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Sean Lennon Slams Springsteen
John Lennon's son is furious Bruce Springsteen is headlining the Glastonbury Festival.Sean Lennon - the son of Beatles legend John and Yoko Ono - thinks the 'Born to Run' singer is an "outrageous" choice to...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 June 2009
George Harrison's Afterlife Album
Several previously unheard songs by George Harrison are set to be released.The late former Beatle had a large batch of unfinished tracks at the time of his death in 2001 and they will now be...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 June 2009
Unheard Harrison Songs Set For Release
Late BEATLES star GEORGE HARRISON is to release a second posthumous album after his pal JEFF LYNNE reportedly agreed to complete some of his unfinished works.The star, who died in 2001, left behind a vast...
By WENN on 17 June 2009
Ringo Starr Makes Up Fab Three
Ringo Starr is set to join Sir Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan to record new tracks over the summer. The ex-Beatles drummer - real name Richard Starkey - is keen to join his former Fab...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 June 2009
Bob Dylan's Mccartney Summer Duet
Bob Dylan and Sir Paul McCartney will work together this summer.The 'Blowin' in the Wind' singer recently said he would be "excited" to collaborate with the former Beatles star, and after Paul also indicated his...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 May 2009
Lennon's Sister Facing Lawsuit Over Film
A film about the early life of BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON has been thrown into jeopardy - the star's sister is facing legal action over the book on which the movie is based. Lennon's sister Julia...
By WENN on 26 March 2009
University Launches Beatles Degree
Lecturers at a university in THE BEATLES' hometown of Liverpool, England have set up a special course so superfans can study the works of the Fab Four. Liverpool Hope University has created a Masters of Arts...
By WENN on 04 March 2009
Mccartney Hopes Beatles Rock Band Game Will Keep His Music Alive
BEATLES legend SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY hopes a new Rock Band game based on the Fab Four will help to introduce his music to a new generation of kids. The Hey Jude hitmakers' record label Apple Corps....
By WENN on 18 February 2009
Grohl Called In To Replace Clapton's Drummer
Rocker DAVE GROHL landed his dream job backing SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (08Feb09) - because the former BEATLE's regular drummer was on tour with ERIC CLAPTON. The former Nirvana percussionist and...
By WENN on 15 February 2009
Lennon's Sons To Perform Together?
The sons of late BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON are reportedly set to perform together for the first time at a United Nations concert in New York. Julian Lennon, 45, from the star's first marriage to Cynthia...
By WENN on 30 January 2009
Alex James 'Snubbed Coldplay'
Alex James has admitted he passed on signing COLDPLAY to his record label in the 1990s because he did not think they were anything special.Chris Martin's band have gone on to be one of the...
By Contributor on 23 January 2009
Cheap Trick Plan Beatles Tribute In Las Vegas
Classic rockers CHEAP TRICK are in negotiations to stage a massive BEATLES symphonic show in Las Vegas. The Surrender hitmakers staged a tribute to the Fab Four at the Hollywood Bowl in August 2007 -...
By WENN on 13 January 2009
Dame Helen Mirren And Russell Brand Take On The Tempest
Dame Helen Mirren and Russell Brand are among the cast members of an experimental upcoming film of Shakespeare's The Tempest.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Julie Taymor's take on the Bard sees Mirren as Prospera, a...
By Contributor on 08 October 2008
Lennon: 'The Beatles Were A Christian Band'
An unheard interview with JOHN LENNON has revealed the late singer believed his group THE BEATLES were a Christian band. The star famously caused controversy after claiming in 1966 that the Fab Four were "bigger...
By WENN on 13 July 2008
The Beatles Almost Reunited By Lennon's 'Lost Weekend' Lover
JOHN LENNON's ex-girlfriend MAY PANG came within days of reuniting THE BEATLES during her 18-month relationship with the star. May Pang dated Lennon during his "lost weekend" in 1974 and 1975, after working as...
By WENN on 17 March 2008
Winehouse Enters Best Selling Albums Of 21st Century
Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album has moved into the Top 10 list of best-selling UK albums of the 21st century.Since it was released in October 2006 the album has sold 2,467,575 copies, with 318,350...
By Contributor on 12 March 2008
Macca Positive On Beatles Download Deal With Itunes
The Beatles back-catalogue is set to be released for download thanks to a deal between Sir Paul McCartney and iTunes, according to reports.A deal believed to be worth around £200 million would be split between...
By Contributor on 08 March 2008
Simmons: 'The Internet Killed Music'
KISS star GENE SIMMONS has blamed internet downloads for destroying the music industry - insisting there will never be any more legendary bands like THE BEATLES. The 58-year-old rocker is convinced illegal downloading has forced...
By WENN on 08 February 2008
Beatles Almost Recorded Revolver At Stax
THE BEATLES came close to recording their landmark REVOLVER album at soul Mecca Stax but security concerns forced the Fab Four to scrap plans to head for Memphis, Tennessee. The group's manager Brian Epstein visited...
By WENN on 14 January 2008
Country Star Outsells Elvis
Country star Garth Brooks has overtaken Elvis Presley to become the bestselling solo artist in history, according to new record industry figures.The singer has sold an amazing 123 million units in his career, the Recording...
By Contributor on 06 November 2007
Hayek Plays 12 Nurses In Beatles Musical
SALMA HAYEK was so desperate to land "any role" in pal JULIE TAYMOR's new BEATLES movie musical, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, she ended up playing 12 nurses in the film. When the Latina heard her Frida...
By WENN on 22 September 2007
Wood Stuns With Beatles Covers
Actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD stunned Hollywood as part of a nine-hour marathon to promote her new BEATLES movie musical ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, which ended with a performance at the Viper Room. The teenager, who is...
By WENN on 20 September 2007
Mccartney Plans London Eye Makeover
Tourism bosses in Britain are in talks with SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY over the former BEATLE's plans to rename the London Eye landmark as part of a publicity campaign surrounding his upcoming DVD anthology. Marketing bosses...
By WENN on 15 August 2007
Brown Refuses To Mention The Beatles
Incoming British prime minister GORDON BROWN has refused to tell reporters he listens to BEATLES mp3s - for fear of being accused of music piracy. The politician - who replaces former leader Tony Blair on...
By WENN on 27 June 2007
Mccartney Plans Last "Great" Song
Paul McCartney is masterminding the release of the "last great" Beatles single, it has been reported. The former Beatle is to turn fragments of Now and Then, a song written by John Lennon, into a...
By Contributor on 30 April 2007
Lennon Stubbed Cigarette Out On Hefner's Matisse
JOHN LENNON damaged a valuable HENRI MATISSE painting by using it as an ash tray during a wild party at the Playboy mansion in 1974, HUGH HEFNER claims. The French artist's works have sold for...
By World Entertainment News Network on 02 April 2007
Sir George Martin: 'Beatles At The Beginning Were Crap'
SIR GEORGE MARTIN thought THE BEATLES were "awful" and "crap" when he first heard them perform. The legendary performer - later dubbed 'The Fifth Beatle' - auditioned the Fab Four after they had been rejected...
By WENN on 02 February 2007
Queen Voted Best British Band Of All Time
QUEEN have been voted the best British band ever by listeners of BBC Radio Two, beating off stiff competition from THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES. More than 20,000 listeners voted in the station's Great...
By WENN on 03 January 2007
Gallagher Admits Bee Gees Debt
OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER has credited the BEE GEES with being as influential to him as his heroes THE BEATLES. The WONDERWALL guitarist admits he's a huge fan of the band, best known for its...
By World Entertainment News Network on 29 November 2006
Lennon Piano Marks Anniversary Of Jfk Assassination
A piano once owned by JOHN LENNON was put on display at the famous "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas yesterday (22NOV06) to mark the 43rd anniversary of former President JOHN F KENNEDY's assassination. The instrument...
By WENN on 23 November 2006
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