From Music Week

 

Apple will unveil a major iTunes development this afternoon (Tuesday 16) at 3pm (GMT).

 

The Apple.com site posted a message yesterday saying, “Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget […] Click back here tomorrow for an exciting announcement from iTunes.”

 

Below that are four clocks showing the time of the announcement in California, New York, London and Tokyo.

 

The rumour mill went into overdrive yesterday, attempting to either decipher or second-guess the message.

 

The top three rumours circulating on tech blogs are: a subscription-based version of iTunes; a cloud-based version of iTunes; The Beatles' catalogue finally being made available (exclusively) on iTunes.

 

Experience tells us it is impossible to predict what Apple's next move will be, but we will report on the details of the announcement as soon as it is made this afternoon.

 

 

http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?section...1043311&c=1

I'll go for the outsider choice of price increase :heehee:

 

Realistically I'd go for subscription version of iTunes. Maybe something to do with Spotify.

 

I'll go for the Beatles, as iTunes already (sort of) has a subscription service for some artists with the iTunes pass.

 

 

I'll go for the Beatles, as iTunes already (sort of) has a subscription service for some artists with the iTunes pass.

 

That'd be my preferred option, too.

I go for the Beatles catalogue

This is on the Guardian website

 

The long-running dispute between Apple Inc and the Beatles' Apple Corp appeared closer to resolution last night with Apple Corp apparently relenting on its refusal to allow the group's catalogue on the computer maker's iTunes music store.

 

The expected announcement, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, will settle a dispute that's run since 1978 when the group's representatives first brought a lawsuit against Apple Computer for trademark infringement over the both the name and symbol used by the California company.

 

Over the years, there have been several lawsuits and several settlements, including one in which the technology company agreed not to enter the music business. With the launch of iTunes, lawyers for the surviving Beatles or their widows sued again.

 

This time, a British judge found in the computer maker's favour and ordered the Beatle's promotional arm and label to pay its legal costs.

 

"We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in 2007. "It feels great to resolve this in a positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further disagreements in the future."

 

Neil Aspinall, the late combative manager of Apple Corp said, "It is great to put this dispute behind us and move on."

 

But the two parties continued feuding. Two years ago Sir Paul McCartney offered assurances that the group's work would soon be made available. The remastering and release of the entire catalog last year appears to have brought online availability of the catalogue closer.

 

But terms of the latest deal have not been revealed, and sources warn Apple – the label – could still pull the plug

It's definitely the Beatles, they're all over the itunes homepage! Expect the itunes chart to be flooded with Beatles songs!!!

It's definitely the Beatles, they're all over the itunes homepage! Expect the itunes chart to be flooded with Beatles songs!!!

 

How great! <_<

 

Definitely not a life changing announcement, zzz.

It is The Beatles. Available now. So what will this do to Sunday's chart

I thought it was going to be something very exciting :P

To be honest, until today I didn't even know that their music wasn't available on iTunes before!

Edited November 16, 201014 yr by Poker Face

It is The Beatles. Available now. So what will this do to Sunday's chart

 

It will all go cack

 

One hell of a messy chart if the Beatles tracks do appear, it just pushes all the good recent music down the chart more than anything, and artists will delay their material from getting released.

It is The Beatles. Available now. So what will this do to Sunday's chart

 

Little to no difference in my opinion. Possible one song will scrape the top 40 (probably Hey Jude), with 1 or 2 more in the top 75. Anyone who would want The Beatles on their iPod will have had it there by now.

Not very exciting :(

 

Won't mess up the chart that much anyway. The odd one may creep through to the top 40 but that's about it.

We just have to wait and see how the iTunes chart will reflect with all the Beatles tracks floating around, personally I'm not so looking forward to this. :drama:

 

Someone will have to email Reggie in advance, he be very clueless come Sunday :nocheer:

We just have to wait and see how the iTunes chart will reflect with all the Beatles tracks floating around, personally I'm not so looking forward to this. :drama:

 

I am - with any luck a lot of rap $h!t will be blown away by real music! :yahoo:

 

Someone will have to email Reggie in advance, he be very clueless come Sunday :nocheer:

 

So what's new... :w00t:

So the day of ultimate liberty has finally come - without any warning or real build up! (Dramatic enough? lol)

I don't think we're having an all Beatles top10 or anything unless there's some huge stupid media campaign fronted by Syco/for charity/heavy promo/etc.

 

I would guess many Beatles fans or those interested would be more likely to be traditional buyers who would prefer not only albums, but physicals. As their digitally remastered physical albums only at best managed fleeting top10 re-entries i honestly don't see the (higher sales) singles chart being too overwhelmed. Especially at this supercompetitive and high sales period of the year - they'll struggle for top10 imho. Sure the albums will take a small boost again.

 

What will be interesting in the next few years will be to see how this affects the all time sellers list, as the beatles have basically been unable to add to their singles tally until now. I could see trickle selling of cherrypicks taking a few higher into the list and maybe even some crossing the million? I think they potentially will be good catalogue sellers over time.

 

Incidentally, anyone know their next closest to 1mil (i know they have a couple over already)? Also could again rival Cliff and Elvis in total single sales terms :wacko:

We just have to wait and see how the iTunes chart will reflect with all the Beatles tracks floating around, personally I'm not so looking forward to this. :drama:

 

Someone will have to email Reggie in advance, he be very clueless come Sunday :nocheer:

When was the last time Radio 1 played any Beatles songs? Must be years ago.

iTunes US Store: Top 100 Rock Songs

1. Secrets - OneRepublic

2. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

3. Let It Be - The Beatles

4. Blackbird - The Beatles

5. In My Life - The Beatles

6. Come Together - The Beatles

7. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

8. Hey Jude - The Beatles

9. September - Daughtry

10. Twist and Shout - The Beatles

11. Porn Star Dancing (feat. Ludacris) [bonus Track] - My Darkest Days & Ludacris

12. Let It Be - The Beatles

13. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

14. Twist and Shout - The Beatles

15. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

16. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

17. A Day In the Life - The Beatles

18. Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles

19. Yesterday - The Beatles

20. Help! - The Beatles

21. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

22. Yesterday - The Beatles

23. Something - The Beatles

24. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

25. Maybe - Sick Puppies

26. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

27. Hey Jude - The Beatles

28. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

29. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles

30. I Am the Walrus - The Beatles

31. Dear Prudence - The Beatles

32. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

33. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

34. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

35. Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi

36. All My Loving - The Beatles

37. When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles

38. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

39. Revolution - The Beatles

40. What It's Like - Everlast

41. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles

42. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles

43. Penny Lane - The Beatles

44. Let Her Cry - Hootie & The Blowfish

45. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

46. You Be Tails, I'll Be Sonic - A Day to Remember

47. Across the Universe - The Beatles

48. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles

49. I Should Have Known Better - The Beatles

50. Bad Company - Five Finger Death Punch

51. I'll Follow the Sun - The Beatles

52. Come Together - The Beatles

53. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

54. Hey Jude - The Beatles

55. Back In the U.S.S.R. - The Beatles

56. Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles

57. Do You Want to Know a Secret - The Beatles

58. If I Fell - The Beatles

59. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

60. Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

61. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles

62. Get Back - The Beatles

63. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones

64. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

65. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

66. And I Love Her - The Beatles

67. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

68. All My Loving - The Beatles

69. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

70. Nowhere Man - The Beatles

71. Hey Bulldog - The Beatles

72. Drive My Car - The Beatles

73. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

74. Revolution - The Beatles

75. Breakeven (Falling to Pieces) - The Script

76. 2nd Sucks - A Day to Remember

77. Love Me Do - The Beatles

78. Got to Get You Into My Life - The Beatles

79. In My Life - The Beatles

80. Michelle - The Beatles

81. Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

82. All the Right Moves - OneRepublic

83. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

84. Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

85. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

86. In My Life - The Beatles

87. Fly - Sugar Ray

88. Back In the U.S.S.R. - The Beatles

89. Help! - The Beatles

90. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

91. Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

92. The Fool On the Hill - The Beatles

93. Helter Skelter - The Beatles

94. It's My Life - Bon Jovi

95. Sticks & Bricks - A Day to Remember

96. Half of My Heart - John Mayer

97. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh

98. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

99. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence

100. Yesterday - The Beatles

 

Beatles albums now £7.99 at Amazon.

dear gawd, look at that US list. Will all download sites have the Beatles and not just iTunes now?

even though The Beatles aren't my kind of music, I did download a few songs/albums and I'm beginning to enjoy them so much :wub: It's great that iTunes have finally been given these to add, because now an entire generation (me included) can be introduced properly to the band that changed British music, it also makes iTunes the largest source for music once again, they must be the only site to have The Beatles and an entire PWL back catalogue to brag about :)