The Beatles Finally Coming To Streaming

All signs are pointing to one of the last major remaining holdouts, The Beatles, finally coming to a streaming network near you. Billboard, MBW, and Hits Daily Double all report that the Fab 4 will finally be available on either Apple Music or Spotify (or both) on Christmas Eve.

There's also some speculation that The Beatles music might be the first available only on Spotify's Premium tier. Last month CEO and founder Daniel Eck seemed to indicate that the company was softening its stance on making certain superstar artists available only on the paid tier and not on the free one.

This seems like a good strategy that may not only get more people to upgrade their accounts (which pay much higher royalties to artists, publishers and labels), but to appease the music industry as well.

The music business has long been railing against giving away music for free, although money is still generated via advertising, just at a lower rate.

The Beatles haven't been absent from streaming altogether though. They've been on Pandora for some time because of a more encompassing license for the non-interactive format.

Just as a point of reference, the band has sold 178 million albums in the US to date, according to the , and their music has been available on iTunes since 2008.

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7 Music Discovery Tools

We all have access to millions of songs at our fingertips, yet research has shown that many of us keep on listening to the same small portion. Many just don't have the time to search new tunes or artists out, and for that we need a service that caters to that need. Here are 7 such services that you can check out.

1. MixCloud - This is basically radio shows by DJs, both pro and amateur.

2. This Is My Jam - This lets you share your favorite song or songs with others.

3. Bandcamp - If you're a band or artist, you're already familiar with the multitude of services offered.

4. Last.FM - Here's another service built along radio-like lines that personalizes recommendations for you.

5. Hype Machine - This one has a different twist in that it features all the latest songs featured on blogs.

6. The Vinyl District -Curated by people who work in record stores (or what remains of them).

7. Twitter - No, not Twitter.music, but Twitter itself is a good place to discover what's new and trending.

Thanks to Mashable for the above outline. You can read more about what they think of each here.

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