Beatles Wish Fans A Streaming Christmas As Catalog Goes Online

Chief financial officer of music streaming service Rhapsody International, Ethan Rudin said, “The Beatles are the most iconic band in music history and their catalog is the #1 request from our subscribers around the world”, according to Reuters.

“Happy Crimble, with love from us to you”, The Beatles said on its website, referring to a term popularized by John Lennon to describe Christmas. The music service already has some songs with a lot of restrictions. In addition, for customers who have not subscribed to Google Play Music, The Beatles’ albums will also be available for purchase.

Participating streaming services include Spotify AB, Apple Music, Jay Z’s Tidal, Deezer, Google Play and Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon Prime.

Ringo Starr, one of two surviving Beatles along with Paul McCartney, mentioned the streaming news on Twitter with a slew of emojis, a means of expression more in line with a younger generation.

Get your fashionable miniskirts and knee high boots on while screaming loudly because after a near eternal absence legandary British band The Beatles has finally come to streaming music services.

Known as singular holdouts in the digital era, the Beatles, the best-selling group of all time, resisted offering its songs on iTunes for more than seven years before coming to an agreement with Apple in 2010. Many musicians are definitely beginning to adapt the changes of the industry. The back catalogue of The Beatles is among the best selling in the world, and the studio albums by the band and several other compilations will be available from Christmas Eve.

Recently, artists are deciding against streaming their albums, with top singers like Adele holding their albums from music streaming services. Previously streaming-adverse acts such as Pink Floyd and AC/DC have long had their music available.

Taylor Swift removed her whole back catalogue from Spotify past year but did agree to stream on Apple Music when it launched in June.