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`CUPERTINO, Ca|ifornia—February 6, 20] 3—App|e® today announced that music fans have
`purchased and downloaded more than 25 billion songs from the iTunes Store®
`(wvwv.itunes.com), the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 25
`billionth song, “Monkey Drums“ (Gokse| Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch, was purchased by
`Phillip Liipke from Germany. As the downloader of the 25 billionth song, Phillip will receive
`a €10,000 iTunes® Gift Card.
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`“We are grateful to our users whose passion for music over the past I0 years has made
`iTunes the number one music retailer in the world,“ said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice
`president of Internet Software and Services. “Averaging over 15,000 songs downloaded per
`minute, the iTunes Store connects music fans with their favorite artists, including global
`sensations like Adele and Coldplay and new artists like The Lumineers, on a scale we never
`imagined possible.“
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`‘‘In a lot of ways, iTunes has leveled the playing field for musicians. Whetheryou’re
`unsigned, indie, major, whatever—it’s the place most people go to buy digital music,“ said
`Wesley Schultz, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Lumineers. “iTunes doesn't exclude any
`musicians simply because they're not yet established or popular.“
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`The iTunes Store is the world's most popular music store with a catalog of over 26 million
`songs and over 25 billion songs downloaded, and is available in I 19 countries. The iTunes
`Store is the best way for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod®, Mac® and PC users to legally discover,
`purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes P|us®,
`Apple's DRM—free format with high—quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually
`indistinguishable from the original recordings. iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your
`previously purchased iTu nes music to your devices at no additional cost, and new music
`purchases can be downloaded automatically to your iOS devices.
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`Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork
`and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes
`online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App
`Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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