The Beatles finally add music to streaming services

Maeve McDermott | USATODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Beatles music to start streaming on Christmas Eve Beatles' back-catalog tunes will start streaming online on Christmas Eve. The band's music has been notably absent from streaming services for many years, but now reports claim that this will all end on Thursday.

After years of holdout from the band, streaming services can finally say "hello, hello" to the Beatles' back catalog.

On Christmas Eve, the Beatles' music -- 224 songs across 13 studio albums -- will be added to nine streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Tidal and Amazon Prime.

This new streaming announcement is the latest breakthrough in online music services' push to get the Beatles' music online. The Beatles' music wasn't available to buy on iTunes until 2010, following years of negotiations between Apple and the surviving Beatles' members and their estates to agree on terms and resolve trademark issues.

The Beatles' catalog will not be exclusive to paying subscribers of services like Spotify, and will be available to users who listen for free.