U2 Streams New Album on MySpace for Free

MySpace Music announces the exclusive world premiere of No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2. Beginning on February Feb. 20, MySpace U.S. users will be able to stream the album in its entirety from U2’s official MySpace Music profile at www.myspace.com/u2, giving fans a chance to preview it before the U.S. release on March 3.

Will more bands preview music to the masses through social media? It seems to be a way to control the flow of digital music to consumers. Will people be less likely to seek pirated versions of songs if they can preview for free pre-release?