7Digital and Warner Music have agreed an extended partnership deal that will see high-quality MP3 downloads from Warner acts available across Europe.

Warner Music is the first major company to sign a pan-European MP3 deal with 7Digital, which claims to sell to a higher number of countries in Europe than any other service.

Under terms of the deal, a further five 7Digital stores will join those in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Austria and Germany that are currently stocked with Warner Music’s roster of local and international artists.

Since 7Digital switched to a 100% MP3 catalogue in the UK last September, it has seen a dramatic rise in digital album sales.

7Digital CEO Ben Drury explains, “The completion of this deal gives us the broadest European reach of any MP3 download store.”

Warner Music Europe SVP of digital business Eric Daugan adds, “Music fans are now enjoying a whole spectrum of ways to engage with artists online but often they still want to own the music they discover and love as well as play it on their portable device.”