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Phil Spector Dies Aged 81 Of Coronavirus Complications
Phil Spector has died aged 81 of coronavirus complications.The legendary music producer - who worked with some of the world's biggest artists including Tina Turner, The Beatles and The Ramones and was the creator of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 January 2021
Mary Mccartney To Direct Tell-all Abbey Road Studios Doc If These Walls Could Sing
Mary McCartney is set to direct 'If These Walls Could Sing’, an upcoming documentary about Abbey Road Studios.The Beatles are synonymous with the iconic recording space in St John’s Wood, London, which was renamed in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 January 2021
Peter Jackson Gives Fans Preview Of The Beatles: Get Back Film
Peter Jackson has given fans a sneak preview of the upcoming Beatles film, 'The Beatles: Get Back'.The hotly-anticipated documentary, which features 56-hours of never-before-seen footage of the iconic Liverpool band, is set to hit cinemas...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 December 2020
Sir Paul Mccartney Opens Up On The Beatles' Mental Health Struggles
Sir Paul McCartney thinks The Beatles all had mental health problems.The 78-year-old singer admitted he and his bandmates – Sir Ringo Starr and the late John Lennon and George Harrison – were more likely to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 December 2020
Courtney Hadwin Covers Lennon And Yoko Classic Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Courtney Hadwin has put her own spin on John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1971 festive classic, ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'.The British star - who was just 13 when she won the Golden Buzzer on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 December 2020
John Lennon-signed Album Goes Up For Auction
The album John Lennon signed for Mark Chapman is being put up for auction.The music icon signed the record hours before being murdered by Chapman outside The Dakota apartment building in New York City in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 November 2020
The Beatles Made 50 Million Last Year
The Beatles' company banked over £50 million last year.Apple Corps Limited's annual accounts showed a turnover of £50,244,899 for the 12 months ending in January, the equivalent of £137,657 a day, despite the group having...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2020
Noel Gallagher Records Song For Lennon Tribute Album
Noel Gallagher has recorded a song for a John Lennon tribute album on the request of Sean Ono Lennon.The former Oasis star and his estranged sibling Liam Gallagher - the latter of whom named his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2020
Yoko Ono Used To Turn Up Shy John Lennon's Vocals
Sean Ono Lennon has recalled how his mother Yoko Ono would always turn up his late father John Lennon's vocals because he was "insecure" about his voice.The Beatles legend - who had one of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2020
John Lennon's Imagine Piano Sent To Strawberry Field Exhibition By George Michael Estate
John Lennon's piano used to compose and record his 1971 solo hit, 'Imagine', is on display at Liverpool's Strawberry Field exhibition in honour of the late Beatles legend's 80th birthday (09.10.20), courtesy of the estate...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2020
Yoko Ono Sues Former John Lennon Aide
Yoko Ono is suing a former aide to the late John Lennon for talking about the singer.The 87-year-old artist believes Frederic Seaman violated a court order which was imposed in 2002 when he sat down...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 October 2020
Paul Mccartney: Not Reuniting With John Lennon Would've Been Heartache
Sir Paul McCartney is thankful he got to reunite with John Lennon before his passing.The Beatles legend has admitted he would have been heartbroken if he hadn't reconnected with the group's late frontman before his...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 September 2020
Paul Mccartney Plays Snippet Of Unheard Beatles Song Just Fun On Radio 2
Sir Paul McCartney plays the unheard first song he wrote with John Lennon, 'Just Fun', in an upcoming interview to mark the late Beatles legend's 80th birthday.To celebrate the occasion, Sean Ono Lennon - Lennon's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 September 2020
John Lennon 80th Birthday Tribute Concert Announced
The second 'Dear John' John Lennon tribute concert will take place virtually next month.The likes of KT Tunstall, former Genesis star Peter Gabriel, John Ilsley of Dire Straits and Graham Gouldman of 10cc will take...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2020
John Lennon's Killer Apologises To Yoko Ono
John Lennon's killer has apologised to Yoko Ono.Mark David Chapman - who murdered the Beatles legend in New York in 1980 - was denied parole for the 11th time last month, and a transcript of...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 September 2020
New John Lennon Biography Exploring Final Year Of His Life
A new John Lennon biography will explore the final year of his life.Drawing on new interviews, music historian Kenneth Womack's book 'John Lennon 1980: The Last Days In The Life' is set to delve into...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2020
John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole For 11th Time
John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman has been denied parole for the 11th time.The 65-year-old criminal - who shot the Beatles legend outside his Manhattan apartment in December 1980 - is now set to spend...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 August 2020
Yoko Oh No: John Lennon's Widow Told Liam Gallagher He Was 'Silly' To Name His Son After The Music Legend
Liam Gallagher says John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono told him it was ''silly'' to name his son after The Beatles rocker.The 47-year-old former Oasis singer met Yoko in 1999, the same year his eldest son...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 August 2020
Be Kind: Songs To Inspire Compassion In A World Of Conflict [Playlist]
It's amazing that we can live in a world that produces trending hashtags like #BeKind and #AllLivesMatter one minute, and then expresses outrage at an "invasion" of desperate migrants in dinghies the next. It's astounding...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2020
Paul Mccartney: I Was My Own Psychiatrist
Sir Paul McCartney didn't have ''much time'' to have mental health problems at the height of his musical fame.The 78-year-old Beatles legend has admitted that fame has had an impact on his wellbeing, causing him...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 August 2020
Paul Mccartney Found John Lennon Diss Song 'Hurtful'
Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he found his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon's song 'How Do You Sleep?' ''hurtful''.The track from Lennon's 1971 solo album, 'Imagine', was penned after McCartney successfully dissolved the Beatles partnership...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 August 2020
Sir Paul Mccartney: People Misjudge My Role In The Beatles Break-up
Sir Paul McCartney believes people misjudge his role in the break-up of The Beatles.The music legend is aware that many fans think that the 'Let It Be' band ''hated'' each other when they split, but...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 August 2020
The Beatles Snubbed Reunion Because Of Shark
The Beatles rejected £50 million for a reunion concert because of an 18ft Great White Shark.The quartet split in 1970 but were offered a huge sum - which would be worth around £200 million...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 July 2020
Ringo Starr Says Broccoli And Blueberries Keep Him Looking Young
Sir Ringo Starr claims that eating broccoli and blueberries keeps him looking young.The Beatles drummer will celebrate his 80th birthday on July 7 and he believes that his long-time vegetarian diet and penchant for that...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 July 2020
Chris O'dowd Thought Imagine Video 'Was For Charity'
Chris O'Dowd initially thought Gal Gadot's 'Imagine' video was for charity.The 40-year-old actor and his wife Dawn O'Porter both starred in the much-maligned video, which saw various celebrities perform part of John Lennon's iconic track...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 June 2020
'John Is Gone': Liam Gallagher Shaves Off His John Lennon Inspired Beard
Liam Gallagher has shaved his beard off.The 'Shockwave' hitmaker had been sporting a healthy amount of facial hair - which he had affectionately named John after the late John Lennon, who famously had a similar...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 May 2020
Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr Dies Aged 81
Astrid Kirchherr has died aged 81.The German photographer - who helped The Beatles develop their iconic style through her early shots of the band - sadly passed away last week a few days before her...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 May 2020
Bob Dylan's Handwritten Lyrics Are Up For Sale
Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for three classic songs are set to be put up for sale.The 78-year-old icon's original manuscripts for 'The Times They Are A-Changin', 'Lay Lady Lay' and 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' are currently...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2020
Paul Mccartney Had Too Much 'Emotional Pain To Carry On With Beatles
Sir Paul McCartney has insisted there was too much ''emotional pain'' to carry on The Beatles without John Lennon.The group went their separate ways in 1970 after the singer - who was shot dead in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2020
Yoko Ono Remembers John Lennon With 'Imagine' Re-imagining
In honour of her late husband and a universal music legend, Yoko Ono has unveiled a stripped down cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine' ahead of the release of her new covers album 'Warzone', and to...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 10 October 2018
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