Next week REM's new album, Accelerate, will become the first by a major artist to debut on the social-networking application iLike, which between its website and Facebook version boasts more than 15 million users.
Fans will be able to stream and share the album in its entirety from March 24th, a week ahead of the album's April 1st US release date.
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