The Beatles
Martin Scorsese’s new documentary “Beatles ’64” chronicles the band’s iconic first U.S. visit
Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi team up for the new documentary “Beatles ’64,” which explores the legendary Beatles’ first visit to the United States on February 7, 1964. The documentary offers a unique look at one of the most historic moments of the band, with archival footage that has never been shown before, including clips captured by famed documentarians Albert and David Maysles.
House used for early Beatles gigs becomes holiday rental
A Liverpool house famous for hosting some of The Beatles' first gigs in the basement has been given a new lease of life listed on Airbnb.
Mona Best, the party-loving mother of the band's original drummer Pete Best, opened the Casbah Coffee Club in the city's West Derby suburb in 1959, just before the group formed.
Painting by Beatles members sells at auction
A painting created by the four members of the Beatles while on tour in Japan in 1966 has sold at auction for $1.7 million.
The painting, known as "Images of a Woman," was part of Christie's The Exceptional Sale and made nearly triple the high presale estimate of $600,000.
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Beatles biographer grapples with the ‘paradox’ of George Harrison
In a new biography, Philip Norman writes about the "paradox" of George Harrison, a man who was "unprecedentedly, ludicrously, suffocatingly famous while at the same time undervalued, overlooked and struggling for recognition."
AI to bring Edith Piaf voice back to life for biopic
A new biopic on the life of Edith Piaf will use artificial intelligence to allow the French star to narrate her own story, Warner Music and her estate said on Nov. 14.
"Edith" is "in the final phase of development," sources close to Warner Music France said, but no release date has been scheduled.
New Beatles song set to reach number one on UK singles chart
A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the U.K.'s official singles chart on Nov. 5, the chart company said.
The song, "Now and Then" that used artificial intelligence to include the vocals of John Lennon and guitar by George Harrison, who died in 1980 and 2001 respectively, was released last week.
The Beatles’ new single ‘Now and Then’ released
A new Beatles song produced with a little help from artificial intelligence and including the vocals of John Lennon was released on Nov. 2 - to lukewarm reviews.
The song comes more than four decades after it was originally recorded as a demo, but despite the hype left critics distinctly underwhelmed.
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Last Beatles’ song set for release next week
A much-anticipated "new" Beatles record, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released next week on Nov. 2, former band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr revealed on Oct. 26.
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New hunt for missing Beatles bass guitar
A guitar expert and two journalists have launched a global hunt for a missing bass guitar owned by Paul McCartney, bidding to solve what they brand "the greatest mystery in rock and roll."
The trio of lifelong Beatles fans are searching for McCartney's original Höfner bass - last seen in London in 1969 - in order to reunite the instrument with the former Fab Four frontman.
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Photos show Beatlemania from the inside
Is there really a new way to look at The Beatles, one of the most filmed and photographed bands in history? Yes, says Britain's National Portrait Gallery, which is providing a fresh perspective with an exhibition of band's-eye-view images that Paul McCartney captured as the group shot to global fame.
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