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Yoko Ono's Human Peace Sign World Record Attempt Fails
The Beatles star, who died in 1980, would have turned 75 this week (beg05Oct15), and to celebrate his birthday, his widow invited thousands of fans to Central Park in New York City....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2015
The Beatles' Management Contract With Brian Epstein Fetches £365,000 At Auction
The original contract signed by The Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein sold at auction for £365,000 on Tuesday (September 29th).The document, dated October 1st 1962, was signed at Epstein’s office in Whitechapel a matter...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2015
John Lennon's Detention Record Up For Auction
The document records the 29 occasions between September 9, 1955 and July 11, 1956 when Lennon, then 15 years old, received detention at Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, England. Detailed...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2015
The Beatles Contract Sold In New York
The Beatles' first record contract has sold for $75,000 in New York.The contract was signed in Hamburg in 1961 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and drummer Pete Best - who was later replaced...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 September 2015
Ringo Starr Urges Paul Mccartney To Dig Out Old Beatles Photos
As he prepares to re-release his Fab Four photo book, Photograph, later this month (Sep15), the drummer has started thinking about a follow-up - but he admits he needs a little help from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 September 2015
Alice Cooper's Tribute To 'Dead Drunk Friends'
The Hollywood Vampires' debut album will be a tribute to Alice Cooper's ''dead drunk friends''.The 67-year-old rocker was a founding member of a group of musicians including Harry Nilsson, John Lennon and Keith Moon, who...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2015
The Beatles' Brian Epstein Contract Up For Auction
The document, which formally bound the Fab Four to Epstein's management roster for five years, was inked by all five parties in October, 1962, two months after Ringo Starr joined the band as...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Paul Mccartney Recalls Gun Terror
Sir Paul McCartney feared for his own life after John Lennon was murdered.The former Beatles star was constantly on ''high alert'' after his bandmate was shot outside his New York home in 1980, especially as...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 August 2015
Paul Mccartney Spooked By Army Gunmen After John Lennon Murder
The Beatles legend was on "high alert" after crazed Mark Chapman gunned down Lennon outside his New York home in 1980, and many of his showbusiness pals dramatically increased their security detail....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2015
The Beatles' First Ever Recording Contract Going Up For Auction In New York
A critical piece of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia is to go on sale next month, with the news that the first ever recording contract signed by The Beatles is to go under the hammer in...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 August 2015
Beatles' First Record Contract Up For Sale
The Beatles' first recording contract has been put up for auction.The document - which is being sold by the estate of late Beatles historian Uwe Blaschke, who died in 2010 - will be sold at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2015
Cilla Black Napkin On Sale Days After Death
The veteran star passed away following a suspected stroke at her home in Spain on 1 August (15), and just 10 days after the tragedy, it has emerged a handkerchief autographed by Black...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2015
Keith Richards Slams Beatles Lp
Keith Richards has slammed The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' album.The 71-year-old rocker has blasted the band's acclaimed 1967 album - which was previously named Rolling Stone magazine's number one album of all...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
Miley Cyrus Has Rock 'N' Roll Spirit
Miley Cyrus has the rock 'n' roll spirit, according to Alice Cooper.The 'Poison' singer thinks the 22-year-old pop star - who shocked the world when she twerked against Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV VMA...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 August 2015
Sir Paul Mccartney: I Lose 'Dozens' Of Beatles Songs
Sir Paul McCartney believes he lost ''dozens'' of potential Beatles songs.The 73-year-old musician has revealed he completely forgot numerous tracks he thought up with his bandmate John Lennon in the 1960s because they had no...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 July 2015
Ono And Bono Unveil Tapestry In New York Honouring John Lennon
A tribute to the late John Lennon was unveiled in New York on Wednesday, with a tapestry unveiled in a ceremony attended by a number of stars including Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono and U2 stars...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2015
U2 Stars Join Yoko Ono For John Lennon Celebration
Lennon endured a long legal battle to live and work in the States after officials attempted to have him deported to his native Britain in the early 1970s, but he eventually had the deportation order...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2015
Sir Paul Mccartney: 'Martyr' John Lennon Is More Famous Than Me
Sir Paul McCartney thinks ''martyr'' John Lennon is more famous than him.The Beatles star believes his late bandmate, who was shot in New York, is more well known because of the circumstances of his death.He...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 July 2015
Yoko Ono Loves Beatles Members 'Like Brothers'
Yoko Ono loves the remaining Beatles members ''like brothers''.The 82-year-old artist - who was married to one of the band's stars, John Lennon, until his assassination in 1980 - has insisted there is no bad...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 July 2015
'Lost' Beatles Concert Film Banned From Release Over Copyright Battle
The Beatles: The Lost Concert had been due to open for a limited run in U.S. theatres in 2012, but bosses at Sony and the Fab Four's label, Apple Corps, took issue with...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Sir Paul Mccartney Frustrated By 'John Lennon Was The Beatles' Comments
The 73-year-old musician formed the Fab Four with Lennon and forged a prolific songwriting partnership with his bandmate and friend, but when the Imagine singer was gunned down outside his apartment building in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Paul Mccsrtney: The Beatles' Success 'Couldn't Happen Again'
Paul McCartney doesn't think any modern day bands can have the success that The Beatles had.The 73-year-old singer has insisted the success of the 'Eleanor Rigby' band - made up of Paul, John Lennon, Ringo...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2015
Paul Mccartney Honours Charleston Victims During Festival Performance
Shockwaves were sent around America on Wednesday (17Jun15) when a gunman opened fire at a weekly Bible study session at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 June 2015
'Lost' John Lennon Guitar Heading To Auction Block
The late rocker is believed to have strummed on the 1962 J-160E Gibson acoustic for tracks like Love Me Do, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand and Please, Please, Me,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2015
Sir Paul Mccartney Feels 'Lucky' To Have Teamed Up With Kanye West
Sir Paul McCartney feels 'lucky' to have teamed up with Kanye West.The former Beatle has confessed he was surprised when the 'Stronger' hitmaker approached him about a collaboration and felt ''flattered'' to have been asked...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 20 May 2015
Sir Paul Mccartney Flattered By Kanye West's Approach
Sir Paul McCartney feels ''lucky'' that Kanye West wanted to work with him.The 72-year-old former Beatle was surprised when the rapper contacted him to ask if he'd be interested in collaborating on some music, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 May 2015
John Lennon's Divorce Papers Up For Sale
The five-page legal documents, detailing the couple's 1968 split surfaced earlier this year (15) - just before Cynthia died, and now the papers are set to go to the highest bidder at an...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2015
Scientific Study Concludes Hip Hop Was More Impactful Than The Beatles
A study by the University of London and Imperial College has concluded that the emergence of hip hop has had the biggest impact on the charts of any genre since the 1950s. The study also...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
Paul Mccartney Compares Kanye West To John Lennon
The Beatles star worked with West earlier this year (15) on two songs, Only One, a homage to the Stronger hitmaker's late mother Donda, and FourFiveSeconds, a collaboration with Rihanna. MCCartney tells...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2015
Ben E King Has Died
Ben E King has died.The R&B legend - who was best known for his hit single 'Stand By Me' which was released in 1961 - has passed away at the age of 76, his publicist...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2015
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