Sir Paul McCartney may be embroiled in a bitter divorce right now but he has taken out minutes to sign a $400 million deal with iTunes that will give them access to the Beatles catalog. The band's musical hits from albums such as "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," will now be available for downloads via iTunes. When the albums will actually hit iTunes is not yet confirmed. Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will receive a portion of the profits, as will the families of late Beatles stars George Harrison and John Lennon. Although a major chunk of the money will go to Paul, portions of the pay-out will also be given to Michael Jackson, EMI and Sony recording groups, who each own certain Beatles recording or publishing rights.

It won't surprise me if Heather Mills suddenly increases her settlement stake.

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