The Beatles

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Can’t Buy Me Love? John Lennon honoured by Royal Mint

Money can’t buy you love, but £18.50 (€22) can buy you a newly minted John Lennon coin...

14/03/2025

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From Brat to Brit: Charli XCX leads the BRIT Awards 2025 nominations

Charli XCX leads the way, while golden oldies The Beatles and The Cure both make BRIT Award comebacks. Here's the breakdown of this year's nominations.

24/01/2025

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Noel Gallagher joins UK supergroup for new single

Noel Gallagher has joined supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos for a new single, set to release on 19 January.

08/01/2025

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Watch: Paul McCartney plays final Beatles song live for first time

The track ‘Now And Then’ got its live debut during the opening night of Paul McCartney’s 'Got Back' tour in South America. The singer-songwriter will head to Europe in December.

02/10/2024

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Beatles gig venue in Liverpool transformed into B&B by Pete Best

The brick and cream painted house at 8 Hayman's Green in the West Derby area of Liverpool was one of the first gig venues for The Beatles.

27/08/2024

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The Beatles biopics: Who are rumoured to be the Fab Four on screen?

Sam Mendes’ four Beatles biopics have reportedly got a cast. It looks mighty promising. However, the rumoured casting is not to everyone’s liking...

08/06/2024

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John Lennon's long-lost guitar breaks world record at auction

A guitar used by John Lennon has become the most expensive Beatles instrument ever sold at auction.

30/05/2024

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George Harrison’s Liverpool childhood home gets blue plaque

A blue plaque honouring Beatles legend George Harrison is being unveiled on Friday at his childhood home in Liverpool – among the first such plaques outside of London.

24/05/2024

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'Let It Be': Rarely-seen Beatles documentary from 1970 restored in 4K

After being virtually lost for 54 years, a newly restored 4K version of the 1970 documentary depicting The Beatles creating their final album, has been released.

13/05/2024

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John Lennon’s long-lost guitar heads to auction

The long-lost guitar, played by John Lennon, could set a new world record as "the highest-selling Beatles guitar."

24/04/2024

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Lennon and McCartney are back – but it’s not what you think

Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney have joined forces - but is their song any good?

17/04/2024

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Pattie Boyd’s personal collection sells for €3.2 million at auction

Pattie Boyd’s collection blew past pre-sale estimates. It included letters, photos and artwork that gave insight into her life and infamous love triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

25/03/2024

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Rare Beatles record found in charity shop sells for nearly €5,000

A unique find in a London charity shop... But what are the rarest and more expensive Beatles albums out there?

19/03/2024

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Musical love triangle: Pattie Boyd’s love letters go under the hammer

The letters, which go on auction at Christie’s next month among other memorabilia, give insight into the love triangle between Pattie Boyd, Beatle George Harrison and his friend Eric Clapton.

27/02/2024

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Everything we know about Sam Mendes' four Beatles biopic movies

Sony and director Sam Mendes have just announced plans to produce four unique Beatles biopics, each dedicated to one of the band's iconic members. Here's everything we know so far...

21/02/2024

Art

Watch: Yoko Ono's protest art takes over London's Tate Modern

Featuring over 200 works, a new exhibition at London's Tate Modern showcases Yoko Ono's politically charged artwork, including her iconic 'War is Over' piece created with John Lennon.

14/02/2024

Art

The Beatles only painting sells at auction for more than €1.5 million

The sale of the work, considered the only artwork created collectively by the four band members, far exceeded its high estimate.

06/02/2024

Art

Paperback painter: Unique painting by all four Beatles to be auctioned

Each Beatle reportedly sat at a corner, painting something different. It is considered the only artwork created collectively by the four band members.

25/12/2023

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Culture Re-View: The only European gig the Plastic Ono Band played

15 December 1969: The Plastic Ono Band play their only European concert.

15/12/2023

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Culture Re-View: Lennon's legacy endures 43 years after his death

8 December 1980: John Lennon is murdered

08/12/2023