Local
04/01/2021
It was the opposite of Beatlemania. A far-from-packed Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, as a group of young musicians moved towards the end of their slightly underwhelming gig.
Entertainment
23/12/2020
Sir Ringo Starr has told of his sadness at not being able to join his family in the UK for Christmas due to the pandemic.
UK
26/10/2020
A kitten named after John Lennon when he was found on what would have been The Beatles star’s 80th birthday has adopted the role of big brother to a smaller cat called Ringo.
Entertainment
19/10/2020
A letter written by The Beatles’ manager following the sacking of the band’s original drummer is going under the hammer.
Entertainment
17/07/2020
Sir Paul McCartney has said playing music with Sir Ringo Starr for their first post-Beatles collaboration was “a sort of magic”.
Entertainment
07/07/2020
Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has extended an olive branch to Sir Ringo Starr, wishing him a happy 80th birthday.
Entertainment
07/07/2020
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:
Entertainment
11/04/2020
Sir Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for The Beatles’s 1968 hit Hey Jude have sold at auction for 910,000 dollars (£731,000).
Local
01/12/2019
It is the nightclub where arguably the greatest band in the world learned their trade.
Entertainment
29/11/2019
John Lennon’s round sunglasses and a parking ticket issued to Ringo Starr are going under the hammer.
Entertainment
09/11/2019
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.
Entertainment
11/10/2019
Sir Ringo Starr has revealed the unexpected message John Lennon left for him on a long-lost demo recorded shortly before his death.
Entertainment
07/10/2019
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Mick Jagger have paid tribute to “wild, lovely” and “extremely talented” drummer Ginger Baker.
Entertainment
06/10/2019
Rock royalty has paid tribute to legendary drummer Ginger Baker, who had a “heart of gold” beneath his abrasive exterior.
Entertainment
27/09/2019
Lost footage of The Beatles has emerged after being found in a Welsh bread bin.
Entertainment
13/09/2019
Sir Ringo Starr has teamed up with Sir Paul McCartney to record a version of a lost demo written by John Lennon less than a year before his death.
Entertainment
07/07/2019
Sir Ringo Starr has celebrated his 79th birthday, and offered his advice for staying fit and healthy – “don’t eat a lot of crap”.
Entertainment
07/07/2019
Sir Paul McCartney has called fellow Beatle Ringo Starr “the best drummer in the world” as he wished him a happy birthday.
Entertainment
21/06/2019
Ringo Starr is backing a Glastonbury Festival campaign for clean water.
Entertainment
16/05/2019
K-pop superstars BTS channelled The Beatles as they performed on the same stage as the Fab Four during an appearance on a US talk show.
Entertainment
09/05/2019
A rare and controversial Beatles record once belonging to John Lennon has sold at auction for £180,000.
Entertainment
30/04/2019
Sir Ringo Starr has paid tribute to the president of one of the US’ most prestigious jazz labels during an event celebrating the genre in London.
Entertainment
21/03/2019
A Beatles record owned by John Lennon and dubbed one of the band’s rarest could fetch £136,000 when it goes under the hammer.
Entertainment
10/04/2018
Sir Ringo Starr has signed a worldwide deal with music publisher BMG, the company has announced.
Entertainment
20/03/2018
The Beatles’ Ringo Starr has told of his “shock” at receiving a knighthood at Buckingham Palace.
Entertainment
07/03/2018
A hotel directory signed by all four of The Beatles is estimated to sell for £10,000 at auction.
Entertainment
30/12/2017
Sir Paul McCartney has hailed Ringo Starr as the “best drummer, best pal” while he congratulated his fellow Beatle on his knighthood.
Entertainment
29/12/2017
Ringo Starr has said it is “an honour and a pleasure” to be awarded a knighthood, 52 years after receiving an MBE with the “Fab Four”.
Entertainment
09/10/2017
Sir Paul McCartney has remembered his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon on what would have been his 77th birthday.
Entertainment
04/10/2017
The widow and son of the late Beatle George Harrison have hailed Tom Petty as “a poet and a music master on stage” following his death at the age of 66.