The Beatles

Yesterday, The Beatles back catalog became available for download on iTunes making it the first time in history that The Beatles back catalog has been legally available online. 'It has been a long and winding road' said 55 year old Steve Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. The move is supported by Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and George Harrisons's widow. Drummer Ringo Starr expressed relief 'I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when The Beatles are coming to iTunes.

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to Beatles song A Day In The Life have sold for $1.2m at auction, well above the price expected.

Eight of John Lennon’s classic solo albums and other standout recordings have been digitally remastered from his original mixes for a global catalogue initiative commemorating the music legend’s 70th birthday, which falls on October 9.

John Lennon's 70th birthday is set to be marked with a special time capsule ceremony which will see his post-Beatles recordings preserved until 2040. Fans have been invited to submit birthday wishes, commentary, musical performances and personal thoughts on the late singer's legacy over the next couple of months as an addition to The John Lennon Time Capsule project.

A group of avid Beatles fans have united in an attempt to stop the demolition of the house that Ringo Starr was born in.

To commemorate John Lennon's 70th birthday on the 9th of October, EMi Music are releasing eight remastered John Lennon solo albums and new titles including Double Fantasy Stripped Down, Power To The People: The Hits, Gimme Some Truth and the John Lennon Signature Box.

It has been confirmed that Mark Chapman, John Lennon's killer has been denied parole. Again. It was the sixth time that the 55-year-old, who shot Lennon in New York in December 1980, had applied and was denied following a video interview with a parole panel, reports BBC News.

A new John Lennon documentary features previously unheard audio of the former Beatle. LENNONYC documents Lennon's life in New York from 1971 to his death in 1980, reports Reuters.

Having released The Beatles back catalogue on iTunes last week, Apple have announced the download figures for the first seven days. They're quite impressive. Over two million songs by The Beatles (I'm resisting the urge to refer to them as the fab four because that's so cliché) have been downloaded. That's about 450,000 albums. The most popular album is Abbey Road and the most popular individual track is 'Here Comes The Sun' and the least popular... we're not sure, maybe Number 9? The deal between Apple Inc and Apple Corps ends 32 years of legal disputes.

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' are set to make £122,000 at auction.

The 70-year-old musician - who replaced former drummer Pete Best two years after the original line-up was formed claimed he was better known in Liverpool than The Beatles.