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BEATLES legend SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has been named the most irritating pop star of all time, by a new online poll.
The rocker was judged to be....

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"We always say GEORGE fought for me because someone would say, 'What are you doing with him?' and George would shout back... He wasn't always a....

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The world has the end of mandatory national service in Britain to thank for the BEATLES, according to RINGO STARR.
The drummer insists the....

Read news story: RINGO STARR THE BEATLES WERE SOLDIERS THAT NEVER SIGNED UP




BEATLES fans have been sent into a frenzy over rumours SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY and RINGO STARR are set to reunite on stage in an historic....

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Nicole Kidman has signed to star as Dusty Springfield in a movie biopic about the singer. The Australian actress is to produce and star in....

Read news story: NICOLE KIDMAN TO PLAY DUSTY SPRINGFIELD IN NEW BIOPIC




Mariah Carey has tied the knot with actor Nick Cannon in the Bahamas, according to reports. Latina.com quoted a source close to Cannon as....

Read news story: MARIAH CAREY MARRIES ACTOR NICK CANNON IN BAHAMAS




THE BEATLES' company Apple Corps is reportedly suffering following the loss of the band's business manager NEIL ASPINALL who died of cancer last....

Read news story: THE BEATLES COMPANY FLOUNDERING WITHOUT ASPINALL




Outspoken rapper NAS has applauded YOKO ONO for reportedly splitting up THE BEATLES - because she helped JOHN LENNON develop his solo career.
....

Read news story: NAS THANKS ONO FOR BREAKING UP THE BEATLES




JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO has launched a second legal bid - she is suing a filmmaker for using the former BEATLE's hit track IMAGINE without....

Read news story: ONO SUES OVER LENNONS IMAGINE




The city of Liverpool, England is set to host the first ever BEATLES day later this year (08).
The 10 July (08) date will mark the 44th....

Read news story: LIVERPOOL TO HOST FIRST BEATLES DAY




John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is due in court next week to prevent the publication of footage showing the former Beatle smoking....

Read news story: YOKO ONO IN COURT OVER SECRET FOOTAGE OF JOHN LENNON




"They ruined rock and roll. They put Motown out of business. So I never bought a new record ever until punk came out. THE BEATLES led to the MONKEES.....

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Late BEATLE star JOHN LENNON failed to impress his former school teachers - because he liked to act as the school's "clown".
Lennon's teachers....

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Running THE BEATLES' Apple Corps business turned GEORGE HARRISON from a chilled-out hippie to a frazzled 30-something, according to the late rocker's....

Read news story: BEATLES BUSINESS KILLED HARRISONS CALM




Angry vandals have beheaded a statue of RINGO STARR in his hometown after THE BEATLES legend made disparaging remarks about the city of Liverpool,....

Read news story: VANDALS BEHEAD STARR STATUE




LATEST: The bosses of an online music store have agreed to stall the release of an early BEATLES concert album until a legal battle with the Fab....

Read news story: MIAMI FIRM AGREES TO STALL BEATLES LOST PERFORMANCE ALBUM




Veteran rocker SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has credited his late wife LINDA with helping him "heal" after the BEATLES split up in 1970.
The singer admits....

Read news story: MCCARTNEY LINDAS COUNTRYSIDE WALKS HELPED ME GET OVER THE BEATLES




SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY placated his BEATLES-era fans by warning them he'd only sign autographs if they stopped screaming.
The Hey Jude singer was....

Read news story: MCCARTNEYS CALMING INFLUENCE ON WILD FANS




"It did seem a bit too zany for my taste in movies... It was a little bit over the top, all the cuts and plots in the thing." MICK JAGGER is not a....

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SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY's first wife LINDA was unaware her breast cancer was so advanced when she died, because the former BEATLE wanted her to enjoy the....

Read news story: MCCARTNEY I DIDNT TELL LINDA SHE WAS DYING




REM have knocked Duffy off the album chart's top spot with the band's first studio album in four years. Accelerate went straight to number....

Read news story: REM GOES STRAIGHT TO NUMBER ONE IN ALBUM CHART




A new BEATLES exhibition is set to hit British shores after a hugely successful run in the U.S. The Beatles! Backstage And Behind The Scenes show....

Read news story: BEATLES EXHIBITION HITS UK




Singer Mariah Carey has scored her 18th US number one single, beating Elvis Presley's record. Touch My Body, the first single to be taken....

Read news story: MARIAH CAREY SCORES 18TH US NUMBER SINGLE OVERTAKING ELVIS




THE ROLLING STONES star RONNIE WOOD stunned BEATLES fans at a Fab Four convention in New York at the weekend (29/30Mar08) - by showing up to support....

Read news story: RONNIE WOOD INVADES BEATLES CONVENTION




LATEST: SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has paid tribute to the man widely acknowledged as the 'fifth BEATLE', following his death on Monday (24Mar08). Neil....

Read news story: MCCARTNEYS TRIBUTE TO FIFTH BEATLE




Late BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON turned down a career as an actor - branding the profession "silly". Lennon starred in a variety of movies throughout....

Read news story: LENNON SNUBBED SILLY ACTING CAREER




U2's cover of HELTER SKELTER has topped a new online poll of reworked BEATLES songs. The Irish rockers' rendition of the 1968 track beat Oasis'....

Read news story: U2 TOP BEATLES COVERS POLL




LATEST: JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO has paid tribute to the man widely acknowledged as the 'fifth BEATLE', who died on Monday (24Mar08). Neil....

Read news story: ONO PAYS TRIBUTE TO FIFTH BEATLE ASPINALL




Neil Aspinall, the man who ran Apple Records for the Beatles and long-time friend of the band, has died at the age of 66. A statement....

Read news story: BEATLES BUSINESS PARTNER AND FRIEND NEIL ASPINALL DIES




THE BEATLES' label Apple Records is taking legal action to try and stop an online music store from releasing 15 lost songs the Fab Four recorded live....

Read news story: APPLE SUES ONLINE MUSIC STORE OVER BEATLES RARITIES











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