Sir Elton John: I get goosebumps thinking back to performing with John Lennon
Sir Elton John has said he gets “goosebumps” thinking back to performing with John Lennon in what would later prove to be the last live show for the former Beatle.
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Gal Gadot responds to backlash to viral Imagine video
Gal Gadot has responded to criticism of the viral video of herself and other stars singing John Lennon’s Imagine, saying: “I had nothing but good intentions.”
Help! Scared kitten named after John Lennon
A frightened kitten found on John Lennon Drive in Liverpool has been named after the musician on what would have been his 80th birthday.
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr remember John Lennon
Sir Paul McCartney has marked what would have been the 80th birthday of his late Beatles band mate John Lennon by sharing a black and white photograph of the pair together.
Liverpool marks John Lennon’s birthday with launch of worldwide song contest
The city of Liverpool will mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday by launching a worldwide contest to find another great songwriter.
John Lennon at 80: His life in pictures
Friday would have marked the 80th birthday of the late Beatles star John Lennon. The musician died in 1980 in New York after he was shot by Mark David Chapman. Here the PA news agency takes a look at his life in pictures.
John Lennon at 80: Events held to mark musical legend’s birthday
Late Beatles star and musical legend John Lennon would have been celebrating his 80th birthday on Friday.
Yoko Ono was not an archetypical rock girlfriend, says Sean Ono Lennon
John Lennon’s son has said he suspects it would have been easier for fans and Yoko Ono herself if she had been an “archetypical girlfriend, rock girlfriend”.
Previously unseen photographs of John Lennon to go on show to mark 80th birthday
Previously unseen pictures of John Lennon in New York will go on display to mark his 80th birthday.
TV channel launching to mark John Lennon’s 80th birthday
A pop-up TV channel featuring archive footage and new content will mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday.
Elton John: John Lennon could have won Nobel Peace Prize
Sir Elton John has said John Lennon would probably have won the Nobel Peace Price if he had lived.
Paul McCartney: It would have been heartache if I hadn’t reunited with Lennon
Sir Paul McCartney has said it would have been a “heartache” if he had not reunited with John Lennon before his death.
John Lennon’s youngest son hosting radio show about his father
John Lennon’s youngest son Sean is hosting a radio show about his father to mark what would have been the Beatle’s 80th birthday.
John Lennon’s school detention sheet to go under the hammer
John Lennon’s school detention sheet documenting his “complete idleness” is up for auction.
John Lennon’s killer apologises to Yoko Ono for his ‘despicable act’
John Lennon’s killer has apologised to the singer’s widow, Yoko Ono, saying he thinks about the “despicable act” all the time and accepts he may spend the rest of his life behind bars.
John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 11th time
John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for an 11th time and will remain behind bars for at least another two years, a representative for the New York parole board told the PA news agency.
Collection box at church where Lennon and McCartney first played to go on sale
The collection box at the church where Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon played together for the first time is to be auctioned off.
Sir Paul McCartney says post-Beatles feud with John Lennon was ‘pretty hurtful’
Sir Paul McCartney has described his post-Beatles feud with John Lennon as “pretty hurtful”, but denied that the band ever “hated” each other.
Annie Nightingale says she was among the first to know about Lennon-Ono romance
DJ Annie Nightingale has revealed she knew about John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s relationship before it was made public but did not report the story for fear of breaking her bond of trust with the Beatles.
Sir Ringo Starr’s life in pictures as he turns 80
Sir Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey in Liverpool in 1940, celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday. Across six decades in the music industry, the drummer has released some 20 studio albums and collaborated with artists including Eric Clapton and Jerry Lee Lewis. Here is his life in pictures:
Simple Minds are still alive and kicking and seeking fan views of their concerts in Aberdeen
They're the quintessentially Scottish band who have been part of the fabric of global music for the last 40 years.
Johnny Depp joins Instagram and thanks fans for ‘unwavering support’
Johnny Depp joined Instagram and thanked fans for their “unwavering support”.
Paul McCartney’s handwritten Hey Jude lyrics fetch huge price at auction
Sir Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for The Beatles’s 1968 hit Hey Jude have sold at auction for 910,000 dollars (£731,000).
Beatles break-up at 50: What the Fab Four did next
It was the news that had millions of fans not so much gently weeping as crying for help – the Beatles were no more.
Gal Gadot leads star-studded cover of John Lennon’s Imagine
Actress Gal Gadot led a star-studded cover of John Lennon’s Imagine as celebrities including Natalie Portman and Jamie Dornan attempted to lift spirits amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Status Quo star’s guitar sells at auction for nearly £120,000
A guitar belonging to Status Quo star Francis Rossi has been sold at auction for nearly £120,000.
KT Tunstall: There are consequences if politicians don’t tell the truth
KT Tunstall has said her new Christmas charity single is a message to politicians that there are “consequences if you don’t tell the truth”.
John Lennon’s round sunglasses and Ringo’s parking ticket up for auction
John Lennon’s round sunglasses and a parking ticket issued to Ringo Starr are going under the hammer.
Beatles album photographer Robert Freeman dies aged 82
Photographer Robert Freeman, who helped define the image of The Beatles with some of the band’s best-known album covers, has died at the age of 82.
Songs with inappropriate lyrics that probably would not be written now
John Legend and Kelly Clarkson have recorded an updated version of classic Christmas song Baby, It’s Cold Outside, after its lyrics were deemed controversial in the wake of the #MeToo movement.