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The Beatles.The Don’t Look Up director took to X last night to rant in number of posts ahead of the release of David Tedeschi’s Beatles ’64 documentary on Disney+today.“Nothing is lamer/funnier than white liberals’ never-ending fascination for The Beatles. It’s so Neo-liberal.

Ringo Starr has seemingly confirmed that actor Barry Keoghan will play him in the upcoming Sam Mendes biopic about The Beatles.Back in October, Mendes confirmed that he’ll be working on four individual Beatles movies until “some time in the middle of 2028”. Each movie will intersect but will tell The Beatles story from a different band member’s perspective.Speaking on a recent episode of Variety’s Stagecraft podcast, Mendes briefly mentioned how the Fab Four films were his next big movie-making endeavour, saying: “I’ve got this huge Beatles project that I’m working on for the next several years.

The Beatles launched their US invasion in 1964 — complete with their historic debut appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — the mop-topped Brits were under siege by the screaming masses upon their arrival in New York. “It was like being in the eye of a hurricane,” says John Lennon in “Beatles ’64,” the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary that premieres on Disney+ Nov. 29.But as the Fab Four were taking refuge from the hysteria at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel, the Ronettes came to their rescue.“We were already friends with them from England.

Sean Ono Lennon has revealed that he started making music in order to “fill the void” left by the death of his father, John Lennon.The musician and producer was born in 1975 to the former Beatles icon and the artist Yoko Ono, and was only five years old when his father was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in 1980.In a new interview with People, Lennon has shared a personal insight into how the tragedy affected him and how music became an outlet for his creativity.“I never played music because I was good at it,” he explained. “I lost my father and I didn’t know how to fill that void.

George Harrison in the early days of The Beatles has sold at auction for $1.27million (£1.01million).The Resonet Futurama guitar was purchased by Harrison at a music store in Liverpool in 1959 and he went on to play it at at least 324 Beatles shows.The Nashville auction house Julien’s had listed the expected price between $600,000 and $800,000, but the eventual price tag makes the instrument the most expensive guitar owned by Harrison ever to be sold at auction.The Futurama went on to feature on some of the band’s earliest studio visits, including the 1961 Tony Sheridan single ‘My Bonnie’ that Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney all played on in their first ever commercial recording session. Harrison also used the guitar to write and record ‘Cry For A Shadow’ with Lennon in 1961.The item was sold as part of an auction titled ‘Played, Worn & Torn II’ that ran on November 20 and 21.

Paul McCartney invited St. Vincent and Jack White on stage with him at Corona Capital this weekend to jam some Beatles songs – check out footage below.The music legend was headlining the Mexico City festival on Sunday (November 17), treating the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Stadium to a 29-song set covering the breadth of his career.For ‘Get Back’, McCartney welcomed St.

Ringo Starr has shared ‘Thankful’ featuring Alison Krauss, the latest single from his upcoming country album ‘Look Up’. Check it out below.The record is set for release on January 10, and sees the soloist and former Beatles legend team up with some huge names from the world of country music.

A rare watch given to John Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono and which was stolen after his death does not belong to an Italian man who bought it from an auction house years later, a Swiss court ruled on Thursday, paving the way for its return to Ono.The Patek Philippe watch, with an estimated value of $4.51 million, was a 40th birthday gift to the former Beatle from Japanese artist Ono in 1980, just two months before his assassination in New York.The watch bears the inscription “(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER LOVE YOKO 10·9·1980 N.Y.C,” on the back of its 18-carat gold face, a line from a song they composed together, the court statement said.The appeal ruling shared with reporters by the Federal Tribunal on Thursday confirms two prior judgments by Geneva courts in 2022 and 2023. It concludes a years-long legal battle between Yoko Ono and an Italian man living in China who claimed ownership of the watch and was the appellant in this case.Like all the names of the parties involved, his name is given in code form in the Swiss legal documents, with only some of the identities possible to determine.It was not possible for Reuters to contact his lawyer since their identity is also censored.Court documents show the watch changed hands and countries several times after being taken by Ono’s Turkish chauffeur in 2006.

John Lennon by Yoko Ono just months before his death is to be returned to her.The Patek Philippe watch, which is estimated to be worth $4.5million (£3.6million), was a 40th birthday gift to the former Beatle in 1980. It bears the inscription “(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER LOVE YOKO 10·9·1980 N.Y.C”, on the back of its 18-carat gold face – a line from a song the couple composed together the same year, court documents showed, according to Reuters.It is said to have changed hands and countries several times after it was taken by Ono’s Turkish chauffeur in 2006, the court heard.

Beatles ’64 director David Tedeschi has spoken to NME about the upcoming, Martin Scorsese-produced documentary on the Fab Four, which explores the band’s culture-shifting three-week trip to America in the titular year. The new film will be available to stream from November 29, but we can exclusively share the first trailer above.The documentary features rare, newly restored 4K footage of the band originally shot by the filmmakers Albert and David Maysles for the 1964 documentary What’s Happening! The Beatles In The U.S.A.

Cher claims that John Lennon once “stripped naked” and jumped in the Playboy Mansion swimming pool.Writing in her forthcoming memoir Cher: The Memoir – the first part of which is set to be released on November 19 – she detailed how she met Lennon and Harry Nilsson at a Los Angeles restaurant in 1974 and invited them to the infamous mansion.Although it was known for its wild parties, the trio attended one of mansion’s “movie nights” which were said to be more laid-back, featuring cocktails, dinner, and new film screenings.According to Cher (via The Mirror), when they got to the mansion Lennon and Nilsson, who were both drunk, started chanting “Hef! Hef! Hef! ” in exaggerated posh English accents, prompting her to steer them away from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner to the “Grotto”.She added: “Giggling and falling over each other, John and Harry followed me out into the grounds. Sitting them down inside the infamous Grotto – it was like a huge cave that one end of the swimming pool went into – I went to find a drink and when I came back they were standing in the middle of the Grotto naked but still in the water, thank God.“I was trying not to laugh, but it was impossible not to as they threatened to wander around the mansion naked.

making Grammy history.In 2023, Queen Bey reigned supreme as the artist with the most Grammy wins ever when she picked up her 32nd gramophone.And when the nominations were announced for the 2025 Grammy Awards on Friday, Nov. 8, the 43-year-old superstar set not one but two more records.Leading the pack with 11 nods, she became the artist with the most Grammy noms ever, with her 99 total breaking the tie she had shared with her husband, Jay-Z.

John Lennon and George Harrison’s omission from The Beatles’ new Grammy nomination for ‘Now And Then’.The 2023 song, dubbed ‘the last Beatles’ song, was released last November and was pieced together using an archive demo recording of Lennon that was recorded around 1977. It also included overdubs of guitar tracks laid down by Harrison in 1995.Earlier today, the song was nominated for Record Of The Year at the 67th Grammy Awards, setting the record for the longest span between nominations for any artist in history.

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his late friend, the legendary producer Quincy Jones – see what McCartney had to say below.Yesterday (November 4), the music world was shaken by the news of Quincy Jones’ death. His publicist confirmed that the legendary producer had died surrounded by family on Sunday, November 3.Now, McCartney – who had first met Jones in the early 1960s – has paid tribute to the late producer in a lengthy post on social media.

news of the death of legendary music producer Quincy Jones, fans are re-sharing a controversial interview in which he took aim at The Beatles and U2.In 2018, Jones recalled his first impressions of the Fab Four in the now infamous interview, in which he described rock music as “nothing but a white version of rhythm and blues”, as well as detailing the first time he met Paul McCartney when the Beatle was 21.When asked what his first impressions of the Liverpool band were, Jones replied: “That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers.

Elton John documentary has spoken about how the early part of his career came at a “dark time”.The Disney+ film Elton John: Never Too Late follows the musician as he reflects on his life and 50-year career as he prepared for his final North American stadium show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022.Speaking in a new interview with IndieWire, R.J. Cutler, who directed the film with John’s husband David Furnish, said that despite being prolific at the start of his career in 1970, it was an uncertain time in the music industry following the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.He said: “I shared with David that there was a great story to be told about the first five years of his career.

wasn’t always peace and love.From late 1973 through 1974, Lennon embarked on his “Lost Weekend” in Los Angeles while being separated from his wife. Ono had banished the singer/songwriter from their home after he had had “loud, raucous sex” with another woman at a party.While Lennon was eager to return to Ono, she was wary about him coming home. That’s when she got by with a little help from an unlikely Beatle.“There was a time when Sir Paul McCartney offered Yoko his willingness to speak to John in Los Angeles about the separation,” the couple’s pal, Elliot Mintz, told Fox News Digital.

Yoko Ono has claimed that she was warned that her late husband John Lennon was “in danger” prior to his death.Lennon was murdered by an obsessed fan named Mark David Chapman on December 8 1980. The ‘Beautiful Boy’ singer was shot while arriving at his apartment at The Dakota in New York City.

four individual Beatles movies until “some time in the middle of 2028”.READ MORE: The Beatles’ iconic ‘Abbey Road’ recording console going up for sale on ReverbSpeaking on a recent episode of Variety’s Stagecraft podcast, Mendes briefly mentioned how the Fab Four films were his next big movie-making endeavour, saying: “I’ve got this huge Beatles project that I’m working on for the next several years. So this is the last time you’ll see me until some time in the middle of 2028.”Mendes, whose previous work includes 1917 and James Bond movies Spectre and Skyfall, will direct all four movies.

The Beatles‘ legendary ‘Abbey Road’ has been restored and is up for sale on Reverb.The EMI TG12345 recording console – which was used by the Fab Four to create their final 1969 LP – will be available for purchase starting on October 29 via the official Reverb shop of London recording studio pros and collectors MJQ Ltd.The unique console was created specially for EMI studios in 1968 and was the first of 17 consoles created by EMI. It played an important role in the ambitious sound that The Beatles sought for ‘Abbey Road’.The recording machinery was disassembled and remained unused for over five decades.

Paul McCartney.It comes as a Brazilian football shirt was recently rediscovered, which Pelé signed back in 2019, intended as a gift for the iconic singer-songwriter.He was meant to present McCartney with the gift that same year, but the chance for them to meet never materialised. After that, Pelé’s long-term manager, Pepito Fornos, and the footballer’s sister, Luiza Nascimento, sought a way to get the shirt to its rightful owner.Now, ahead of his second stadium show in São Paulo, held as part of his 2024 ‘Got Back’ world tour, McCartney has been presented with the shirt – five years after it was first signed.In a photograph, the Beatles icon can be seen holding up the shirt, which reads: “Paul, keep the ball rolling.