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Official: The Beatles Now Available Via iTunes

Jeremy Muncy — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:01:36 +0000

UPDATE: iTunes has officially been updated and now features The Beatles prominently on the front of the iTunes store, as well as the company homepage. For more information check out The Beatles page on Apple.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Yesterday Apple posted an announcement teaser on their homepage, for something "That you’ll never forget". Immediately people began to speculate what it could be: streaming music, wireless sync, cloud storage, subscription service, new logo, Beatles catalog… the speculation went on and on.

Not to start this old rumor up again, but it appears as though The Beatles will finally be available via iTunes, just in time for the Holidays. According to WSJ, "Apple Inc. is preparing to disclose that its iTunes Store will soon start carrying music by the Beatles, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would fill a glaring gap in the collection of the world’s largest music retailer.

The deal resulted from talks that were taking place as recently as last week among executives of Apple, representatives of the Beatles and their record label, EMI Group Ltd., according to these people. These people cautioned that Apple could change plans at the last minute."

The Beatles were one of the few iTunes holdouts, the others being AC/DC, Bob Seger and Kid Rock.

With the announcement Cupertino coming up very soon, will we finally see The Beatles in the iTunes Store? Tell us your toughts.

MySpace Debuts Guns N

Mike Sachoff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:12:44 +0000

The long delayed new album from what is Guns N’ Roses only in name is making its debut on MySpace today.

Chinese Democracy can be streamed in its entirety three days before the album will be available for purchase. The 14 tracks cannot be downloaded to a users computer or purchased on MySpace.

MySpace is hoping that the new will release will drive traffic to the site from not just Guns N’ Roses fans, but those who are curious to hear what Axl Rose has been up to for the past 17 years.

"Guns N’ Roses is rock and roll defined. I’m as eager as everyone to hear it," said MySpace President Tom Anderson.

MySpace Debuts Guns N

Mike Sachoff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:12:44 +0000

The long delayed new album from what is Guns N’ Roses only in name is making its debut on MySpace today.

Chinese Democracy can be streamed in its entirety three days before the album will be available for purchase. The 14 tracks cannot be downloaded to a users computer or purchased on MySpace.

MySpace is hoping that the new will release will drive traffic to the site from not just Guns N’ Roses fans, but those who are curious to hear what Axl Rose has been up to for the past 17 years.

"Guns N’ Roses is rock and roll defined. I’m as eager as everyone to hear it," said MySpace President Tom Anderson.

MySpace Debuts Guns N

Mike Sachoff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:12:44 +0000

The long delayed new album from what is Guns N’ Roses only in name is making its debut on MySpace today.

Chinese Democracy can be streamed in its entirety three days before the album will be available for purchase. The 14 tracks cannot be downloaded to a users computer or purchased on MySpace.

MySpace is hoping that the new will release will drive traffic to the site from not just Guns N’ Roses fans, but those who are curious to hear what Axl Rose has been up to for the past 17 years.

"Guns N’ Roses is rock and roll defined. I’m as eager as everyone to hear it," said MySpace President Tom Anderson.

MySpace Debuts Guns N

Mike Sachoff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:12:44 +0000

The long delayed new album from what is Guns N’ Roses only in name is making its debut on MySpace today.

Chinese Democracy can be streamed in its entirety three days before the album will be available for purchase. The 14 tracks cannot be downloaded to a users computer or purchased on MySpace.

MySpace is hoping that the new will release will drive traffic to the site from not just Guns N’ Roses fans, but those who are curious to hear what Axl Rose has been up to for the past 17 years.

"Guns N’ Roses is rock and roll defined. I’m as eager as everyone to hear it," said MySpace President Tom Anderson.

The Internet and the Music Industry

Janet Meiners — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:18:50 +0000

Ever since I blogged for a music site, I’ve watched how the Internet has transformed the music industry.

Here are some recent highlights – and they are sad songs:

Radiohead gives the finger to record labels and at the last minute releases their album In Rainbows on their web site.

Sites like Imeem stream major label songs free on their site and of course there are plenty of illegal download sites.

Or there is a Chinese search engine that ignors copyrights altogether (check this out).

Paul McCartney ditches EMI and goes with a record label from a coffee shop label (Starbucks’ Hear Music) and it proves successful. It sold more than 160,000 copies in its first week.

You know things are bad when a business starts to sue their customers.

Music label EMI says they are cutting staff by 2,000 and other labels have or cutting staff.

People are buying songs rather than CDs, which has had a huge impact on sales. CD sales are down 19 percent and keep dropping.
DRM issues have soured customers – they restrict what devices play downloaded music.

It seems like almost everyone is giving away free music downloads these days. You can get free music with your fast food (would you like some music with your meal?). You can get free music with your cell phone. What’s next? Oh yes, free music downloads with your Pepsi.

The Super Bowl played a major role in helping iTunes gain exposure. Now, iTunes is losing popularity with the music industry because of strict pricing and terms. Even though iTunes dominates the market, they have a new blow. The Super Bowl says they’ll work with Amazon’s music download site instead of iTunes. Amazon’s service just launched this September and it’s far more open. Record companies might be the next to favor Amazon.

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