Tag Archive | "The Beatles"
Paul McCartney concert of new album, “Kisses on the Bottom”, to stream live on iTunes
With a new album, titled Kisses on the Bottom, scheduled to launch this week, Sir Paul McCartney will be performing live at Capital Studios in LA, an event which will stream via iTunes. Paul McCartney will commemorate the release of his new album, Kisses On The Bottom, with a free streaming performance that takes place [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases new Beatles-centric iTunes Ad: “Covers”
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Apple this weekend released a new TV ad highlighting The Beatles on iTunes. The ad below showcases, in animated fashion, many of the the Beatles’ more well known album covers. Naturally, the ad itself is dubbed “Covers.” After years of speculation and legal roadblocks, the Beatles music collection finally came to the iTunes Music Store [...]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs and Apple put George Harrison on the Apple.com homepage
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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In the wake of Steve Jobs’ resignation, there have been an overwhelming number of stories detailing fascinating encounters with Apple’s former CEO. One in particular that stood out to us comes from Mike Evangelist who worked at Apple from 2000-2002 as the director of product marketing for applications. Evangelist recounts a story from 2001 where [...]
Continue reading...Beatles reach 5 million song and 1 million album downloads
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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The Loop reports: Apple has informed The Loop that the iTunes Store recently exceeded 5 millions Beatles songs and 1 million Beatles albums sold worldwide. “Abbey Road” is the current best-selling Beatles album in the U.S., while “Here Comes the Sun” is the currently best-selling Beatles song. The pace of sales has diminished since the [...]
Continue reading...Under iTunes deal, Apple pays the Beatles directly – Report
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Well this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. For years, Apple tried in vain to get the Beatles music catalog up on iTunes, but a slew of sticking points and legal entanglements prevented a deal from being reached. That all changed in November when Apple announced that the Beatles entire 13 album discography would [...]
Continue reading...It’s a hit! Beatles sell over 450,000 albums and 2 million songs on iTunes
Saturday, November 27, 2010
It may not have been a day we’ll never forget, but the addition of the Beatles music catalog to iTunes was no small thing. Backed by a ubiquitous marketing campaign that included billboards and prominent TV spots, sales of Beatles music on iTunes have been booming. Since first going on sale on November 16th, users [...]
Continue reading...How EMI CEO Jeff Jones helped The Beatles on iTunes a reality
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Apple this week announced that the entire Beatles library of music would finally be available for purchase on iTunes, marking the first time the band from Liverpool’s music has ever been available as digital downloads. For years, the Beatles remained conspicuously absent from iTunes and some wondered if a deal between all the relevant parties [...]
Continue reading...Let it Be – The Beatles. Now on iTunes.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
It’s official. The Beatles are finally on iTunes. Apple’s press release reads in part: Apple Corps, EMI and Apple today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store. Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with [...]
Continue reading...Apple secures rights to sell Beatles music on iTunes – Rumor
Monday, November 15, 2010
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It would appear that one of the longest standing Apple rumors may finally be put to rest. One of the more glaring omissions from iTunes’ extensive selection of artists has always been The Beatles, and for years, rumors of Apple finally securing the rights to sell their music swirled about with no ultimate resolution. Until [...]
Continue reading...Paul McCartney blames EMI for iTunes/Beatles holdup
Monday, May 17, 2010
From AC/DC to Kid Rock, there are a number of big name artists whose music still isn’t available for download on iTunes. But the most notable name on that list is, of course, The Beatles. But as opposed to most, the conspicuous absense of The Beatles from iTunes has more to do with contractul entanglements [...]
Continue reading...Beatles go digital with an apple USB drive, but not on iTunes
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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The Beatles on iTunes is a rumor that surfaces every year, and much like the Cubs winning the World Series, it never seems to actually happen. But in a step forward at least, the entire Beatles catalogue of music is now available in digital form for the first time, albeit not on iTunes. On December 8th, [...]
Continue reading...Beatles on iTunes is delayed yet again
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
In a piece of news that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, Paul Mcartney told reporters today that negotiations to bring The Beatles to iTunes have stalled. “The last word I got back was it’s stalled at the whole moment, the whole process. I really hope it will happen because I think it should. [...]
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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