In time for Christmas, the rock band The Beatles has announced that they will be ending a boycott of music streaming. Taylor Swift, who helped persuade Apple Music to pay royalties during its free-trial period when she protested publicly, has not made her albums available on streaming services with a free tier, such as Spotify, while Adele has so far kept her blockbuster 25 off streaming services.
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Note: While we are an EDM-centered publication, we don’t believe in pigeon-holing ourselves to one genre to the point of ignoring incredible news like this… so deal with it. Services such as Google Play, Deezer, Microsoft Groove and Napster will also join in to offer the best hits from the band, according to CBS News.
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“Hey Jude”, the Beatles are finally streaming.
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“From midnight the Beatles’ 13 remastered studio albums and four compilation albums will be available to users of the free, advert-financed users of Spotify, as well as its claimed 20 million paying subscribers”.
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The Beatles solo discographies can also be played on streaming services, which some say is not a good thing for Beatles tribute groups, as some of them have put their own versions of Beatles tunes on streaming services.
