Hear 'Give Peace a Chance' played on European radio in support of Ukraine The anthem was written by Yoko Ono and John Lennon in the 1970s but has new relevance in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 04/03/2022
Culture news John Lennon's son auctions The Beatles memorabilia as NFTs The certified digital artworks going under the hammer in California next month include the NFT version of the handwritten notes for the song 'Hey Jude', with an estimated price tag of up to €62,000. 26/01/2022
See Get Back: 4 myths about The Beatles answered in Peter Jackson's doc Four years ago, 'Lord of The Rings' director and Beatlemaniac Peter Jackson was enlisted to look at the band's final years with fresh eyes. Here is what he found. 25/11/2021
Culture news Paul McCartney gives up on signing fan autographs after six decades The British music icon would rather have a conversation with diehards over being asked to sign random bits of paper. 26/10/2021
Culture news ‘Unheard’ John Lennon recording sells for €50,000 in Copenhagen The cassette tape features a performance that hasn't been listened to in over 50 years, along with an interview conducted by four Danish schoolboys. 28/09/2021
no comment It's 40 years since Beatles star John Lennon was killed in New York Mark David Chapman killed Lennon on December 8, 1980. 09/12/2020
world news A 'normal man': John Lennon expert on the man behind the legend Euronews spoke to Jude Kessler, author of myth-busting The John Lennon Series. 08/12/2020
no comment Hollywood celebrates 50th anniversary of Beatles' Abbey Road album A special anniversary edition of the album has been released with new mixes and unreleased session recordings and demos 27/09/2019
no comment Fans recreate Beatles' iconic Abbey Road cover shot 50 years on Iain MacMillan photographed John, Paul, George and Ringo striding across a zebra crossing while a police officer stopped traffic 08/08/2019
United Kingdom Watch: Fan's 'come together' for Abbey Road photo's 50th Iain Macmillian, the photographer who captured the images in north London in 1969 is said to have completed the entire shoot in just ten minutes. 08/08/2019
United Kingdom Arise Sir Richard Starkey Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is knighted more than two decades after Paul McCartney. 20/03/2018
Cult Ringo Starr may become a 'Sir' The Sun newspaper has reported Ringo Starr is to be knighted. 25/12/2017
Cult Yoko Ono may get co-writing credit for John Lennon's 'Imagine' The ex-Beatle's widow has been officially recommended for the honour at a ceremony in New York. 16/06/2017
world news The Beatles: Sgt Pepper turns 50 It is exactly 50 year’s since the Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – one of the band’s most iconic albums and for many their 01/06/2017
Cinema Ron Howard plunges us into Beatlemania Film director Ron Howard brings the Beatles back to life in a new documentary. 20/09/2016
United Kingdom The Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week': the live career of 'a great little rock 'n' roll band' Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison’s widow Olivia and John Lennon’s, Yoko Ono, have hit up London’s Leicester Square for the premiere of ‘Eight Days a Week: the Touring… 16/09/2016
Culture news Yoko Ono goes towards the light at Lyon's Museum of Contemporary Art Lyon’s Museum of Contemporary Art is devoting three floors to the first retrospective in France dedicated to Yoko Ono. The exhibition opening filmed 14/03/2016
world news Tributes pour in as Sir George Martin dies at 90 From mop-top pop to orchestral arrangements, Sir George has been hailed the best music producer of all time 09/03/2016
world news Sir George Martin: the man who shaped the Beatles Sir George Martin was a Londoner, the son of a carpenter who studied the oboe, piano and orchestration at the Guildhall School of Music but who is 09/03/2016
world news Beatles producer Sir George Martin dies aged 90 Beatles producer Sir George Martin has died aged 90, band drummer Ringo Starr has announced on Twitter. Starr said “Gold bless George Martin” and 09/03/2016
world news Ticket to listen online - Beatles music to be streamed for first time Let it be, let it be. From Christmas Eve, Beatles fans will able to stream their favourite songs from the British band. More than 200 tracks from 23/12/2015
USA 35 years since the death of a man whose music changed the world John Lennon fans have gathered at Strawberry Fields in New York’s Central Park to mark 35 years since the death of the iconic musician. The 08/12/2015
Culture news Beatles first recording contract up for auction The first recording contract ever signed by The Beatles is up for auction in New York next month and is expected to sell for upwards of 150, 000 26/08/2015
United Kingdom John Lennon's lost guitar up for sale A long-lost guitar belonging to John Lennon is to be put up for auction in America and is expected to fetch up to 800,000 dollars. The J-160E Gibson 05/06/2015
Culture news MoMA explores Yoko Ono's early work Yoko Ono was an artist in her own right before she married John Lennon in 1969. Now, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is celebrating her 26/05/2015
Spain Beatle John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies aged 75 Cynthia Lennon, first wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 75. “Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her 01/04/2015
