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One Million Tunes Sold

Apple announced today that they've sold 1 Milllion songs in the first week of the iTunes music store's launch:

According to the press release, over half of the songs were purchased as albums, and of the 200,000 songs available, half of those were purchased at least once. Apple also reports that they have received orders for over 110,000 of their new iPods.

New music is expected to be added on May 6th:


    Apple also announced that tomorrow, May 6, the iTunes Music Store will be adding over 3,200 new tracks, including major new album releases such as Jack Johnson's 'On and On,' Andrea Bocelli's 'Tosca' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Say You Will,' as well as pre-release tracks from upcoming albums by artists David Sanborn, The RH Factor, John Scofield, Jesse Harris and Lizz Wright. Also to be added tomorrow are additional albums from the Eagles, Michelle Branch's album 'The Spirit Room,' and new Featured Artist pages for Coldplay, including an exclusive track and music video, and Alanis Morissette, with her catalog of music.
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