The Beatles, Now Available on Streaming Music Wednesday Dec 23,2015

 

The Beatles, the top-selling band in musical history yet a persistent holdout on new technology, announced Wednesday Dec 23,2015 they would end a boycott of streaming in time for Christmas.

 

The Fab Four's full catalogue will be available on all major services including leader Spotify, removing the most glaring musical absence from the booming sector of streaming that allows unlimited on-demand music online.

The website of The Beatles -- who have sold some 600 million albums worldwide -- announced the move in a short video that featured a medley of the band's hits including "Let It Be," "Hey Jude" and "Help!"

"Happy Crimble, with love from us to you," said a statement, employing a slang term for Christmas used by The Beatles.

The Beatles catalogue will start streaming at 12:01 am on Christmas Eve local time in each region of the world.

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.
"We are coming to you from out of the blue," Starr wrote, adding, "Peace and love peace love."

The streaming announcement came just five years after the Liverpool-born group's back catalogue was first made available for purchase on Apple's iTunes.

The announcement means that fans will be able to listen to the band's songs on nine services -- Spotify, Apple Music, Slacker, Tidal, Groove, Rhapsody, Deezer, Google Play and Amazon Prime

The Beatles already appear on Internet radio provider Pandora and satellite radio service Sirius XM which have different regulations.

 

The Beatles were the top-selling and one of the most critically acclaimed groups of all time, releasing 13 studio albums including classics such as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Abbey Road" and "Revolver" before breaking up in 1970

The band's recordings are controlled by its own management company, Apple Corps, and music conglomerate Universal which took over the catalogue from defunct label EMI.

 The Beatles 13 Studio Albums

1)Please Please Me - Released on March 22,1963

2)With the Beatles - Released on Nov 22,1963

3)A Hard DAy's Night - Released on July 10,1964

4)Beatles For Sale -Released on Dec 04,1964

5)Help - Released on Aug 06,1965

6)Rubber Soul - Released on Dec 03,1965

7)Revolver - Released on Aug 05,1966

8)Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club - Released on June 01,1967

9)Magical Mystery Tour - Released on Nov 27,1967

10)The Beatles - Released on Nov 22,1968

11)Yellow Submarine - Released on Jan 17,1969

12)Abbey Road - Released on Sep 26,1969

13)Let It Be - Released on May 08,1970