AllHipHop — THE OUTKAST MEMBER'S SINGLE IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL RELEASES COMING IN APRIL more info

BBC News - UK — An eclectic array of performers will reinterpret Beatles songs for Sgt Pepper's 50th anniversary. more info

Stereogum — Record Store Day is looming once again, and today the organization has released the full list of 2017 exclusives. They include a Smiths 7" featuring two unreleased takes of old songs, some new David Bowie collections, a couple Prince singles, a first... more info

Popdose — Who would you rather be? / The Beatles or the Rolling Stones / Oh, seriously / You’re gonna make mistakes, you’re young. What’s THAT supposed to mean? In a different era, Metric would be huge. It’s easy to imagine them as a staple of early-90... more info

CNN Showbiz — Photographer David Magnus unveils unseen photos of one of The Beatles' most famous live performances. more info

MSN Music — His songs and the boisterous performance standards he set directly influenced the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. more info

PopSugar — Chuck Berry has passed away at age 90, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The St. Charles County police department responded to an emergency call at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, and later confirmed on Facebook that the rock 'n' roll pioneer was "pronounced... more info

Reuters — PARIS (Reuters) - A vast collection of rare Beatles vinyl records, photos and other paraphernalia will go on auction in Paris on Saturday. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul McCartney, who has waited decades to reclaim ownership of hundreds of the Beatles' songs, should wait a little longer rather than continue his U.S. lawsuit against Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, the defendant said. more info

Popdose — When you find out your professor also has a band, curiosity will eventually compel you to sit through a set of Beatles covers at the campus Ratskeller. But professor John Andrew Fredrick is a bit different. He looks like The Band’s Robbie Robertson... more info