“EMI is to hold a media event on Monday with Apple boss Steve Jobs as special guest, prompting speculation that Beatles songs will finally go online,” BBC News reports. “None of the Beatles tracks are available to download on any online music service.”
“In an invite to media sent out on Sunday, EMI said it was announcing an ‘exciting new digital offering,'” The Beeb reports.
“There will also be a ‘special live performance’ at the London event by an unnamed artist or band,” The Beeb reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Daniel,” “Bob,” and “Dranoel” for the heads up.]
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April fools?
Money talks.
Yeah, this joke’s getting a little old.
Todays date is…………..?
Is this an April Fool’s joke?
Does the BBC do April Fools jokes?
None of the Beatles tracks are available to download on any online music service.
‘Cry for a Shadow’ by the Beatles is on iTunes.
What is this guy talking about?
Well, if it’s an April Fools joke the joke’s on the BBC, they are reporting this story.
Yes, I can’t imagine EMI or the BBC going to such lengths for an April 1st joke.
But who knows? Tomorrow will tell.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6516189.stm
Link is incorrect ant the article is real. Unlike FOX, BBCs reports are usually true.
Time for Beatles on iTunes with NO DRM! That would blow away everyone!
In the UK at least you can only play April Fools jokes before noon, otherwise the joker becomes the fool. The BBC article was dated 15:25 so maybe it is true.
Your Mother Should Know.
MDN Magic Word: ‘dead’ as in “Paul is dead.”
Special Guest – Heather Mills(tone)
Didn’t the Beatles record Fool on the Hill?
I wouldn’t bet on a monday news conference.
Meanwhile, Sir Paul is launching his new album on the new Starbucks label.
So wait, Wise, you’re going to go to war against the statement “no Beatles tunes are available” with “Cry for a Shadow?” lol… It’s a friggin’ instrumental three of them did originally as a backup track for another artist. Sheesh! lol
It’s just too bad that the “unmamed artist or band” is Wolfmother. Oh well.
Supposedly cnet checked with emi and they confirmed it’s not a joke but cannot provide further details.
Already have beatles music but interested in solo career work by
the members. Most greatest hits cd’s kinda suck.
Three words: Fed er line.
I hear Jobs is a big fan.
If true, I would love to see some Beatles music videos made available on iTunes for both the iPod and Apple TV. The mix of music and video could be new mixes of the old material. That would be the cat’s meow.
Dropping the DRM on EMI’s music. How long until the other companies follow suit?
Tomorrow never knows.
EMI to announce it is re-naming the entire label to ‘Apple Records’ and will begin to use the licensed Apple Inc. logo as its exclusive branding across all areas of its business. To launch the change, the entire Beatles catalogue will be available on iTunes. In a statement, EMI said it has decided to swap ‘Essex Music Industries’ as a name in preference to ‘Apple’ to better reflect the global nature of its business and the importance of digital distribution – of which Apple’s iTunes leads the world.
April Fool.
It’s the DRM free music. I bet.
It’s not crazy enough to be an april fools joke. Business news? Beatles releasing their material on iTunes wouldn’t even really be News anyway.
BTW, this is the BBC, are they likely to piss around w april fools jokes?