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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Sony BMG Catalogue Now Available on the iTunes Music Store in Australia

2:28 AM    

Favourite Local & International Artists Include Foo Fighters, Rogue Traders, Shannon Noll, Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand and Anthony Callea.

SYDNEY - January 18, 2006 - Sony BMG Australia today announced the addition of their catalogue on the iTunes Music Store in Australia. Music fans can now download their favourite Sony BMG artists, including local artists such as Shannon Noll, Anthony Callea and Human Nature, international artists such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Foo Fighters, and music videos from Anastacia, John Mayer and Alicia Keys on the iTunes Music Store in Australia (www.itunes.com.au/itunes).

"We're delighted to join the iTunes Music Store in Australia," said Denis Handlin, Chairman and CEO, Sony BMG Australia and New Zealand. "There is a great opportunity for digital music to explode in 2006 and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with iTunes."

"The iTunes Music Store is the world's favourite online music store with a stunning 850 million songs sold," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We're thrilled to add the Sony BMG catalogue to iTunes, bringing music fans a wide range of great local and international artists."

Additional Sony BMG local favourites coming to iTunes include Pete Murray, John Farnham, Alex Lloyd and Delta Goodrem, and additional international artists being added include Destiny's Child, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis, The Strokes, Kelly Clarkson, Bruce Springsteen, Jamiroquai, Eurythmics and Shakira. The iTunes Music Store will be featuring the exclusive video catalogue of Foo Fighters, a Celebrity Playlist from Delta Goodrem and exclusive tracks from Eurythmics and Rogue Traders.

The iTunes Music Store in Australia features over one million songs, 3,000 music videos, short films from Academy-Award winning Pixar Animation Studios, 11,000 audiobooks and 25,000 Podcasts. Music on iTunes is priced at just A$1.69 per song, A$3.39 per video and with most albums at A$16.99 including GST (www.itunes.com.au/itunes).