New York Times — The European Commission approved a merger that would give Sony full control of the songwriting rights to a catalog that includes about 250 Beatles songs. more info

New York Times — A decade after Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles show, “Love,” opened, it is still running strong, presenting a revamped edition for its 10th anniversary last month. more info

Reuters — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Monday cleared Sony Corp's bid to buy out Michael Jackson's stake in its music publishing joint venture, the world's largest with copyrights to the Beatles' songs and songs by Taylor Swift. more info

Stereogum — Beat Bugs, a Beatles-themed animated kids’ show featuring a whole mess of Beatles covers by contemporary artists, is set to hit Netflix on Wednesday. We’ve already heard the Shins’ take on Rubber Soul’s “The Word,” and now clips of Eddie ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A half-century after the Beatles called it quits as a touring band, 2016 is rapidly becoming the year of the Beatles Live-Revisited. There’s the forthcoming Ron Howard-directed documentary “Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years,”... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A half-century after the Beatles called it quits as a touring band, 2016 is rapidly becoming the year of the Beatles Live-Revisited. There’s the forthcoming Ron Howard-directed documentary “Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years,”... more info

USA Today Music — Patrick Foster and JIm Lenahan talk music on 'Dad Rock,' a podcast from USA TODAY             more info

Idolator — She also played a medley of her own hits. more info

NME — Gaga also covered songs by Neil Young, Edith Piaf and Charlie Chaplin more info

USA Today Music — She also took on Edith Piaf's classic 'La Vie En Rose.'             more info