Bono has told TIME magazine that U2 and Apple are working on a new music format, designed to help not just established bands but also smaller artists and songwriters.

In his front cover interview of the new issue (September 29), Bono says: “Songwriters aren’t touring people. Cole Porter wouldn’t have sold T-shirts. Cole Porter wasn’t coming to a stadium near you.”

The rumoured new digital music format is designed to entice music fans into buying music, leading many to infer ...