What Beatles’ Streaming Decision Means for Music Industry? Roling Stone magazine article explore the final Beatles coming to streaming services…
The Beatles, who wouldn’t comment for this story, have a history of waiting out new technology until they’re absolutely certain it works for them. The compact disc came out in the early Eighties, but Beatles albums didn’t arrive via CD until 1987; the iTunes Music Store opened in 2003, but the Beatles didn’t sell downloads until making a 2010 deal with Apple. But their timing always seems right. “It is absolutely the perfect moment,” says Alex Luke, a venture capitalist and former music executive for Apple as well as the Beatles’ longtime label, EMI. “
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