'' 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 . Royalties for the songs featured on the album were waived so that all proceeds may be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society . A physical album was released on April 4 , 2011 through Sony . It is no longer available for download in the USA iTunes store
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Songs for Japan