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This past Sunday, February 2, saw The Beatles take home the Best Rock Performance honor at the 2025 Grammy Awards for the song “Now and Then.” This marked the first time that the Fab Four has won a Grammy since 1997. That year, the band was honored with three trophies.

In celebration of The Beatles’ latest Grammy win, a video presentation looking back at the excitement surrounding the release of “Now and Then” in November 2023 has been posted on the group’s official YouTube channel.

As previously reported, “Now and Then” was billed as “the last Beatles song,” and was created using a demo recorded by the late John Lennon around 1977, with new parts added by the surviving Beatles in 1995 and the 2020s.  As noted in a description of the track that accompanies the YouTube video, the song’s release “became a cultural moment in history, uniting listeners around the world in a shared music experience as the band released their final single.”

The clip features footage and images depicting the various ways the release of “Now and Then” was promoted in cities around the world.

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A copy of a book written by John Lennon and signed by both him and his first wife has sold at auction for £2,000.  The book, originally published in 1964, went under the hammer at the Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham.

"It's a little gem, it has drawings, poems and little articles by John," said auctioneer and director of the company, Lindsey Braune.  She added it went to a "very keen bidder" on the telephone, based in the UK.

The hardback book is an illustrated collection of humorous and surreal poems, short stories and observations that Lennon wrote down.  Around 300,000 copies were printed when the book was first issued.

The copy that was sold was given to the owner's son on his 21st birthday.  "There's a few of these books around but they don't come up at auction that often," said Ms Braune.

Items relating to the Beatles are highly sought after by collectors.  "There are so many autographs that were purported to be by them, but they were so often actually done by secretaries or roadies as the band had so many to do," Ms Braune said.

"Anything with a real John Lennon signature on it are very rare, and the fact it's the book he wrote is extra special. details

The Beatles picked up another Grammy Award Sunday night, with their final song “Now And Then” winning best rock performance. Neither Paul McCartney nor Ringo Starr were on hand to accept the award in person, but now Ringo has reacted to their latest honor.

“Wow, another Grammy. Well, done everybody,” he shared on Instagram, next to a photo of him giving the peace sign. “I send you peace and love. That’s right the beat goes on. thanks, peace and love Ringo.”

So far McCartney has not commented on the win.

The win was The Beatles’ eighth Grammy Award and their first in 28 years. Their last wins came in 1997 when they won best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals; best music video, short form for “Free As A Bird”; and best music video, long form for The Beatles Anthology.

They were also honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

While The Beatles did win best rock performance, they lost in the major category, record of the year. That honor went to Kendrick Lamar for “Not Like Us.”

Source: 100.7 KSLX

When I checked George Harrison out on the Internet, I kept finding the same words to describe him - underappreciated and overlooked. He was always seemingly eclipsed by his virtuoso Beatle bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their towering genius at songwriting and musicianship unfortunately put Harrison in the shade. That seems unfair. He was every bit as brilliant and special in his own subtle way as they were in theirs.

Now, almost 24 years after his death in 2001 at the too-young ago of 58, his work bears renewed evaluation. In my opinion, Harrison's stunning 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass qualifies him for greatness in itself. It is an unequaled encapsulation of everything that made him remarkable and unique as an artist.
Looking Back At George Harrison's Amazing Career

Maybe you have seen a program on PBS called Concert for George that was filmed in London on November 29, 2002, one year after Harrison left us.. Some of his musician buddies got together in his memory and played his songs in a rollicking, reverential show. Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, ex-Beatles Paul and Ringo, Billy Preston, Harrison's son, Dhani, and others played and sang their hearts out. If anything, it proved how very gi details

Everybody knows how George Harrison started the ’70s: His seven-times platinum international chart-topping triple album All Things Must Pass reeled off the No. 1 “My Sweet Lord” in the wake of the Beatles‘ split.

Less known, though they should be, are underrated later gems like 1976’s Thirty Three & 1/3 and Harrison’s self-titled 1979 album. They spawned a trio of Top 30 hits (“This Song,” “Crackerbox Palace” and “Blow Away”), but will never be as ubiquitous as the triple-album behemoth that began the decade.

In between, Harrison had some highs (1973’s Living in the Material World and its chart-topping single “Give Me Love,” after a guest-packed charity concert and album) and some lows (1975’s decidedly uneven Extra Texture, a plagiarism scandal). The following list of Top 25 George Harrison ’70s Songs aims to put it all in perspective.

Extra Texture even gets a little love. So do a number of deeper cuts that never found their way onto radio playlists or jukeboxes with other Top 40 solo hits like “What Is Life,” “Dark Horse” and “You.” Of course, the 23-song All Th details

The Beatles have won their eighth competitive Grammy award thanks to a little help from artificial intelligence. The 2023 track “Now and Then” — which Billboard reports is the first song knowingly created with AI assistance to earn a Grammy nomination — was awarded Best Rock Performance on Sunday, beating out competition from Green Day, Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, Idles, and St. Vincent.

The track was pieced together using a demo that John Lennon recorded in the late 1970s, with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison later providing their own contributions in the mid-‘90s, with the aim of including the final song in The Beatles Anthology project. “Now and Then” wasn’t released, however, due to technical limitations at the time preventing Lennon’s vocals and piano from being separated from the original lo-fi demo.

McCartney and Starr later managed to complete the song in 2021 with help from filmmaker Peter Jackson and his sound team, who developed machine-learning technology (a type of AI that uses algorithms to learn from data) capable of isolating and cleaning up different components of Lennon’s recording. This greatly differs from generative details

Japanese-New Zealand actress Anna Sawai is reportedly being considered to portray Yoko Ono in Sam Mendes’ highly anticipated four-part Beatles biopic project. The news has sparked excitement and discussion among fans, given Sawai’s rising prominence in Hollywood and the significance of Yoko Ono in John Lennon’s life and the Beatles’ history.

Director Sam Mendes, best known for 1917 and Skyfall, is embarking on an unprecedented cinematic journey by telling The Beatles’ story through four separate but interconnected films—one dedicated to each band member. This innovative storytelling approach is a first for a major motion picture, providing an in-depth and multifaceted view of the band’s legendary rise, relationships, conflicts, and ultimate breakup.

The films have received full cooperation from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, ensuring an authentic and authorized portrayal of the iconic group. With major casting decisions underway, the addition of Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono could add a new layer of depth to the narrative, particularly regarding John Lennon’s later years.

Anna Sawai has been gaining widespread r details

Left-handed guitarists have never had it easy, especially in the early years of the instrument's U.S. popularity. Reportedly, Jimi Hendrix’s father forced him to play right-handed when he was a youngster out of belief that left-handedness was a sign of the devil. Jimi accommodated his dad when he was around and then flipped the guitar for left-handed playing when he was gone.

Paul McCartney had it somewhat easier. A southpaw, his dad didn't force him to play right handed, but like other lefty guitarists he had to tweak his Zenith acoustic guitar by switching the string order and making homemade fixes to the nut. Even so, over time he managed to learn how to play guitar right-handed given that much of the time he was among right-handed guitarists with no suitable instrument in sight.

“I can play right-handed guitar a bit, just enough for at parties,” he confirmed to Guitar Player in 1990. “Hopefully, by that point everyone is drunk when I pick it up, because otherwise they're going to catch me. But I could do that."

He explained that it would have made little sense to ask if he could re-string someone's guitar. "And at a party, you only want to play it for 15 or 30 minutes or so, a details

Fans of The Beatles never imagined they'd see the day when the group released their final song, let alone earn a couple of Grammy nominations for it.

However, while it's incredible that the over 60-year-old band is seeing a resurgence of love and recognition for their last tune, Now and Then, some fans can't help but notice that not all of its band members are being honored technically.

Deceased Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison are not listed on the band's Grammy nomination for Now and Then, despite being featured on the track.

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The Beatles' Now and Then, is up for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, but only the two living Beatles — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr — are nominated for those awards.

Lennon, who died in 1980, and Harrison, who died in 2001, are not eligible due to Grammy rules for “new recordings” and cannot earn an award for “material that has been recorded within five years of the release date.”

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The record of the year category for the 2025 Grammys is full of zesty pop hits from young female acts such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter.

There’s also Kendrick Lamar’s operatically vicious “Not Like Us” and some poignant, expansive work from Beyoncé (“Texas Hold ’Em”) and Billie Eilish (“Birds of a Feather”).

Then there’s the Beatles’ “Now and Then”. The quartet is back on the Grammy leaderboard a full six decades after winning their first statuette.

“Now and Then”, salvaged from a famously muddy demo from John Lennon, was made possible with the AI-driven, instrument-isolating mix technology first showcased in the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.

Not even the deaths of Lennon and George Harrison could stand in the way of the most tantalising prospect in rock – a new and final Beatles single, featuring all four members together.

The Recording Academy lauded the single with record and rock performance nominations. The music industry saw the achievements of “Now and Then” as a major feat of production technology and songcraft.

But the academ details

When news broke of Marianne Faithfull's death on Thursday (January 30), those close to the beloved singer took to social media to pay tribute. Paul McCartney mourned the death of his "life-long friend" in an Instagram post. What sad news that Marianne Faithfull has passed away," he captioned an old photo of himself and Faithfull. "She came into my life in the Sixties and was a beautiful, sweet 17 year old who radiated innocent joy. Then through the years I was lucky enough to run into her and to become a life-long friend."

"It’s very sad to think that I won’t be meeting her again but my memories of our encounters over the years will always bring me joy," McCartney reflected. "May god bless you Marianne and guide you in the next steps of your journey."

Mick Jagger, who dated Faithfull from 1966-1970, also shared an emotional tribute. "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. She was so much part of my life for so long," he captioned an Instagram post showcasing photos of himself and Faithfull. "She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. She will always be remembered."

Faithfull was one of the most popular female artists in the British Invasion and i details

You don’t amass worldwide fame and not fall victim to a little conjecture. The Beatles certainly were on the bad end of a few rumors. Check out three of the strangest, below.   3 of the Strangest Rumors About the Beatles....

1. Paul is Dead

We have to start this list at the natural point: Paul is Dead. It’s one of the most famous rumors about the Fab Four–and possibly the most unbelievable. As the story goes, Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a convincing double. Theorists have pointed to the album cover for Abbey Road–in which the band members’ clothing is reminiscent of a burial–and backwards messages to support their claims. McCartney has denied this rumor, of course. But, then again, can you expect a body double to just come out and tell us the truth…Guess we can’t completely file this one under debunked.

2. John Lennon and the Devil

Countless rock stars have been accused of having a commune with the Devil. That idea was also leveled at John Lennon once upon a time. Those that believe this rumor think Lennon bargained his soul with Satan to garner fame on an unprecedented level. As a result of this, he suffered his t details

During the 1970s, John Lennon’s final decade, the former Beatles star lived in the US and focused on his solo career.

Now, for the first time, his only full-length concert after leaving the Fab Four has seen its film footage restored.

Announced today by Dogwoof: “One to One: John and Yoko delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of Lennon's only full-length, post-Beatles concert.

“With mind-blowing remastered audio overseen by their son, Sean Ono Lennon, the film is both compelling and bittersweet, challenging pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.

“On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono.”

Source: express.co.uk/George Simpson

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Babygirl star Harris Dickinson responds to rumors he will play John Lennon in the four planned Beatles biopic movies. The Fab Four are finally getting the musical biopic treatment, as Sam Mendes and Sony are developing a quartet of Beatles movies, each centered on a different member of the chart-topping group. Barry Keoghan has already been confirmed as Ringo Starr, but the other three Beatles are yet to be officially cast, as the rumor mill keeps churning out potential names.

Lennon is arguably the prize Beatles catch from an acting standpoint, and last summer it was rumored that Babygirl’s Dickinson would be the one to nab that particular role, but the star is staying mum about whether the rumor has any substance. Dickinson just addressed his name being connected to Mendes’ four-film biopic, and gave only a brief response (via THR):

“OK, my comment is that I think it would be a brilliant opportunity to play John Lennon, and to work with Sam and everyone else mentioned. Yeah, I don’t know. It would be splendid.”

Banshees of Inisherin star Keoghan was confirmed last year to be cast as Starr after the Beatles drummer let the secret out of the bag. The other three main roles r details

With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Paul McCartney, who headlined the halftime show in 2005, has shared his thoughts on what he calls American football, and it turns out he’s a fan.

In a new Q&A on his website, the rocker was asked how he first got into watching the sport, and it seems his wife Linda is responsible.

“Well, being married to Linda meant I was in America quite a bit. We spent a lot of time there with her family and American Football was always on the television,” he explains. “I would watch it with everyone but not really know what was going on!”

McCartney says he didn’t understand the game until Linda clued him in to keep his eye on the quarterback, telling him, “All the action comes from him.”

“So, once I had that clue, I found it much easier to follow,” he says.

“I watched a lot of it and grew to really like it, because it’s quite a complicated and strategic game – and obviously very athletic,” Sir Paul says, joking, “In Britain we used to laugh at it, saying, ‘They wear all those pads and protective gear. We don’t, we’ve got rugby, a proper sport!"&rdqu details