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HERE COMES THE SHORT KING

Paul McCartney Reveals Big Issue With New Beatles Movies

The Beatles icon says he has a major concern about the film series’ casting.

Reagin von Lehe

A photo illustration of The Beatles for the Obsessed podcast.
COME TOGETHER

The Truth About Why the Beatles Reunion Never Happened

Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville reveals how McCartney almost reunited the band on “Obsessed: The Podcast.”

Owen Mason-Hill

Pattie Boyd in 1967 (left), Aimee Lou Wood in 2025 (right)
BEAUTIFUL GIRL

‘White Lotus’ Star Cast as George Harrison’s Wife in Beatles

An Oscar nominee and a recent Emmy winner have also joined the cast.

Paulina Rodriguez

Jeff Cheen and his wife Chunhong Wang from his Facebook profile.
INDUSTRY ICON

John Lennon and Pink Floyd Music Executive Dead at 80

He passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Georgina DiNardo

Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Yoko Ono, and John Lennon in the studio in a still from ‘Let it Be’
LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Ringo Starr Says ‘Let It Be’ Had ‘No Real Joy’—Until Now

Starr, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Giles Martin recall the fraught history of the band’s final film, which arrives on Disney+ this week in a newly restored format.

Jeff Slate

Ed Sullivan with his arms around the members of The BEatles
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

60 Years Later: The Beatles Met the Moment on Ed Sullivan

On Feb. 9, 1964, Americans witnessed the first truly seismic television event. What stands out most 60 years later, is just how ready The Beatles were for their invasion.

Colin Fleming

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The Beatles during a photo session in London in 1968
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DON’T MAKE IT BAD

The Beatles Should Have Let ‘Now and Then’ Be

There’s a reason John Lennon never meant “Now and Then”—released this week alongside a short film and a Peter Jackson music video—to be a Beatles song.

Colin Fleming

The Beatles during a photo session in London in 1968
A LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’: The Story Behind Their Final Song

“If [this] isn’t an important milestone in the history of modern music, then I don’t know what is,” Oliver Murray, director of “Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song,” tells us.

Jeff Slate

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ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END

Peter Jackson Takes Us Inside the Beatles’ Shocking Divorce

Filmmaker Peter Jackson’s (“The Lord of the Rings”) nearly eight-hour Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” chronicles the final days of the greatest band ever.

Colin Fleming

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LET IT BE

Paul McCartney: John Lennon Broke Up the Beatles, Not Me

The legendary rocker, who has long been blamed for the band’s breakup, set the record straight in an interview set to be broadcast later this month.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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LONG FOR YESTERDAY

When It Was the Beatles’ World and We Just Lived in It

The new book “150 Glimpses of the Beatles” traces the band’s history from its early days to 1970. It’s a reminder of why their split was so earth-shattering, writes Malcolm Jones.

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