‘New Beatles song set for release’

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Lucy O'Donnell, the woman who inspired the Beatles tune, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has passed away at the age of 46. John Lennon wrote the psychedelic song after his son Julian drew a picture of childhood friend Lucy, and told his dad, "That's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." O'Donnell passed away after a battle with lupus, an autoimmune disease, the St.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles have surpassed Jesus in terms of popularity on the Google search engine. An analysis of search terms showed more people searched for the band on Google than the son of God during September.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles' launch of their remastered albums and the video game The Beatles: Rock Band has apparently helped clear late singer Michael Jackson's debts. The King of Pop had bought the 250-song Beatles catalogue in 1985 for 47.5million dollars and now with the high selling of his own music and the relaunch of the Fab Four's sound, it is estimated that his estate will net more than 250million dollars by Christmas.

September 9th, 2009 September 9, 2009 is a marquee day for the Beatles fans worldwide as it marked the release of the digitally enhanced and remastered catalog of the 1960s rock n roll band the Beatles, whose popularity doesn't seem to wane a wee bit, on the contrary seems to be getting even more popular amongst the cell phone crazy generation just as it was during the 1960s. This exclusive catalog could turn out to be one of the most coveted part of one's music collection as all the classics including rock n roll anthems like "A Hard day's Night" and "Within You Without You" are present in their digitally enhanced avatars.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has confessed that when the Beatles started making music, he thought they would only last "at best a couple of years". With the launch of the release of new Beatles computer game, The Beatles: Rock Band, the legendary musician has expressed his pride at the enduring popularity of the band.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles are back with a bang. The Fab Four will now be seen in a video game titled The Beatles: Rock Band.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles' song 'She Loves You' was their biggest- selling song in the UK, it has been revealed. The Official Chart Company presented a list of the legendary band's greatest hits, including re-issues, which was broadcast on Radio 2.

August 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has rubbished all criticism heaped on the Beatles Rock Band game, saying her late husband "would have loved it". Ono said the game would introduce the Beatles' music to a new generation of fans.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of legendary band The Beatles have started walking across the Abbey Road to make the 40th anniversary of the Abbey Road album photoshoot. Organiser Richard Porter, who has been running tours for more than 20 years, said he had decided to mark the special occasion on popular demand.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sir Paul McCartney paid a special tribute to Michelle Obama with a classic song by his former band 'The Beatles'. The singer dedicated the hit track "Michelle" to the US First Lady while rocking out at FedEx Field, reports the Politico.

July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's sister La Toya is reportedly planning to re-release her song 'Home' to pay tribute to her late brother. All proceeds from the single will be donated to Aids Project Los Angeles - a charity organisation dedicated to HIV infected people, which was supported by the King of Pop while he was alive.

July 17th, 2009 LaToya song re-released as Michael Jackson tributeNEW YORK — A song LaToya Jackson previously recorded to honor her family is now being re-released as a tribute to her brother Michael. The song "Home" is being made available on iTunes on July 28 by Ja-Tail Records and Bungalo Records, which is distributed by Universal Music Group.

July 4th, 2009 Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein diesNEW YORK — Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died. Bob Merlis, a publicist for Klein's company, ABKCO Music & Records, says Klein died Saturday at his New York City home of Alzheimer's disease.

June 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - King of Pop Michael Jackson's sudden death at a rented Los Angeles home on Thursday has triggered speculation that his 200-song Beatles collection may go to Sir Paul McCartney. An AOL music website report suggested earlier this year that Jackson had plans to leave McCartney the long-contested rights to 200 songs of the Fab Four's iconic repertoire, valued at about 500 million dollars.

June 3rd, 2009 Bride Wars star Anne Hathaway has taken to the internet to teach herself how to play the guitar so that she can serenade her boyfriend, actor Adam Shulman. Using video tutorials online, the actress learnt to play The Beatles’ 1968 song Blackbird as a special birthday present for her new love, who turned 28 on 2 April (09).