Zak Starkey

Four decades after John Lennon's Live In New York City captured his only full-length solo concert, the legacy of John Lennon's 1972 One To One shows is being reframed through a major documentary and the expansive Power To The People box set.

The life and music of legendary keyboardist Billy Preston comes alive on the big screen in a new documentary from multi-Emmy winner Paris Barclay

Rod Lynton did not expect a casual walk through a London park to reopen one of the most remarkable chapters in British music history. Yet that is exactly what happened when the guitarist, quietly living in Muswell Hill, was randomly approached for the A Mug of Life podcast. What followed was a rare, first-hand recollection of how a young guitarist with a growing reputation found himself playing on John Lennon's Imagine album, one of the most important records of the post-Beatles era.

One of the most historically significant instrument makers in popular music, Höfner, has filed for bankruptcy in Germany, placing the future of the company behind Paul McCartney's most famous bass guitar under serious question. The filing, lodged with the Fürth District Court in Bavaria, confirms that Karl Höfner GmbH & Co has entered provisional insolvency administration as of 10 December.

More than 50 years after its release, George Harrison's enduring solo classic “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” has received its first official music video. The newly unveiled visual was directed by actor, filmmaker and musician Finn Wolfhard, marking a rare and carefully sanctioned addition to Harrison's storied catalogue.

Sony Pictures, Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions have revealed a major new wave of casting for The Beatles, A Four-Film Cinematic Event, the ambitious multi-picture project that will chart the rise, impact, and evolution of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr through four intersecting feature films, each told from a distinct band member's perspective.

When Rubber Soul arrived in the UK on 3 December 1965, The Beatles stepped into a new phase of their creative lives, a phase that would soon define the sound and ambition of popular music. The sixth studio album from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr landed during a frantic period in their global rise, yet the work itself came from a rare four-week window where the group were free of touring, filming and radio commitments, a gift they had never been offered before.