Year: 2008
Sir Paul McCartney says that negotiations to allow The Beatles’ catalogue to appear on Apple’s iTunes store have currently “stalled”.
Electric Arguments, Paul McCartney’s third album with producer Youth, was released in the United States on 25 November 2008.
Electric Arguments, Paul McCartney’s third album with producer Youth, was released in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2008.
Saturday 22 November 2008 People A Vatican newspaper has forgiven John Lennon for claiming in 1966 that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
Monday 17 November 2008 Songs Sir Paul McCartney has said he wants to release ‘Carnival Of Light’, a 14-minute Beatles track which was recorded in 1967 and heard in public just a handful of …
A document said to bear the signature of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is to be auctioned to raise money for charity.
Recently-discovered rare film footage of The Beatles in Kansas City during their first US tour in 1964 fetched £4,100 ($6,600) at auction on Tuesday 4 November.
A forthcoming as-yet-untitled video game is to feature songs by The Beatles, as a result of a deal between Apple Corps Ltd and Viacom’s MTV Networks, makers of the …
The long-awaited limited edition Beatles-branded iPod has gone on sale at exclusively at Bloomingdale’s.
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has asked fans to stop sending him letters requesting autographs.
Paul McCartney played his first concert in Israel in front of an estimated 40,000 fans, on 25 September 2008.
Artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood is to direct Nowhere Boy, a film about the life of John Lennon.
Brian Epstein’s copy of his management contract with The Beatles is expected to fetch £250,000 ($470,000) at a London auction.
Wednesday 13 August 2008 People John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for a fifth time due to “concern for the public safety and welfare”.
Wednesday 6 August 2008 Studio A newly-discovered tape of The Beatles laughing and chatting during an early recording session sold at auction yesterday for £9,800 ($23,000).
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 2 August 2008.
A rare tape featuring The Beatles joking during a 1964 recording session is to be auctioned.
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at Humphreys Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, California, USA, on 27 July 2008.
The Beatles’ finance expert Neil Aspinall left nearly £7m to his family in his will.
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada, USA, on 25 July 2008.