The entire Beatles catalog will finally hit streaming sites starting Christmas Eve, the band announced Wednesday.
The decision from the group comes after the group's late arrival to the world of digital downloads. The band withheld its music from being able to be downloaded until 2010 when they made an exclusive deal with Apple's iTunes, according to Billboard. While it only gave rights to Apple at the time, the iconic band is being less exclusive this time around. Starting Thursday at 12:01 a.m. streaming services Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Slacker, Microsoft's Groove and Rhapsody will all have access to The Beatles' library of songs.
In addition to all the classic Beatles songs being available on most major streaming sites, the deal also features two volumes of "The Past Masters," "Yellow Submarine" and a trio of greatest hits compilations, "The Beatles 1962 - 1966," "The Beatles 1967 - 1970" and "1," according to Rolling Stone. The solo albums from Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison were all already available to stream.
The decision for the legendary band comes at a time when many streaming sites have had high-profile feuds with artists. Taylor Swift and Adele both have withheld some of their music from sites. Swift pulled her entire catalog from Spotify, while Adele's most recent album "25" is not available on any site.
Check out The Beatles' announcement video below:
