ABC:

Negotiations have bogged down between Apple Inc. and The Beatles, according to reports Tuesday.

The BBC said Paul McCartney is still pushing for the band’s music to be available through Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) service.

EMI, the band’s former record label, would have to agree to a deal along with Apple Corps, which was set up by The Beatles to manage their body of work.

In March British media reports said McCartney agreed to make the group’s catalog of songs available on iTunes for about $400 million.

The deal would include payment of royalties to McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, the newspaper reported.

Some payments might also go to Michael Jackson and to EMI and Sony Corp. because of various ownership agreements linked to some of the songs.