Sharon Osborne No Fan Of Apple, U2 Promotion

Sharon Osborne

Sharon Osbourne took to Twitter to express her views on the Apple/U2 deal that resulted in iTunes users receiving free copies of the band’s upcoming album.  Turns out she wasn’t exactly in love with the promotion, according to pollstar.com.

The band was reportedly paid somewhere around $30 million so that Apple could give their album away on iTunes – and it would be streaming on Jimmy Iovine's Beats as well.

“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,” Osbourne tweeted Sept. 15. That got her on a roll. “Jimmy Iovine, iTunes, U2, you're a bunch of megalomaniacs. F__K YOU!.”

“Guys nothing is for free, how much you making?” she tweeted. “PS, btw you are just a bunch of middle age political groupies.” Oh yes, there was more.

“Whose political ass are we going to pull you out of today? Or are you front row at another tragic fashion show?”

Here's how to say NO to @U2's new record that was forced upon you by @iTunes - #NoThankU2 - http://t.co/eMq8YcsI7U
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) September 16, 2014