MUMBAI: Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple, have collaborated to bring performances from seventh season of American Idol on the iTunes store (www.itunes.com) exclusively.

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.Individual music performances are available for 99 cents per song, and viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances for $1.99, starting from 11 March. From 18 February, fans can pre-order performances from the iTunes Store, which will be automatically downloaded the day after the show airs.

"We've created a special section on the iTunes store for Idol fans with an array of music and video performances from television's most popular show," said iTunes vice president Eddy Cue."We hope American Idol viewers are going to love the ability to purchase and download 'Idol' performances from iTunes said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president.

iTunes will also provide exclusive direct links from the free streaming performance videos on 'americanidol.com', the official website of the show.