This is not an April Fools joke. According to the BBC, EMI will hold a media event on Monday featuring Apple boss Steve Jobs as special guest, prompting speculation that Beatles songs will finally go online. There is speculation that it is actually possible that EMI may announce some of their extensive music catalog may be available minus DRM.

With none of the Beatles tracks still not available to download on any online music service. It will be a nice coup for Apple if iTunes could do something with EMI and Apple Corps, the Beatles company to bring them to iTunes first. Maybe a special iPod. Although several sources claim the Beatles catalog is not included it tomorrow’s annoucements and that DRM being dropped by EMI is the real issue.

Well we will have to wait until tomorrow to see what is announced. The invite to the media sent out on Sunday, with EMI announcing an “exciting new digital offering.”

There will also be a “special live performance” at the London event by an unnamed artist or band. Paul McCartney? Now this would be very cool!

The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that EMI will sell its music without DRM. Is this the start of something big in the digital music business? We’ll find out at 8 a.m. EDT, when there will be a scheduled webcast of the event. It has to be something big, as Jobs did not fly to London for nothing.

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