George Harrison

A study from the University of New South Wales, Curtain University and Roehampton University has concluded that Abba, Queen and Coldplay should be held in the same esteem as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart.

A shirt spattered with the blood of late Beatles star John Lennon has sold at auction for £31,000 ($AUD55,000).

Tribute bands from The Beatles, Elton John, Queen, Spice Girls and Abba will gather for Tribute Mania, a festival of covers bands.

When an artist wins a Grammy Award, the Recording Academy insists that a form be signed with the artist agreeing that they will not sell the Grammy. Failure to live up to the agreement allows the Academy to, in effect, repossess the award.

Ringo Starr turns 73 on Sunday.  And he wants everybody to make a double victory sign, and, "Wherever you are, please go 'peace and love, peace and love, peace and love'". At noon.

The 12/12/12 Concert at New York's Madison Square Garden has had a lot of great shows, but none more unusual than former Beatle Paul McCartney teaming up with surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic which brought the show to a close.

It didn't make its original release date of October 5 but EMI will finally put out their 50th anniversary vinyl single of the Beatles' Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You.