UBono uyaqhubeka esongeza iindaba ezimbi kulo nyaka. Njengoko le mvumi yaseIreland iqhubeka nokuchacha kwingozi yayo yebhayisekile kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, iphephancwadi laseMelika I-GQ yamkhetha njengomnye wabantu abancinci kwihlabathi kwi-2014, ebetha uBarack Obama kunye nomnini wangaphambili waseLos Angeles Lakers uDonald Sterling.
Isizathu solu khetho silele kunikezelo olunyanzelekileyo ukuba U2 wenza 'Iingoma zobumsulwa', icwecwe lakhe lamva nje 'linikezelwe' kubasebenzisi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-500 be-iTunes ngoSeptemba, into eyabangela izikhalazo ezininzi. I-GQ inike umbono walo mba: "Ewe, i-100 lezigidi zeedola ukuguqula i-U2 yabantu abadala ekujoliswe kuyo kunye nelitye elinomdla ekuhlaleni libe ngumyalezo othe ngqo".
Iphephancwadi lamadoda linikezela ngomfanekiso ongalawulekiyo weqela lase-Ireland, elijikeleze isigqibo esiphikisanayo sokunyusa icwecwe labo ngezigidi zeeakhawunti ze-iTunes, intshukumo yokuthengisa ehambe kakubi kwaye yafumana izigidi zabantu zikhalaza malunga nokubekwa, ngexesha elinye. ikhuthaze umfanekiso ombi wazo zombini Bono njenge-U2 kumajelo asekuhlaleni nakumajelo eendaba. Icaphula iBono ngokuthe ngqo, i-GQ ipapasha: "UBono nguTom Friedman wangoku we-rock (intatheli yaseMelika) kwaye lonke iqela lakhe liye laqhatha no-Apple ukuba abeke icwecwe lakhe elitsha kwithala leencwadi le-iTunes ngaphandle kwemvume yakho. Ayikwazanga nokucima ".