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John Lennon’s Sgt Pepper piano sells for record amount at auction

It was sold as part of The Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame on Thursday at Christie’s in New York.

The Independent UK

Piano John Lennon used to write Beatles songs fetches record amount at auction

It was sold as part of The Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame on Thursday at Christie’s in New York.

Evening Standard

A Yoko Ono biography that avoids John Lennon... Really?

MCCRUM ON BOOKS: Yoko Ono’s art career has seen her wrap orchestras up in gauze and make paintings with numbered instructions – all before she stumbled into Beatlemania. A new book sidelines her partnership with John Lennon, but Robert McCrum argues that her role as the musician’s muse unleashed one…

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The Jim Irsay Collection sale live: David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history

We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer

Guitar World

Sir Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono questioned if John Lennon was gay

Sir Paul McCartney has claimed Yoko Ono told him she thought John Lennon "might have been gay" in a phone call after the death of her husband.

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Taylor Swift's Music Catalog Valued at $900M, the Third Most Expensive After Michael Jackson and The Beatles

Taylor Swift's music catalogue is valued at about $900 million, ranking third behind Michael Jackson and The Beatles and highlighting the growing power of artists who own their work.

International Business Times UK

“Such A Creep”: Paul McCartney Makes Bombshell Revelation About Bandmate John Lennon In Resurfaced Interview

“Paul McCartney is such a creep. Only a nasty, evil man would sell out his past band-mate who is not around to defend himself.”

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“I freaked out. I couldn’t believe it. Nobody else was doing that at the time”: The Beatles made the Leslie speaker an iconic guitar tone. But a pioneering “all-female” rock band were one of the first to take it out on the road

June Millington, one of the co-founders of the 1970s LA-based band Fanny, heard the Let It Be demo and was set on incorporating a Leslie speaker into her rig

Guitar World

‘I was mesmerised by Kate Bush and the Smurfs, so I had great taste’: Diane Morgan’s honest playlist

The Philomena Cunk star’s life was changed by the Fall and she knows a Spitting Image song inside out. But which haunting banger does she say is the best ever?

The Guardian - UK

“When I first met George I was just speechless. But when we started playing, he gave no direction. He liked the way I played, and I would just be myself”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22

By his own admission, Ford was “green” when he was called into play on George Harrison’s Dark Horse but there was no pressure to be anything other than himself

MusicRadar

I had a front row seat at the Blur v Oasis frenzy – here’s what a new play gets bang on and bafflingly wrong

In 1995, the bands tussled for No 1 – and the Britpop crown. Our writer was on the inside of the mad-for-it contest. Does The Battle accurately capture this divisive moment? And what was Noel’s problem with risotto?

The Guardian - UK

Valerie Bertinelli shares Eddie Van Halen regret

Valerie Bertinelli regrets not being a better friend to the late Eddie Van Halen after their divorce because she understands his struggles more now.

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I Watched The New Paul McCartney Documentary, And It Reminded Me Of My Favorite Pop Culture Conspiracy Theory

The Walrus was Paul.

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Paul McCartney recalls frustration over delayed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

Sir Paul McCartney has claimed he was promised induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame four years before he eventually was.

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Sir Ringo Starr shares career next step

Sir Ringo Starr has announced his next album will be released in April and features contributions from Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, and Billy Strings.

The Independent UK

Beatles legend Ringo Starr announces new album

The 85-year old musician announced the release of a 10-track record Long Long Road which will feature collaborations with Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent

Evening Standard

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr announces new album and releases new single

It’s Been Too Long was released ahead of the album, Long Long Road, hitting shelves on April 24.

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"A verbal contract was not worth the paper it was written on." Paul McCartney admits he was fuming after allegedly being lied to by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the '90s

Paul McCartney wasn't impressed by his overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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In the entertainment industry, your name is your brand, and that means whatever you do—on stage, on screen, or off the clock—can shape how the media portrays you for years to come. As the whole Jim Carrey replacement conspiracy theory proved, people love creating narratives, even when they’re completely baseless.…

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“Maybe I’m Amazed is always a fun song to play and sing. It’s got everything in one incredible tune – plus two guitar solos!”: How Rusty Anderson – a Beatles fan as a kid – ended up playing guitar for Paul McCartney

And how he got Macca to play on his solo album

Evening Standard

Olivia Dean and Lola Young celebrate Brits triumph at star-studded Universal bash

Dean swept the awards with four major wins while Young was crowned Breakthrough Act at Saturday’s ceremony

The Independent UK

Sir Paul McCartney moved by unseen footage of late wife in new film

‘It’s crazy; like a period of my life flashing before my eyes,’ says McCartney on a new archival documentary about the formation of Wings

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney says his new documentary has let him see ‘so much of Linda’

The pair married in 1969 and had three children.

Louder

"The Beatles had been my whole life… when we split up I thought: ‘I’ll never write another note of music ever’": New Paul McCartney film explores his post-Beatles life and career with Wings - here’s how to watch Man On The Run from anywhere

Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville's documentary Man On The Run is about to hit streaming services - here's everything you need to know

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'F--k You John:' Paul McCartney Reveals How Angry The Beatles Break Up Really Was In New Movie

Tell us how you really feel, Paul.

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