Elton John signs an exclusive iTunes deal

Well, for a while, at least. Sir Elton John will release his entire back catalog of music - that's 30 + albums and over 400 songs - exclusively to the iTunes Store (ITS) on March 26. The ITS will remain the exclusive online distributor of this collection of music until April 30th, at which time Elton will (presumably) make the offer to other distributors.

It's a coup for Apple, as Elton is a legendary musician, and a display of faith in iTunes by Elton himself. Now, as Infinite Loop points out, this is what many of us were hoping would happen with the Beatles' music now that their legal case with Apple had been settled, but it won't be the case.

Anyway, if you're a fan of Sir Elton and you're looking to complete your collection, fire up iTunes on March 26th.

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It's called "money", man. As that great sage Cyndi Lauper once noted, money changes everything. :)

I'm not what you'd call a "fan" (greatest hits albums are about all I want from him) but I think it's great to see him embracing digital distribution. If only it were lossless and DRM-free. Oh well, I guess we can't have everything.

March 21 2007 at 3:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard Mitchell

What? I remember seeing Elton on Jay Leno and he said he didn't like iTunes. Basically he didn't like the whole idea of digital distribution.

Guess someone changed his mind... Weird.

March 21 2007 at 2:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply