Call it Revolution No. 2015. At 12:01 a.m. Thursday – Christmas Eve – the Beatles went where no Fab Four music has gone before — online streaming services such as Spotify and the upcoming Deezer.
“It’s expected that other streaming platforms will join them, such as Tidal, Google Play, Rhapsody and Apple Music,” said a British report.
Beatles tunes weren’t even allowed to be downloaded individually until five years ago.
“When they joined iTunes in 2010, they sold more than 2 million songs and 450,000 during the first week,” the Telegraph noted.
Reaction and analysis was (Taylor) swift:
December 24 at 12:01am local time, The Beatles’ music is available for streaming worldwide: https://t.co/99cigizLza pic.twitter.com/42vZSNGVHG
— The Beatles (@thebeatles) December 23, 2015
What the Beatles’ streaming decision means for the music industry https://t.co/EXy1ewcKs1 pic.twitter.com/qvFTHSvHoi
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 23, 2015
I’m a naive little girl because I think The Beatles, while excellent, are not a silver bullet for streaming services. Mm hmm.
— maura johnston (@maura) December 23, 2015
John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus so technically they’re part of the war on Christmas @oreillyfactor
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) December 23, 2015
After years of holding out, the Beatles’ catalog is arriving on nine streaming services https://t.co/NHXIPQrBb5 pic.twitter.com/IGu0fLd3fM
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 23, 2015