Christmas came early for Beatles fans with the worldwide release of the group’s back catalogue on nine music streaming services.
At one minute past midnight on Christmas Eve, local time in countries worldwide, their full canon was opened up on a range of sites including Spotify, Google Play Music, Apple Music and Amazon Prime.
December 24 at 12:01am local time, The Beatles’ music is available for streaming worldwide: https://t.co/99cigizLza pic.twitter.com/42vZSNGVHG
— The Beatles (@thebeatles) December 23, 2015
A notice on the thebeatles.com read:
LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC THE MINUTE CHRISTMAS EVE ARRIVES.On December 24 at 12.01am local time – here, there and everywhere – The Beatles’ music is available for streaming worldwide via the following nine service:
Apple Music
Deezer
Google Play
Microsoft Groove
Amazon Prime
Rhapsody/Napster
Spotify
Slacker
TidalThe Beatles streaming will be LIVE at 00:01 AM YOUR TIME and you can track its progress around the world, from east to west, on the globe here at thebeatles.com.
HAPPY CRIMBLE, WITH LOVE FROM US TO YOU.
Although musical pioneers in the 1960s, The Beatles have since been famously slow to embrace modern musical formats and services. It took them until 1987 to reissue their albums on compact disc, and their music remained un-remastered until new CD editions were released in 2009.
A year later they made their music available for download on Apple’s iTunes Store. In the first week they sold more than 450,000 albums and two million singles.
Coming to a home near you. @thebeatles go live worldwide. #TheBeatlesStreaming pic.twitter.com/NPg8UBGcUo
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) December 23, 2015
One minute after midnight tonight, your local time, @thebeatles begin streaming worldwide. #thebeatlesstreaming pic.twitter.com/odmL9lA29P
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) December 23, 2015
What happened ?????? pic.twitter.com/Xpaj6nPzfM
— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) December 23, 2015
Are you ready Christmas Eve 12:01 AM we are coming to you from out of the blue peace and love peace love. ????????? pic.twitter.com/JMVSPrrvkT
— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) December 23, 2015
Although I don’t believe streaming services can continue the way they currently are paying artists yet, I think this a giant leap into the millilenials gen and beyond
That’ll teach UMG_MK a lesson on taking down Beatles songs!
I can’t believe people pay to stream songs. Your just renting the songs folks! You can stream them for free on YouTube and download them….
But hey, good for Apple for moving into the future and great for new listeners to hear the Beatles!
Yes but some are not very good quality so a little listening first is advised. I suppose it is illegal in some ways too but I, for one, will not buy any more music. I am in my sixties and have spent enough and pretty much living below the poverty line. It will be a cold day in hell before Yoko gets a dime out of me!
Unfortunately, at the same time Beatles songs are disappearing from youtube. I don´t think it´s a good sign.
So….it that why UMG MK has been taking down Beatles songs? To stream them?