Fall Out Boy, Keith Urban, and Franz Ferdinand — hoping togenerate some pre-release buzz for their albums, and U2 is definitely pulling out all the promotional stops for No Line on the Horizon. Along with the MySpace release and their recent appearance opening the Grammy Awards, the band will play five consecutive nights on Late Night With David Letterman starting March 2.

So, PopWatchers, are you excited to get an early look at what Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton have in store? Once the album goes live on MySpace, ahem, get on your boots (metaphorically speaking), hop on over there to give it a listen, and then hop on back here to tell us whatcha think!

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  • Carl

    this thing leaked on the internet already…. that’s probably why they’re streaming it on myspace a.s.a.p.

  • anonymous

    Can’t EW do anything about the spammers???

  • unknown

    Like everyone hasn’t downloaded it already on torrent sites. By the way (mediocre album)

  • DEN ROC

    I HATE THIS NEW ALBUM, i hope what i heard so far is a aprils fools joke in feb

  • Anonymous

    FAKE! Its photoshop…you can tell cause the shadows on BONO are all wrong.
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  • Ali

    It’s a fantastic album. Torrent it, hear it on myspace, or buy it – it doesn’t matter just listen to it.

  • Frank from MusicNerdClub.com

    MySpace is great for buzz but lousy for generating sales. Look what happened to GNR (beyond what some may consider “quality” issues): 8 million plays in 3 days, and in 3 months it still hasn’t gone platinum in the U.S. I know I will listen to No Line On The Horizon in the morning and buy it on March 3; I wonder how many will do the same, especially when they can listen to it on MySpace for free.

  • Teresa

    Magnificent is THE SONG!

  • Frank from MusicNerdClub.com

    Just listened to the whole album except “I’ll Go Crazy…” (for some reason, that song wasn’t posted). Sounded great to me. Reminded me of The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack the band members were involved with prior to All That You Can’t Leave Behind, only much better. I liked it, I think it’s a grower.

  • film4future

    Wow. I think it’s incredibly good. I’m a longtime fan, and I think it’s SO much better than their last album (which I wasn’t as crazy about). It’s their new soul album with Jack White guitar pedals! Can’t wait to hear these songs live. As always, I’ll be there front & center.

  • powervolume

    ono

  • VH

    I’m listening to it now. It is amazing!!!!!

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  • Dan

    I have to be honest at first i was a little disapointed but after 3-4 listens this might be the best album since Joshua Tree. Unbelivable how good it is and how much it grows on you.

  • U2Fan

    I’ve fallen in love with them all over again.

  • anon

    It’s Late Show with David Letterman not Late Night.

  • crispy

    film4future said: “It’s their new soul album with Jack White guitar pedals!”
    LOL! You don’t know very much about U2, do ya?

  • john

    Great album! Magnificant is a top 5 all time song.

  • John

    ugh…I love U2…listen religiously…and I am NOT happy with this…ugh…this is seriously awful. I liked GOYB…but started to get worried when I heard No Line on the radio last week…not listening on Myspace and just really disappointed.

  • Randy

    Ok, I can’t seem to find it on myspace…. just a minute-long snippet of GOYB…

  • H

    Awesome Album! Magnificent!
    It’s been a long time!

  • u2222

    theres nothing on myspace guys how do i listen?

  • Brian

    I’m with Randy…..GOYB is all that is playing.

  • bonoman
  • fullAlbum

    letitbit.net/download/a22333658619/U2NLOTH09-www.mediaportal.ru-.rar.html

  • Anonymous

    Click on th album cover, otherwise GOYB will be only thing playing.

  • V-man

    Click on the album itself and the one track is replaced with all 11 tracks.
    First listen = Awesome!

  • balgabelly

    This doesn’t work either

  • D

    It doesn’t work. Can someone please explain how I can listen to all of the tracks.

  • Mike

    I didnt like it after the 1st listen but now everything is great, MOS, Crazy tonight, magnificent are highlights

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