The Latest Breaking News from Beatles

Idealizing Lennon and McCartney’s bond

Ian Leslie’s "John & Paul" risks distorting history by romanticizing a bond that had long since faded

Salon · Apr 10, 2025

“Don't kill him - he's Beatle Paul!”: The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song

Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley

MusicRadar · Apr 10, 2025

Sean Lennon says his parents John and Yoko were ‘the first power couple’

New documentary shows the couple during the Seventies as they worked on what would be John Lennon’s only full-length post-Beatles concert

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Director Sam Mendes reveals why he’s making four Beatles films

‘One is always looking to find new ways to look at the past,’ filmmaker said

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Original Beatles drummer Pete Best retires aged 83

Pete Best, who was the first drummer for The Beatles before Sir Ringo Starr, has hung up his sticks after decades as a musician.

BANG Premier · Apr 8, 2025

Love and Fury: The Extraordinary Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek by Darryl W Bullock – review

This richly detailed and exhaustive biography of the maverick 60s British music producer reveals a sonic visionary whose brilliance concealed a tragically violent temper

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025

Original Beatles drummer Pete Best announces retirement due to ‘personal circumstances’

Best was the groundbreaking band’s original drummer

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Critics are tearing into the Beatles biopics already. Here’s why they should let it be

The casting of new Fab Four movies and Wuthering Heights has been slammed before filming even finishes. Can’t we just wait and see?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

10 of the wildest music conspiracy theories ranked, from Paul is Dead to Taylor Swift as a government psyop

THE COUNTDOWN: Armchair sleuths will have you convinced that Justin Bieber is really a lizard and Stevie Wonder isn’t actually blind. Ellie Muir and Roisin O’Connor unpack some of the weirdest rumours around our biggest pop stars

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

John and Yoko’s radical years resurface

Featuring unheard recordings and restored concert footage, "One to One" adds clarity to their fight against apathy

Salon · Apr 4, 2025