Charity album for Japan now available online

Songs for Japan, a digital compilation album to raise money for the country’s earthquake and tsunami disaster relief efforts, features a total of 38 artists, reports MTV.

Now available on iTunes for $9.99, the album includes 38 tracks from major artists like the Black Eyed Peas, U2, John Lennon, Madonna, Eminem and Justin Bieber. Songs for Japan also includes an exclusive remix of Lady Gaga’s hit single Born This Way.

To ensure the Japanese Red Cross Society receives as much of the money as possible, all participating artists and record labels agreed to waive royalty fees, and Apple is foregoing its usual cut of album sales.

The project was only announced last Monday (March 21), and rushed out in under a week, with the download available on Friday (March 25).

"We are doing it only digitally because it is faster, and this will be a worldwide release. The plan is to have it available later this week," a spokesperson said during the project announcement.