The last time The Beatles ever played together, on the roof of the Apple Records building in London in January 1969.
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Let It Be lets us see how the narrative of The Beatles as a band has been woven into popular music, and wider history since it was made.
Now and Then finds a place alongside Beatles’ songs like We Can Work it Out or Girl which move between major-key and minor-key sections. A still from the song’s video.
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For their “last single” Now and Then, the remaining 2023 Beatles kept John Lennon’s chorus, but changed where it fell. This necessary “repair” meant losing some of Lennon’s most touching passages.
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This new last Beatles song, enabled in part by AI, demonstrates the importance of the profound and lasting connections between the four musicians.
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This case was about more than Sheeran’s artistic integrity; it was about protecting the common musical ‘currency’ that underpins all songwriting.
Who broke up with whom?
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Unbridled ambition and bruised egos created an irreparable fissure.
A fan carries a copy of ‘Abbey Road’ as he traverses the infamous crosswalk that appears on the album’s cover.
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As the album celebrates its 50th anniversary, an expert in sound recording details how the band deployed stereo and synthesizers to put a unique artistic stamp on this iconic album.
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Regarded as one of The Beatles finest albums, Abbey Road is the last time all four band members were in the studio together.
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Fifty years after its release, the Beatles’ White Album continues to inspire and provoke creativity.
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The Fab Four made a less than fabulous film.