Idol + iTunes = Good News for Fans!
Kicking off with the Top 24 this week, customers can purchase the contestants' performances on The iTunes Store for the usual 99 cents per song! And it'll just be the audio files for you audiophiles...
...at least until we hit the Top 12. Then it gets really good.
Full video performances of Top 12 finalist performances will be available for $1.99, starting March 11. And fans can pre-order performances by their favorite contestants, which will be downloaded automatically the day after the show airs.
Like what you hear (or see)? Now you can relive your favorite performances anytime, anywhere!
Start your collection now, and you'll have a nice little album of your favorite performer's greatest hits before Season 7 even ends!
“We have some truly outstanding talent this year, and by working with Apple and iTunes, we’re giving viewers another great way to enjoy America’s brightest new stars from IDOL,” said Simon Fuller, creator of AMERICAN IDOL. “I’m sure there will be many memorable performances that viewers will want to relive from this 2008 season.”
“We’ve created a special section on the iTunes Store for IDOL fans with an incredible array of music and video performances from television’s most popular show,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think AMERICAN IDOL viewers are going to love the ability to purchase and download IDOL performances from iTunes.”
iTunes will also provide exclusive direct links from the free streaming performance videos on americanidol.com, the official website of the show and home to MyIdol, the Internet’s largest AMERICAN IDOL fan site.
Fans will be able to simply click through to iTunes if they want to purchase their favorite performances to own and enjoy on their iPod, iPhone or AppleTV.
The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music store with over four billion songs sold, and has the world’s largest catalog of over six million songs. With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as new iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod and iPhone, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.
