14 DAY TRIAL // Despite Apple's iTunes Store being the dominant force in the digital download market, Apple's service is still far from perfect when it comes to content. Not everything is available for purchase, and in some areas there are large chunks of content missing. Fortunately, the Cupertino Company keeps adding new contents as it works out deals with the labels. Such is the case of the Japanese iTunes Store, which has just been expanded with content from Warner Music Japan.
"We're delighted to make the Warner Japan catalog available on the iTunes Store for the first time," said Lachie Rutherford, President, Warner Music Asia Pacific. "We're proud to be marking the event with exclusive content from some of our most exciting acts and look forward to music fans being able to download their favorite Warner artists from iTunes."
The Warner Music Japan catalog brings top J-POP and international artists to the iTunes Store including Ayaka, Bonnie Pink, Green Day, Kobukuro, Linkin Park, Madonna, Mariya Takeuchi, My Chemical Romance, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and Rip Slyme. The leading J-POP duo Kobukuro are making their music available online for download for the first time ever and the exclusive world premiere of Ayaka's new video for the hit track "Jewelry Day" is debuting on the iTunes Store.
"iTunes is the most popular online music store in the world and now we have an incredible catalog of over four million songs available to music fans in Japan," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We continually strive to offer the best selection of music and are thrilled to bring Warner Music Japan's extensive catalog to the iTunes Store."
The Japanese iTunes Store now offer a catalogue of more than four million songs, 5,000 music videos, Disney and Pixar short films, 100,000 podcasts and 25,000 audiobooks.