iTunes Music Store: resistance is futile

I'm curious as to what people's thoughts are for how this would impact emerging or independent artists trying to get established. What's the financial impact of having your music listed on iTunes. What's the cost to an independent artist?

That joke was tragic.

"I think the Beatles are holding out because once they are making money off iTunes how are they ever going to sue Apple again?"

They'd probably make more money from suing Apple. I mean, they haven't made any new songs in decades (for obvious reasons) and a lot of people have their music already, so their sales will be limited.

Perhaps the Beatles plan to be the first big artist to sign with Microsoft's music service thereby giving it instant credibility as well as a reason to switch to ZuneTunes and the Zune.

64 joke? i don't know if it was funny... sure it is that made me smile. ;-)

The Beatles I can understand people wanting. But Kid Rock? Anyone desperately wanting to buy his music must have spent the last eight years sealed in a vault.

I can really understand where they're coming from. If you're only going to listen to one song off of Bob Seger's "Night Moves", then you're missing the whole point of that album. Which is that he likes to work on his night moves, but he also likes that old time rock and roll. You totally couldn't get that message if you downloaded the songs on their own.

Come to think of it, that's exactly what the artists are afraid of. People like Kid Rock and Bob Seeger and Radiohead (bring it on, nerds, I said it) only have a couple of good songs worth listening to, this way, no one will have to buy the rest of the dross.

In time, their music will be available in itunes.

Radiohead. That's what I want on ITMS. And Beatles, of course.

From what I've heard, The Beatles are nearly done with remastering their complete catalogue. A lot of the work was done for the special "Love" show set to Beatle's music by Circue du Soleil.

I think the Beatles will hold out till they see what their own endeavors produce. And if anything, McCartney is probably the most stubborn of the group when it comes to Apple Comp., not Yoko.