Paul McCartney points a finger

Paul McCartney thinks it is utterly ridiculous that Beatles music cannot be downloaded in the year 2010. Fans cannot purchase their music from the iTunes Store, Amazon or from any online music store. The only way to buy Beatles music is to pick up a CD or buy a vinyl record online that will be mailed to you.

According to an interview McCartney gave to BBC’s Newsbeat, it is "business hassles" that prevent the Fab Four’s songs and albums from being available online to download. He says EMI management are to blame for the situation.

Paul McCartney says, "To tell you the truth I don’t actually understand how it’s got so crazy. I know iTunes would like to do it, so one day it’s going to happen. It’s been business hassles, not with us, or iTunes. It’s the people in the middle, the record label. There have been all sorts of reasons why they don’t want to do it."

McCartney is not the only artist to disagree with the way EMI does business. Radiohead and Pink Floyd are a few other big names who parted ways with the record label. Queen could be the next jewel in the crown to depart one of the most powerful labels in the world.