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The happy list: readers’ responses

We asked you to tell us which cultural pick-me-ups are best at beating the blues. Here are 10 of your top joy-giving films, books and more• Read the Observer writers’ happy list Related: The happy list – 30 cultural gems to brighten dark times Continue reading...

Money can’t buy you love, Sony… so give Paul McCartney his songs back | Alex Clark

Yes, Macca isn’t short of a bob or two. But doesn’t he deserve the rights to the Beatles classics he wrote?There’s gold in them thar hills, though precisely how much varies wildly. I’m talking about old music, by which I am currently surrounded. Here is a three-CD compilation of the work of the late...

Sir Paul McCartney Suing Sony Over Beatles Ownership

Paul McCartney sues Sony over Beatles song rights

Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit against Sony/ATV over the rights to songs by The Beatles. The complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York. The musician hopes to regain ownership of songs co-written with John Lennon. In 1969, Lennon and McCartney lost ownership of their publishing whe...

Paul McCartney Sues Sony to Regain Rights to Beatles Songs by Eriq Gardner

Paul McCartney has filed suit in New York against Sony/ATV and is looking to get a declaratory judgment that states he will soon regain his copyright ownership share to a treasured catalog of songs created as a member of The Beatles. In what could become one of the most important legal battles in th...

We can't work it out: Paul McCartney to sue Sony for rights to Beatles classics

The singer/songwriter is filing a suit to regain copyright ownership after Duran Duran tried and failed to do the same with their catalogue in 2016Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit against Sony/ATV to regain the rights to classic Beatles songs.The star is hoping to confirm the reclaim of ownership...

George Harrison vinyl collection box set announced

Universal Music have announced the release of The Vinyl Collection, a box set of George Harrison's 13 solo albums. The collection will be released on 24 February 2017. In addition to the albums, which are spread across 16 LPs, it will also contain two reissued 12" picture disc singles of When We Was...

Beatles electronics guru Magic Alex dies

Magic Alex, one of the most colourful and mysteryious characters in the Beatles' story, has died at the age of 74. Born Yanni ('John') Alexis Mardas, he became a close friend of The Beatles in the mid 1960s, eventually becoming head of Apple Electronics in London. In 1965 Mardas exhibited his Kineti...

Beatles poster artist Tony Booth dies

Tony Booth, who painted many posters advertising shows by The Beatles and other Merseybeat bands, has died at the age of 83. < --more--> He was born Anthony Booth in June 1933, and after leaving school trained as a commercial artist. His first job was at a sign writing and poster company. In the lat...

The 10 Most Uplifting Songs in the World, According to Science By Chris Matyszczyk

No, there are no Beatles songs. But Billy Joel is there. You want uplift? You want downlift? Billy is always there for you. CREDIT: Getty Images Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You’re a user, aren’t y...

Yamaha Celebrates John Lennon Educational Tour Bus 20th Anniversary with Expanded Relationship

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Allan Williams, who set up Beatles’ early gigs, dies at 86

Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86. Graham Stanley, manager of the Jacaranda club that Williams used to own, said Saturday that Williams died Friday night. He did not have further details...

Allan Williams obituary

Liverpool entrepreneur known as ‘the man who gave the Beatles away’In 1960, the Liverpool entrepreneur Allan Williams arranged for a fledgling group, the Beatles, to undertake a residency at a club in the red light district of Hamburg. It transformed the way they played and set them on a course that...

Beatles' first manager, Allan Williams, dies at 86

The Liverpool club owner drove the band to Hamburg on their formative trip in 1960 and also handled early bookingsAllan Williams, best known as the first manager of the Beatles, has died aged 86, it has been announced. It was Williams who took the band to Hamburg, where its members learned much of t...