Beatles’ entire discography now available on Google Play Music

But just as mp3s replaced CD’s, streaming music has replaced mp3s, so The Beatles have finally gotten on board, buying a ticket to ride with nine streaming services starting Christmas Eve.

It’s a move now taking effect around the planet as people wake up to Christmas Eve, with The Beatles’ tunes hitting services Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, Deezer, Microsoft Groove, Amazon Prime, Rhapsody and Slacker at 12.01am local time on 24 December.

Their songs will not, however, be available on the Pandora music service.

Music from The Beatles will be available for streaming for the first time in history this week.

“Happy Crimble, with love from us to you”, read a statement posted Wednesday on the band’s official website, The Guardian reported.

The Beatles have become the latest band to join the streaming movement, releasing their entire back catalogue of music on all the major services on Thursday.

The deal involves rights to stream 224 songs from the original 13 studio albums released in the United Kingdom as well as “essential” collections including Past Masters. The band didn’t land on iTunes until 2010.

Where can you listen to the Beatles music for free legally? Some companies are also introducing special experiences of their own to enhance The Beatles’ music. In the first half of 2015, online streaming grew to 32 per cent of all music sales in the United States, making up for shrinking purchases of CDs and digital singles, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America. Re/code later reported that the music would be available on all major streaming services.

As part of Google Play’s “welcome party” for the Beatles, you can tell your Google app, “Ok Google, play the Beatles”, and something magical will happen.