Beatles lyrics John Lennon wrote on the back of a Valentine’s Day card have sold for $656,250 (£511,875). The music icon wrote “If I Fell” by hand during the band’s 1964 New York trip for their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The item sold as part of the Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction … Read more
Footage from the Beatles’ first-ever appearance on British TV show “Top of the Pops” in 1964 has resurfaced — clips fans have long called the holy grail of Beatlemania. Film preservation group Film is Fabulous! announced it has unearthed a complete 35mm film of the Fab Four’s March 19, 1964 performance at BBC’s Television Theatre … Read more
John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, is worried about the Beatles’ legacy. During a new interview on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Sean, 50, explained how he’s made it his mission to make sure future generations know the impact that his late dad, his mom Yoko Ono, and the band have had on music. “Obviously the world … Read more
Jack Douglas, John Lennon’s producer and pal, is recalling the late musician’s unconventional party trick. Douglas, 80, reflected on attending a gathering alongside Lennon and American social activist, Abbie Hoffman, in New York City in the early 1970s. “They were talking in his apartment. ‘Off the pig.’ They were talking about violence, and he was … Read more
Paul McCartney will never forget the moment he learned John Lennon was murdered. “It was just too crazy,” McCartney, 83, wrote in his new oral history book, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” about finding out from his manager “early in the morning” on Dec. 8, 1980 that his former Beatles bandmate was gunned … Read more
This year, ruling the skies from September 22nd to October 22nd and riding the line between fastidious Virgo and brood-heavy Scorpio is armed with charm Libra. A Cardinal Air sign, Libra is symbolized by the scales and balances, the only sign under the big top of the zodiac wheel represented by an inanimate object. As such, … Read more
All you need is love. “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal recently revealed that John Lennon served as the best man at actor Peter Boyle’s 1977 wedding. Rosenthal, 65, shared the surprising news while celebrating 30 years of “Everybody Loves Raymond” at the Paley Center in New York City on Monday. John Lennon served as … Read more
Here comes the sons. Three of the Beatles’ children have united on a new song. Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, confirmed that John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, and Paul McCartney’s son, James McCartney, provided vocals on his supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos’ upcoming single “Rip Off.” Zak Starkey attends the Manta Of The Cosmos’ performance at The Box … Read more
Kyoko Ono is speaking out over a traumatic time in her life. After she was kidnapped at seven years old by her dad, Anthony Cox, her mom Yoko Ono and her step-father John Lennon moved to New York City in hopes of locating her. However, it wasn’t until she was 30 years old that she … Read more
It’s all love between the Lennon brothers. Sean Ono Lennon reposted a message on his Instagram Stories Monday that seemingly shut down rumors of tension between Sean, 49, and his half-brother Julian Lennon, 62. The message, shared by the fan account “ceoofjohnlennon,” read, “Here, we do not accept comparisons and erroneous creations of fights about … Read more
When Paul McCartney wrote “Yesterday,” it was a new day for The Beatles — and especially for his relationship with John Lennon. The 1965 chart-topper signaled the beginning of a new creative chapter for him and Lennon, forever changing the dynamic in the duo. “Paul writes this incredible song. He can’t actually believe that he’s … Read more
Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a decades-long career in the music industry. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” Best’s brother Roag announced on X on Saturday. “However, everything comes to pass. My brother Pete Best has announced today he is … Read more
Here comes the Fab Four. The cast of the upcoming four biopics about the Beatles was announced by director Sam Mendes (“1917” and “Skyfall”) at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday. Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Harrison Dickinson will play John Lennon, Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn will play … Read more
Let it be? Yes, it was. A rare piece of Beatles memorabilia — the Fab Four’s audition tape —was discovered at a small record store in Vancouver. The precious find was made by Rob Frith, owner of Neptoon Records, who at first thought the reel-to-reel tape labeled “Beatles 60s Demos” was just a bootleg. In … Read more
For decades, many have blamed Yoko Ono for breaking up the Beatles. But, according to a new book, Ono may have actually prolonged the life of the seminal rock band — and of John Lennon himself. “There’s a version of the Beatles story in which there’d be no ‘Let It Be’ or ‘Abbey Road’ without … Read more
John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday. The coin, which will go on sale on Monday, features a portrait of Lennon that is based on a famous image taken by music industry … Read more
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s love story — and love affair with New York — gets a close-up in the first trailer for “One to One: John & Yoko.” The upcoming documentary from Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald captures the couple in their post-Beatles early days in NYC in the early ‘70s, following them as they … Read more
David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.” Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his self-described “plastic soul,” the man who came from Mars as Ziggy Stardust landed in Philadelphia to record his game-changing classic that came … Read more
John Lennon’s oldest son opened up about a terrifying health scare. Julian Lennon, 61, whom the late Beatles icon welcomed with his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, revealed that he had been treated for skin cancer a second time. Posting to his social media on Wednesday, Dec. 18, Lennon also announced that he underwent an emergency operation on … Read more
John Lennon’s sons recently spent time at an unlikely place. Sean Ono Lennon and Julian Lennon were pictured at The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where their famous father was fatally shot in front of in Dec. 1980. Over the weekend, Julian, 61 — the late Beatles star’s eldest child, whom he welcomed with ex-wife … Read more