New Beatles music on streaming services
According to a U.S. media report, the Beatles« music will be available on various streaming services for the first time this Christmas. Until now, the »Fab Four's" songs have only been legally available for purchase on physical media such as CDs or as downloads.
From Thursday, however, it will be widely available for playback directly from the internet, the technology blog Recode reported on Tuesday. The services include streaming market leader Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon Prime Music and Jay-Z's Tidal service, according to sources in the music industry. More and more musicians are shedding their aversion to streaming services. For example, music by Herbert Grönemeyer has been available on Apple Music since December. At the same time, there is a discussion about free offers with advertising. Singer Taylor Swift, for example, criticizes them for devaluing music and refuses to place her albums on free services such as Spotify. The Beatles, on the other hand, should also be available there, Recode emphasized. When they first offered their music for download via Apple's iTunes platform in 2010, it caused quite a stir. (SDA)
