I am hoping to cover music quite regularly on this blog because I love it - so here is my very first music post. The day is finally here - err almost anyway. Apparently the Beatles back catalogue is going to be placed on iTunes for people to legally download very soon.
I think this is a great idea although I am actually pretty surprised that it's never happened before. My dad loved the Beatles, I love the Beatles and I think my little boy will probably love the Beatles, because they are a timeless band that made fantastic music. 
The funny thing about this story is when the Beatles stuff does actually all go up onto iTunes - it could mean that the band end up securing all of the top ten spots in the official charts and maybe even more. This is because downloaded music is now included in the official figures and I am guessing quite a few people will want the band on their iPod's this summer.
Although the date is not set in stone just yet, Sir Paul is expected to sanction the release of the back catalogue which is expected to generate around £300 million for him, Ringo and the families of the other two late Beatles. I am sure Michael Jackson also has a share in their long back catalogue somewhere along the line - so Michael will probably celebrating this new deal too.
A post on Tech Digest states: "Availability has previously been held up by legal disputes with their record label EMI and Apple Corps and indeed Apple Computers. But with those now out of the way, it looks inevitable. Indeed, bookmakers have now tipped Yesterday to be the Beatles' next number single with Labrokes offering odds of 3/1 for it to top the charts."
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