John Lennon

John Lennon was one of the most influential and successful artists of all time, from his time with The Beatles to his solo career. With a life cut short aged 40, John Lennon became a symbol of peace and love throughout the world.

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Phil Collins in A Hard Day's Night

Find out how a 13-year-old Phil Collins was cut from The Beatles’ A Hard Days Night film

The Beatles

John Lennon with The Beatles

John Lennon reveals his favourite Beatles songs in lost interview tapes

John Lennon - Imagine

Listen to John Lennon’s beautiful and fragile original demo of ‘Imagine’

The Beatles in 1964

Paul McCartney reveals the 154 songs to appear in his new lyrics book, including an unreleased Beatles track

Paul McCartney

George Harrison in A Hard Day's Night

How The Beatles' George Harrison coined the word "grotty" and deconstructed influencer culture in 1964

The Beatles

Beatles rooftop gig and Paul McCartney's letter

Paul McCartney's infamous angry 'Long and Winding Road' letter after tinkering is a must-read

The Beatles

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr teams up with Toto stars and Linda Perry for new Change The World EP

The Beatles

George Harrison

Gold's Hall of Fame: George Harrison

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All Things Must Pass and John Lennon

George Harrison's son Dhani thinks John Lennon liked 'All Things Must Pass' really

Petula Clark and John and Yoko

The story of how Petula Clark ended up singing on John Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance' by mistake
Paul McCartney - Nothing is Real

Paul McCartney's incredible new music video has a de-aged young Paul singing new single

Paul McCartney

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles: The making of the dark pop classic

The Beatles

The Beatles - Get Back

Peter Jackson explains why his Beatles series Get Back is so different from Let It Be

The Beatles

John Lennon

QUIZ: How well do you know John Lennon's lyrics?

Paul McCartney and The Beatles

New Paul McCartney documentary trailer teases unheard Beatles music

Paul McCartney

The Beatles - Get Back

The Beatles: Peter Jackson's new Get Back movie is now a three-part series for Disney+

The Beatles

Gold Meets... Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Gold Meets... Yusuf/Cat Stevens: Folk legend recalls touring with Hendrix and how 'Father & Son' began

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Ringo Starr reveals George Harrison's final words to him was a bittersweet joke on his deathbed

Ringo Starr reveals George Harrison's final words to him was a bittersweet joke on his deathbed

The Beatles

An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to learn the value of a policeman's helmet that belonged to her father and was once worn by John Lennon.

Value of John Lennon's helmet with Beatle star's 'DNA on it' stuns Antiques Roadshow guest

The Beatles

Paul McCartney recalls meeting Elvis Presley with the Beatles: One of the "coolest" people ever

Paul McCartney recalls meeting Elvis Presley with the Beatles: One of the "coolest" people ever

Paul McCartney

Listen to these isolated a cappella vocals from the Beatles on 'Yesterday' and 'Penny Lane'

These isolated a cappella vocals from the Beatles on 'Yesterday' and 'Penny Lane' are spine-tingling

The Beatles

Paul McCartney pays sweet tribute to John Lennon with unseen photo to mark 80th birthday

Paul McCartney pays sweet tribute to John Lennon with unseen photo to mark 80th birthday

The Beatles

John Lennon

Gold's Hall of Fame: John Lennon

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Lennon In Paris

QUIZ: How much do you know about John Lennon?

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Brian May, Roger Taylor, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart were joined by Phil Collins, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard and Joe Cocker for an epic rendition of the Beatles classic 'All You Need Is Love', on June 4, 2002.

When Queen, the Beatles and Rod Stewart sang spectacular version of 'All You Need Is Love'

Queen

John Lennon’s 'attention-seeking killer' Mark Chapman apologises for murder: 'I’m sorry'

John Lennon’s 'attention-seeking killer' Mark Chapman apologises for murder: 'I’m sorry'

The Beatles

Paul McCartney looks back on ‘hurtful’ John Lennon diss track alleging he did ‘nothing’ for The Beatles

Paul McCartney looks back on ‘hurtful’ John Lennon diss track alleging he did ‘nothing’ for The Beatles

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr celebrates 80th birthday with messages from Paul McCartney, Pete Best and Yoko Ono

Ringo Starr celebrates 80th birthday with messages from Paul McCartney, Pete Best and Yoko Ono

The Beatles

Ringo Starr to host virtual 80th birthday with Paul McCartney and Sheryl Crow

Ringo Starr to host virtual 80th birthday with Paul McCartney and Sheryl Crow

The Beatles

One of the last known pictures of The Beatles before the band split in 1970 (L to R) George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

The inside story of why The Beatles really broke up

The Beatles

The Beatles' Penny Lane 'in danger of being renamed if slavery link proven', says Liverpool city mayor

The Beatles' Penny Lane 'in danger of being renamed if slavery link proven', says Liverpool city mayor

The Beatles

How well do you know the words to some of the biggest Beatles' hits? Take our tricky quiz and find out...

QUIZ: How well do you know the Beatles' song lyrics?

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The Shangri-Las in 1964

The Shangri-Las' 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones will turn their iconic red tongue logo black in tribute to Charlie Watts

The Rolling Stones

ABC in concert in Manchester

ABC will take The Lexicon of Love on tour next summer for its 40th anniversary

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Bob Marley in concert in London

Incredible 7ft Bob Marley statue unveiled on Jamaica Street in Liverpool

Bob Marley

The Rolling Stones and Charlie Watts

The Rolling Stones 'miss drummer Charlie Watts’s funeral because of COVID-19 restrictions'

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Elton John

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Elton John at Princess Diana's funeral

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