2009

Apple Corps announces USB drive containing The Beatles' music

Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced a limited edition USB drive containing The Beatles' back catalogue.

EMI sues BlueBeat.com for selling Beatles downloads

EMI is suing an online music site, BlueBeat.com, for selling mp3s of The Beatles' songs without permission.

Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy trailer released

The first trailer for the forthcoming John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy has been released.

Paul McCartney reveals Good Evening New York City teaser video

The official YouTube channel for Sir Paul McCartney has launched the video teaser for the forthcoming Good Evening New York City live CD/DVD.

Rare Capitol Records staff-only pressing of Sgt Pepper discovered

A unique pressing of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band made for Capitol Records employees has been discovered by an American record collector.

Paul McCartney announces European tour

Sir Paul McCartney has announced a European tour, including his only UK date in 2009.

Liverpool considers Beatles Trail of iconic locations

Liverpool councillors are to discuss creating a Beatles trail of some of the best-known locations connected to the group.

The Beatles' Box Of Vision gets UK and European release

Following its success in the United States, Box Of Vision, the deluxe companion to The Beatles' remastered back catalogue, is to be released in the UK and Europe in time for Christmas.

Yoko Ono unveils Imagine Peace Tower in Second Life

Yoko Ono travelled to Iceland for the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower on 9 October 2009, which would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. At 10.30pm that evening, Reykjavik time, she also unveiled a new Imagine Peace Tower in the online virtual world Second Life.

A Hard Day's Night to be released on Blu-ray?

The Beatles' first feature film, 1964's A Hard Day's Night, is to be released on Blu-ray Disc in October, according to web retailer Amazon.

Paul McCartney's Citi Field concerts to be released on CD and DVD

Good Evening New York City, featuring live recordings from Sir Paul McCartney's three nights of concerts at New York's Citi Field in July 2009, are to be released in November.

Lucy Vodden, who inspired Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, dies

Lucy Vodden, who helped inspire The Beatles' song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, has died at the age of 46.

McCartney school essay discovered 50 years on

An essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been discovered in Liverpool's Central Library after more than 50 years.

Olivia Harrison wins Friar Park fence battle

George Harrison's widow Olivia has won a legal battle to replace a razor wire security fence around her home, despite objections from neighbours.

The Beatles break chart records around the world in 2009

EMI have announced record sales following the release of the remastered Beatles CDs on 9 September 2009.

The Beatles: officially bigger than Jesus, according to Google

Forty-three years after John Lennon sensationally claimed that The Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus', it finally came to pass.

The Beatles' mono and stereo remasters are released

The Beatles' remastered back catalogue has finally been released in mono and stereo by EMI and Apple Corps.

BBC chart reveals best-selling UK Beatles songs

She Loves You, The Beatles' second number one hit, has topped a chart of the group's biggest selling songs in the United Kingdom.

BBC Radio 2's bank holiday Beatles bonanza

BBC Radio 2 held a series of special Beatles programmes over the late August bank holiday weekend, with new shows and archive material - including the previously lost master tape of The Lennon And McCartney Songbook from 1966.

Paul McCartney live at Cowboys Stadium, Dallas

On 19 August 2009 Sir Paul McCartney played a concert at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX.