Guardian Music — Director Danny Boyle reveals plans for London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, including village cricket, maypoles and rainA village cricket team, 12 horses, 10 chickens, 70 sheep, a model of Glastonbury Tor, two mosh pits and the largest harmonically ... more info

Guardian Music — Croydon schoolboy's pictures show the Beatles in the days before they achieved stardomIn one of the images, a young George Harrison seems to be staring into the camera as he glances across the stage, while John Lennon and Paul McCartney look out at t... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited in England at the weekend as George Harrison's son Dhani secretly wed former model Solveig Karadottir. more info

Guardian Music — On his European tour, the Boss assails the banks and inveighs against the 'robber barons'. Yet among stadium rockers, he is a lone voiceUnder a full moon rising above the old Olympic stadium in Rome during the summer of 1993, Bruce Springsteen paused... more info

Guardian Music — The photo of the crowning moment of the jubilee concert shows a new side to the royal family, emoting alongside pop legendsAt the climax of a diamond jubilee celebration that saw a million people stand by the river Thames to see an eccentric royal fl... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicGlyndebourne 2012How do you feel about opera? If you've never had much experience of it, we have the perfect introduction for you this summer. If you're an expert, you'll realise just how unbelie... more info

Guardian Music — Beatlemania in Hamburg has only attracted 150,000 visitors since opening in 2009It seems even the Beatles are not safe from the Eurozone crisis. Beatlemania, an exhibition in Hamburg that hoped to be a pilgrimage for Fab Four fanatics, is closing its... more info

Guardian Music — Fresh from headlining the Queen's diamond jubilee concert, the former Beatle will play the London 2012 opening ceremonyPaul McCartney has confirmed he will play the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.The former Beatles star was the headline attr... more info

Guardian Music — Unsurprisingly, the Daily Mail devotes acres of space to the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations in Wednesday's paper. Paul Dacre's paper even finds a full page to lend to one question: "Just who is will.i.am?". The "attention-grabbing" popstar seem... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney will perform at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony concert on July 27 The 69-year-old singer confirmed on Tuesday 05 06 12 that he will headline the gig to celebrate the sporting event He told BBC Radio 5 Lives Dri... more info