Barbra Streisand returns to end her crippling stage frightSeptember 30th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Barbra Streisand has decided to end her retirement from singing in order to get over the crippling stage fright she's been stricken with for 27 years. Streisand, 67, revealed that she has been terrified of performing ever since she forgot her lines during a free concert in New York's Central Park in the 1980s.
Beatles' Abbey Road voted band's top albumSeptember 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'.
Macca admits he thought 'The Beatles would last couple of years'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.
Beatles come alive - in video game avatarSeptember 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.
Yoko Ono says John Lennon would have loved Beatles Rock Band gameAugust 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.
Forty years on, Beatles fans walk across Abbey RoadAugust 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.
Lady Gaga has gone 'penniless'July 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Lady Gaga has claimed that she has gone bankrupt four times, and is left with no cash because of the humongous cost of her gigs. Although the 'Poker Face' singer is a worldwide sensation, she is completely penniless because her elaborate stage shows and costumes cost so much.
'New Beatles song set for release'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.
Beatles 'shark' Allen Klein passes away aged 77July 5th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Allen Klein, whose career highlights included celebrated clients such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, passed away aged 77 in New York after suffering from Alzheimer's. The record label executive was said to have earned an infamous reputation as a ruthless operator, digging out money-spinning deals from labels for his clients during his career spanning five decades.
Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies in NYC at 77July 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.
Mills' tweets about relationships on Macca's b'dayJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - Heather Mills may have been thinking of her former husband Sir Paul McCartney while updating her Twitter page about relationships on the Beatle's birthday. The former model, 41, was said to have posted the tweets on the morning of June 18, the artist's 67th birthday.
Hey Jude tops 'Macca's Best-Loved Tunes' pollJune 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Hey Jude' has been named 'Sir Paul McCartney's Best-Loved Tune' in a new survey. 'Hey Jude' landed the top spot in a RollingStone.com survey, conducted to mark the rocker's 67th birthday last week, reports Contactmusic.
British farmers slam Macca's 'Meat-free Mondays' initiativeJune 19th, 2009 LONDON - British farmers have slammed Sir Paul McCartney's bid to turn meat eaters into vegetarians for one day a week, dubbing it a "gimmicky" campaign. The former Beatles star and two of his daughters, fashion designer Stella and photographer Mary, are heading the Meat Free Monday initiative, which persuade Britons to drop animal products from their diet for one day per week.
Brit teens know the cost of an iPod, but not of breadMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Brit teenagers are more conversant about the cost of an iPod, but are completely ignorant when it comes to the price of a loaf of bread according to a survey. On average the youngsters estimated the cost of an iPod Nano was 105 pounds, only 5 pounds less than its usual retail sale.
Macca's London pad blocked from Google Street ViewMay 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney's London mansion has been blocked from Google Street View after the singer drew security concerns. The former Beatle was said to have been furious after finding users could have an online 360-degree view of his multi-million-pound home in London.
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