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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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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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The Beatles announce release date for final song “Now & Then”
The song features vocals from Lennon and electric and acoustic guitar performed by George Harrison, who recorded his tracks six years before he passed away from lung cancer in 2001
Far From Frontline Politics, Croatian ex-President Pens Lennon Opera
Ivo Josipovic has many strings to his bow, besides politics. Now the 65-year-old former Croatian president has written an opera about John Lennon.
Here Comes the AI: Fans rejoice in 'new' Beatles
When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. Now, artificial intelligence is offering just that.
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PEN meet explores peace, relationship with truth
Slovenia is hosting the 55th PEN International Writers' Meeting in Bled this week. Inspired by John Lennon's Imagine, participants will discuss what kind of social order they think would promote peace. They will also delve into literature's relationship with the truth.
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McCartney daughter gives intimate tour of Abbey Road
The daughter of pop megastar Paul McCartney has given an intimate peek into the hallowed halls of Abbey Road, the studio where he and many other music stars recorded masterpieces.
Mary McCartney directed the new documentary, "If These Walls Could Sing," which gets a worldwide release on Disney+ on January 6 after premiering in North America in December.