Rumors have been circulating in the internet about the Beatles' music finally being made available for online music streaming. The final agreements have not yet been settled but negotiations are surely being facilitated at the moment. According to Billboard, "The Beatles are set to finally arrive on streaming services."
Billboard's trusted sources affirms that the Beatles' song catalogue will be available on or before Christmas eve saying, "There's a strong indication that fans will be able to hear "Hey Jude" on Thursday, Dec. 24."
Former Universal Music Group digital executive Rob Wells has re-ignited and started pushing on the introduction of the Fab Four's music to online streaming services last January 2015. And sources have reported that the papers have already been signed last September of the same year.
Music streaming service providers like Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer refused to comment and even give hints to the upcoming launch but Billboard sources confirm that "most, if not all" will be streaming the Beatles catalog.
The Beatles music has always taken its time in deciding to adapt to the trends of how music is delivered to an audience. Their music was only made available in CD version 6 years after the beginning of the CD's golden age. It did the same with digital downloads. They refused to make their catalogs available for downloads until 6 years later when they decided to work with iTunes.
A lot of fans are frustrated to find only cover of Beatles songs in giant streaming service providers like Spotify.
This year, music streaming royalties have been surpassing digital download royalties and it seems the age of digital downloads is about to reach its end. With the launch of Apple Music, the company seems to have accepted that its creation iTunes, and largest digital download entity, has served its purpose and will be retiring soon.
Beatles venture to music streaming will give the new generation of listeners a chance to hear and listen to the greatest band of all time, The Beatles.