American Idol and Apple’s iTunes have joined forces to bring you Idol performances available for download through iTunes:

Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia North America and Apple, for the first time, have partnered to bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven of television’s most popular show exclusively on the iTunes Store. Kicking off with the AMERICAN IDOL Top 24 semifinalists this week, customers can purchase music performances for 99 cents per song, and viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances for $1.99, starting March 12. In addition, beginning today, fans can pre-order performances of their favorite contestants from the iTunes Store, which will be downloaded automatically the day after the show airs.

“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 and Founder of 19 Entertainment. “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.”

Source: AmericanIdol.com