Warner Music Japan Catalog Now Available on the iTunes Store in Japan
Top Japanese & International Artists Including Ayaka, Kobukuro, Rip Slyme, Linkin Park, Madonna & Red Hot Chili Peppers Now on iTunes

TOKYO (rushprnews) June 7, 2007—Warner Music Japan and Apple® today announced the addition of the Warner Music Japan catalog to the iTunes® Store in Japan (www.apple.com/jp/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.

“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.”

“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 iTunes Store in Japan now features a vast catalog of more than four million songs, 5,000 music videos, Disney and Pixar short films, 100,000 podcasts and 25,000 audiobooks. With over 90 percent of songs priced at just 150 yen per song, the iTunes Store offers the great value and features that have made iTunes the number one online music service in the world, with over 2.5 billion songs purchased and downloaded. Warner Music Japan will continue to add more of its extensive catalog to the iTunes Store in the coming months.

With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod® and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Store is the best way for PC and Mac® users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.

iTunes 7 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from www.apple.com/jp/itunes. Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase. Music fans in Japan have the option to use iTunes Cards for cash purchases on the iTunes Store.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.

Press Contacts:
Tom Neumayr
Apple
tneumayr@apple.com
(408) 974-1972
Amanda Collins
Warner Music Group
Amanda.Collins@wmg.com
(212) 275-2213
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