It seems to have been a while since the topic of The Beatles coming to iTunes last reared its ugly head. Given that, what better time but now, except it is not all that good of news. Basically, the possibility is not fully out of question, however according to Yoko Ono; “Don’t hold your breath more »

Beatles fans everywhere rejoice! The band’s catalog is finally being released in mp3 form, but don’t go running to iTunes. Record company EMI is releasing the entire catalog of 14 albums on a special edition 16GB USB drive. The drive, which is shiny green and shaped like an apple, will set fans back a whopping more »

A New York District judge has dismissed EMI’s copyright infringement lawsuit against MP3Tunes CEO Michael Robertson. In November, 2007 14 record labels affiliated with the EMI filed the suit, claiming MP3Tunes’s internet locker service encourages copyright infringement. The service, which has 150,000 customers, provides personal, password protected accounts known as lockers that allow all music stored in them to be shared between PCs, game consoles, DVRs and cell phones.

The judge has allowed the suit against the company itself to proceed. It will eventually determine if it is permissible for music to be stored in cloud services the way documents and photos are. Interestingly enough, EMI has not sued the similar services offered by Microsoft, AOL or BT. Robertson believes that the reason behind that is that EMI decided it would be easier to make an example out of his small company.

Today, MySpace unveils the all-new MySpace Music alongside new BFFs: EMI Music, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG), and Sony ATV/ Music Publishing.

Users can do all the playlist making, swapping, downloading, streaming, etc. to their hearts’ desires. Expect to be enticed by MySpace Music partners McDonald’s, Sony Pictures, State Farm, and Toyota. We can expect free downloads from Mickey D’s, State Farm playlists and Toyota Tuesdays where anything can happen.

Just as quickly as the “official” word came through yesterday, it seems that was not quite as “official” as we would have hoped. According to even more recent reports The Beatles tracks will not be heading to iTunes just yet. “There is no deal for the music of the Beatles to go to iTunes or more »

After what has amassed to literally years of Beatles and iTunes speculation and rumors ranging from everything to having the music added to a Yellow Submarine branded iPod.

Well, and I say this as a huge Beatles fan, I am glad to say its not the Yellow Submarine iPod that has come true, but instead it’s much more exciting news as the complete Beatles catalog will soon be hitting iTunes. Thanks to a reported $400 million deal, signed by Sir Paul McCartney who seems to be benefiting the most. However Ringo Starr as well as the families of both John Lennon and George Harrison will also benefit. We also cannot forget the record labels, EMI, Sony and Michael Jackson who all own at least partial shares of the collection as well.