USA Today Music — The newly engaged singer hasn't had an idle year since The Beatles formed in 1960, 2011 is no exception. more info

Guardian Music — June-July 1966: Number 25 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIn 1966, the Beatles toured the far east. The Japanese started to form bands that adopted the same line-up – drums, bass, lead guitar and a John Lenn... more info

Guardian Music — 16-18 June 1967: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIt paved the way for Woodstock two years later, and in certain respects the Monterey International Pop festival of June 1967 was of even greater lasti... more info

Guardian Music — 27 December 1986: Number 29 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk music1968 was a year of political upheaval in Brazil, with a soundtrack provided by a new musical movement, tropicalia, headed by Gilberto Gil and Caetano... more info

Guardian Music — 1979: Number 37 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk music"If I say this, you will think I am crazy," said the guitarist Badou N'Diaye recently, "but Étoile was like the Beatles." This was the young group formed in 197... more info

Guardian Music — Albert Maysles, the godfather of documentaries, tells Danny Leigh the secret of his successAlbert Maysles seems to have just woken up. His breakfast sits untouched, his crumpled black shirt is undone, and he's wearing odd socks, one grey, one green. ... more info

Perez Hilton — That's quite the price tag, but the John Lennon album (a copy of Double Fantasy) that fetched $23k at auction happened to be signed by him just hours before he was shot dead: The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' alb... more info

CNN Showbiz — From his legendary work with the Beatles to his extensive solo career, now being exhaustively digitized by Hewlett-Packard, Paul McCartney has had technocultural innovation on the brain. more info

ContactMusic — An album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead has fetched 23,750 at auction. The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' album, signed in December 1980 shortly before he was assassinated - was one of number.... more info

NME — Beatles legend confirms he has been talking to Damon Albarn more info