Zebra crossing on Beatles’ album deemed death trap

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - Jay-Z may soon become the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history beating King of Rock 'n' Roll Elvis Presley. The rap star's new album 'Blueprint 3' might as well be his 11th American number one album, which will take him past the late 'Jailhouse Rock' hitmaker's record of 10 number ones.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Beatles' final album 'Abbey Road' has been named their best album in a new poll. The album, released in 1969, features the legends' hit tracks such as 'Come Together' and 'Here Comes The Sun'.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Dame Vera Lynn has piped The Beatles and Bob Dylan in becoming the oldest living artist in the world to have a number one album. The 92-year-old, whose career flourished during World War II when she was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart", toppled artists including the Arctic Monkeys and the Kings of Leon after her album We'll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn topped the charts.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has said that the Beatles were planning to reunite before John Lennon was shot dead in 1980. The singer admitted that though they were set to receive huge offers yet they believed it wouldn't be as big as the 60's.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - It's almost 40 years since 'The Beatles' split, and yet the British band is set to earn the biggest amount ever this year, and could even net 1billion pounds by Christmas. The Beatles comeback will start with remastered versions of 13 of late John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and late George Harrison's studio albums.

September 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new tape of late singer John Lennon's interviews has him saying that fellow Beatles member Paul McCartney was the most important person to him apart from his wife. "I only ever asked two people to work with me as a partner," the New York Post quoted the Times of London as reporting as to what Lennon said in the tape.

August 27th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has disclosed that people often checked him over to make sure he wasn't an impostor after the circulation of a conspiracy theory which claimed he had died in the 1960s. About 40 years ago rumours about the former Beatle's death in a 1966 accident had gained currency and conspiracy theorists proved the death with clues appearing on the cover of The Beatles' last recorded album Abbey Road.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Lost conversations of British rock and pop group The Beatles are to feature in a new BBC documentary. All about the band's love affair with Abbey Road studios in London, the movie has been pieced together by filmmaker Bob Smeaton, who worked on "The Beatles Anthology" series, and will be called "The Beatles on Record", reports contactmusic.com.

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 8th, 2009 Beatles fans swarm Abbey Road on album anniversaryLONDON —Hundreds of Beatles fans swarmed Abbey Road on Saturday, singing songs and snarling traffic to mark 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy north London street and into the history books on iconic pop photos. The famous photo graced the cover of the Fab Four's "Abbey Road," the last album recorded together, and shows the bandmates walking purposefully across the zebra-striped asphalt.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Legendary rocker Sir Paul McCartney still laughs off rumours that he had died and was replaced by a lookalike in 'The Beatles' - 40 years after the rumours first surfaced. The Fab Four were photographed walking along a pedestrian crossing on the legendary cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A lost track of legendary rock band 'The Beatles', written in 1978, is set for release. The song 'Now and Then', written by John Lennon in 1978 and later worked on by Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr when they reunited to work on the Beatles Anthology project in 1995, is set for release.

June 11th, 2009 Musical Big Wig: Mug shot shows bald Phil SpectorLOS ANGELES — A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

June 11th, 2009 Mug shot shows Phil Spector with bald headLOS ANGELES — A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A promotional ad for rapper Eminem's forthcoming album 'Relapse' has been banned from TV for being "too gory". The advert featured bloody scenes depicting a maniacal-looking Eminem submerged in a bathtub full of blood interspersed with shots of severed limbs, reports the Daily Star.