Cannot delete all the songs from free U2 album

Hello brionyrisch,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

If you are using iCloud, here is how to delete songs:

iTunes Store: How to delete songs from iCloud

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4915

Regards,

Jeff D.

Same issue. I have hidden the album on my itunes and turned off 'Show All Music' on my iPhone but I cannot get rid of one of the songs from my iPhone. I don't want to delete it from iCloud, just from my phone. This one song does not show in my library, so I can't delete it from there either.

yeah u2 ***** and i cannot purge and i am not using cloud.

so what now

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those U2 songs suck. I am very unhappy with this action apple push these songs to me by icloud forcely.

I must enable " iTunes Match" on my computer to delete items from iCloud? Enable iTunes Match needs $24.99 per year!!! I dont want to see these U2 songs on my Air or my iPhone. I didn't allow Apple or permit Apple to push these rubbish to me. Also I cant delete them!

How dare Apple do this rubbish push!!!!

You can voice your displeasure to Apple, but as they are not here your screams of pain are falling on deaf ears. These are user to user forums.

Pete

No they didn't.

Hello brionyrisch,

The following article was released after my initial response to you. It should take care of your issue.

Remove iTunes gift album "Songs of Innocence" from your iTunes music library and purchases

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6439

Regards,

Jeff D.

I had the same problem... it was that I used the removal tool and removed the album from my iTunes account before deleting the tracks from my phone..

This left the 4 tracks that had been downloaded to the phone undeleteable.. swiping the track would not show a delete flag...

I had to re-purchase (for free) the album from the iTunes store.. then redownload the album onto my phone.. only then was I able to swipe and delete all the songs from my phone.

The way that I did it was I deleted the "Recently Added" playlist from my iPhone then I setup a new one in iTunes with a rule which is:

Artists that do not include U2 & songs that are added in the last 2 months.

I am FINALLY free from that album. Yay!!!

How do you delete the "Recently Added" playlist from iPhone?