Stereogum — Ed Sheeran plays himself in Danny Boyle’s next film, his first significant role on the big screen. In the movie written by Richard Curtis, former "EastEnders" star Himesh Patel plays a singer-songwriter who wakes up one day as the only person i... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — After the Beatles formally disbanded in 1970, John Lennon wowed critics with his inaugural post-Beatles solo album, “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.” But it took that album’s successor, “Imagine,” to capture the publicâ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After the Beatles formally disbanded in 1970, John Lennon wowed critics with his inaugural post-Beatles solo album, “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.” But it took that album’s successor, “Imagine,” to capture the publicâ... more info

Guardian Music — It’s 50 years since Paul McCartney came up with Hey Jude while driving from London to Surrey – and made a song that’s sung everywhere from football terraces to Oxford colleges. Here’s the story of how it came to beYou coul... more info

TMZ — The man who shot and killed John Lennon will have his 10th parole board hearing this week ... and TMZ has just obtained his latest mug shot.  Mark David Chapman -- who shot the Beatles member in front of Lennon's Manhattan apartment in 1980 --… ... more info

Guardian Music — Biographer claims producer was left to read and eat chocolate in studio after media called him the true genius behind Sgt PepperHe was the producer often referred to as the fifth Beatle. But George Martin was “frozen out” by the band whil... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

New York Post — There are a few music legends who changed the game so much so that they were the blueprint for everything that came after them. Elvis Presley. Ray Charles. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. James Brown. Bob Dylan. Aretha Franklin — who died Thursday... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Beatles legend calls it a "raunchy love song." more info