The iTunes Store features local artists including Elka in Russia, Sezen Aksu in Turkey, AR Rahman in India, and Zahara in South Africa, international artists including The Beatles, Taylor Swift and Coldplay, and world-renowned classical musicians including Lang Lang, Yo Yo Ma and Yuja Wang. The official announcement on Apple's website reads.
The announcement further reads - "Movie fans can choose from a wide selection of films available for rent or purchase from the iTunes Store, with many available in stunning HD, from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as leading local distributors".
Now that iTunes Store is available in many more countries including India, users can download music at very cheap price. For example, Indian movie songs are being sold at 12-15 RS per track. iTunes offers previews of songs so that users can listen to them before downloading. All the songs downloaded from iTunes store are high quality (256 kbps, AAC) and are virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings as Apple claims. iTunes Store also offers downloading of music videos at about 15 RS per video. Users can also buy or rent movies on iTunes Store.
After the latest announcement, iTunes Store is now available in total 119 countries.
