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Fab Four's music to be streamed by Christmas?

Posted: 19 Dec 2015, 21:42 , posted by Alan F.

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Fab Four's music to be streamed by Christmas?

While the Beatles were trendsetters musically, they also were influential in fashion, film and other parts of culture that weren't normally touched by a rock band. Despite their widespread appeal, and music that has managed to survive half a century, it is somewhat difficult to find the Fab Four's music online. But that might be changing. According to Billboard, Beatle music will be available for streaming as soon as this coming Thursday, December 24th.

Yes, you can build a Beatle radio station on Pandora, but that is due to the unusual way that licenses are handled on the app. The streamer operates under a government statutory license, which allows you to hear a particular band no more than four times in three hours. So if you want to stream the Beatles on-demand, non-stop, you will have to wait until next week. That is when the licensing will supposedly be in place for all albums recorded by the quartet from Liverpool, to be heard over streaming music services.

Even though it has been 53-years since "Love Me Do" was first broadcast over British radio, Beatle music is still very much in demand. When the group's catalog hit iTunes in November 2010, it led to the sales of 450,000 albums and 2 million songs in a week. While it is unknown which streaming services will be offering the Moptops, Spotify and Rhapsody both refused to comment.

Considering there are things that tie Apple in with the Beatles including iTunes, Apple Records and the fact that they were Steve Jobs' favorite band, we'd be surprised if Apple Music wasn't one of the destinations for John, Paul, George and Ringo.

source: Billboard via Engadget

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posted on 19 Dec 2015, 22:01 3

1. Planterz (Posts: 2120; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)

WTF kind of Beatles fan doesn't already have their entire discography on mp3 anyway?

posted on 19 Dec 2015, 22:15

2. UglyFrank (Posts: 2184; Member since: 23 Jan 2014)

*CD
*cues person who will say *Vinyl*

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 00:02

3. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)

You're going to skip cassette and 8-track? Rude.

posted on 21 Dec 2015, 03:19

10. tedkord (Posts: 16823; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

No one had ever argued that cassette gives the best sound.

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 22:24

8. Crispin_Gatieza (Posts: 2968; Member since: 23 Jan 2014)

The kind of Beatles fan who knows their music doesn't sound the same on mp3 as it did on vinyl. There, I said it. Digital reproduction doesn't pick up the original background sounds, lacks depth and you can't even hear the picks stroking the guitar strings. You need to listen to Hendrix on vinyl to fully appreciate what I'm talking about. I feeel bad for the young generations who grew up on synthesized music.

posted on 21 Dec 2015, 00:51

9. Planterz (Posts: 2120; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)

I agree. Nothing beats listening to Zappa, The Who, or Firesign theater in quad. I can't fit a record player in my pants though. At least there's FLAC.

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 01:10

4. vincelongman (Posts: 5534; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

Can't you just stream it from YouTube using YouTube Red or third party apps?
YouTube Red isnt available in my country, so I cant try

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 11:19

5. hwb01 (Posts: 355; Member since: 17 Apr 2014)

Copyright got all over that. UMG_MK blocks the videos.

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 11:20

6. hwb01 (Posts: 355; Member since: 17 Apr 2014)

Can't wait for Beatles on Google Play!

posted on 20 Dec 2015, 12:21

7. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)

Probably Apple Music exclusively, isn't iTunes still the only place to buy Beatles digital songs?

posted on 21 Dec 2015, 03:21

11. tedkord (Posts: 16823; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Yeah, which is kind of dumb, considering Apple broke a contract with Apple Music by selling music on iTunes.