CUPERTINO, CA  [Tuesday Jul.12.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- The next digital music download you buy at iTunes could be a winner.

The iTunes Music Store is celebrating a digital music milestone as it counts down to 500 million songs downloaded from its store. Music fans in 19 countries may be just a click away from winning a prize.

To thank customers, iTunes is giving away an iPod mini and a 50 free songs to the purchaser of every 100,000th song download until iTunes reaches the 500 million mark.

The customer who downloads song number 500 million will win a grand prize that includes 10 iPods, a gold 10,000-song gift card for the iTunes Music Store, 10 additional 50-song gift cards, and a trip for the winner and three guests to see Coldplay live in concert -- complete with backstage passes to meet the band.

For more details on the iTunes Music Store 500 million song giveaway, visit http://www.apple.com/itunes/500million/.

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