Songs for Japan

Songs for Japan
Large red circle centered on a white background. The words "Songs for Japan" appear in black majuscule font above the circle, with "Japan" written in red.
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
LabelEMI, Sony, Universal, Warner

Songs for Japan is a charity compilation album created to benefit relief efforts for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. A collaborative project between the music industry's "big four" record labels (EMI, Sony, Universal, and Warner), the album was released through the iTunes Store on March 25, 2011 through Universal.[1][2] Royalties for the songs featured on the album were waived so that all proceeds could be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.[3][4][dubious – discuss] A physical album was released on April 4, 2011 through Sony.[5]

  1. ^ "Global Music Effort Launches "Songs for Japan" Album on iTunes to Benefit Japan Disaster Relief" (Press release). New York: PR Newswire. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Montgomery, James (March 25, 2011). "Songs For Japan Includes Eminem, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga And More". MTV. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Josh Groban hits together on 'Songs for Japan' benefit album". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Major Labels Join for Compilation for Japan". ABC News. Associated Press. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Collett-White, Mike (March 25, 2011). "Major record labels join for Japan relief album". Reuters. London. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.