dang!

you beat me to it!

Could be the Beatles, or could be about DRM...

But, imagine the effect if it were BOTH

I'd say EMI is to announce they remove the DRM on their music - iTunes being the first to offer DRM free music to download. Pricing remaininig at same level.

Ohh.. there is one more thing.. The Beatles available as from Tuesday all over iTunes (Beatles iPod?)

I wouldn't be surprised; after all, the talks about Starbucks and ITMS, and the Beatles big announcement about being available in Starbucks, I just kind of assumed Beatles-ITMS was going to happen any day to complete the circle...

Of course I like the one idea above about no-DRM; that would be interesting.

Maybe the EMI's Eric Nicoli and Steve Jobs will take a little walk down Abbey Road?

I'm hoping for the Beatles too.

http://digg.com/apple/Steve_Jobs_and...ence_on_Monday

Everyone reporting says this isn't an April Fool's prank, but MacWorld.co.uk doesn't mention anything about it being one.

-=|Mgkwho

Actually MacWorld.co.uk was the first to publish this (check my link in my first post) and now MacRumors and LoopRomers have followed the story on the press release issued this afternoon.

Letting music free of the DRM chains surely would set off a "Revolution" (hmm another Beatles song), but totally fits the path EMI and Apple have set out some time ago. Check Steve Job's open letter back in February about the DRM subject and check the reactions from the industry. I will not at all be surprised (or will I?)

"You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world"

... blasting through the speakers as Mr Jobs is invited on the stage with a very big smile on his face

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs will appear at a joint EMI and Apple press conference on Monday to make a special announcement, Macworld UK is reporting.

Jobs will reportedly join EMI CEO Eric Nicoli at the event, which takes place at EMI's London headquarters

"Please join EMI Group CEO Eric Nicoli at EMIĀs headquarters on Monday 2 April at 1pmĀ*London/8am New York time to hear about an exciting new digital offering, with special guest, Apple CEO Steve Jobs," said invitations distributed to journalists on Sunday.

Though speculation would suggest such an event may involve an announcement regarding The Beatles' music catalog and iTunes, Macworld UK cites sources who warn that Monday's announcement is unrelated to that matter.

The Apple trade publication added that a special live performance by an unannounced artist will also be featured.

An audio webcast of the press conference will be made available at the EMI Group's website.

Update: The BBC has also picked up on the story, and suggests the announcement is likely to be Beatles-related.

I hope it's the Beatles. SJ has been wanting to get the Beatles on iTunes forever.

I doubt this is about dropping DRM. If it is, then it will fan the flames of the anti-DRM crowd, who have accused Jobs of hyporisy for not dropping DRM from iTunes tracks from independent artists who sell their music without DRM elsewhere (ex artists who are both on emusic and iTunes).

Should Apple announce dropping DRM on EMI tracks, then they had damn well better simultaneously drop DRM from any artist or label that does not want it. If not, Jobs' letter will turn out to have been disingenuous.