The Beatles and Apple seem to have made up with news filtering out that Apple boss Steve Jobs will be attending a media event in London where it is expected that EMI will announce that the Beatles music is set to go online at iTunes.
The Beatles and Apple seem to have made up with news filtering out that Apple boss Steve Jobs will be attending a media event in London where it is expected that EMI will announce that the Beatles music is set to go online at iTunes.
Currently none of the Beatles tracks are available to download on any online music service.
In an invite to media sent out on Sunday, EMI said it was announcing an “exciting new digital offering”. There will also be a “special live performance” at the London event by an unnamed artist or band.
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Earlier this year iPod-maker Apple reached agreement with Beatles’ record label Apple following a long-running legal row over the use of the two firms’ name. Under the terms of the arrangement, Apple Inc took full control of the Apple brand and licensed certain trademarks back to the Beatles’ record company Apple Corps for continued use.
That led to mounting speculation that Beatles songs would be available on Apple’s download service iTunes. EMI has released the Beatles records since 1962 single Love Me Do. Last week at a mobile industry conference, EMI chief executive Eric Nicoli praised Apple for the simplicity of the iPod and iTunes. He told the industry that it should learn from Apple.
If the deal does not have anything to do with the Beatles, there is speculation that it could be tied to Apple’s new iPhone. A spokesman for EMI would not comment on the subject of the press conference.
