According to a report from the BBC today Beatles guitarist Sir Paul McCartney is keen to see The Beatles make an appearance on the iTunes Store but former "heavy negotiations" between Apple Corps and former record label EMI have since "stalled."
The BBC writes that EMI still owns rights to the Beatles back catalogue and therefore must make an agreement with Apple Corps before digital distribution can begin.
"EMI want something we're not prepared to give 'em. It's between EMI and The Beatles I think - what else is new?," McCartney stated to the BBC. "Last word I got back was it's stalled at the moment. But I really hope it will happen because I think it should."
AppleInsider has received word from EMI who said that the company is "working hard to secure [an] agreement with Apple Corps to make the Beatles' catalogue available in digital form" but added "the various parties involved have been unable to reach agreement."
EMI hopes to make progress "soon."