Beatles In — Notable Acts Boycotting iTunes

the beatles have finally joined apple’s itunes catalog. while they may have been the most notable holdout from the music download service, they are far from alone. ac/dc. kid rock. tool. garth brooks. def leppard. their reasons for non-compliance vary. here’s what they have to say. angus young, guitarist for ac/dc: “we don’t make singles, we make albums. if we were on itunes, we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album — and we don’t think that represents us musically.” garth brooks: “they truly think that they’re saving music. i looked at them right across the table with all the love in the world and told them they were killing it. until we get variable pricing, until we get album-only downloads, then they are not a true retailer for my stuff, and you won’t see my stuff on there.” kid rock: “itunes takes the money, the record company takes the money, and they don’t give it to the artist.”