Guardian Music — Singer says Kisses on the Bottom revisits childhood favouritesPaul McCartney's new album is the album he always wanted to make with the Beatles, he has revealed. After bonding with John Lennon over 30s pop songs, McCartney said he dreamed of putting ... more info

Guardian Music — The Modfather keeps pace with rock history by namechecking his heroes John Paul and BowieThe list of names pop stars have given their offspring is long and ludicrous. But Paul Weller has proved there's always space for a couple more, naming his newbo... more info

ContactMusic — The son of the man who famously turned down the Beatles has now acquired John Lennon and Paul Mccartneys early hits as a partner at boutique music publisher Round Hill Music Richard Rowe whose father DICk passed on signing the Fab Four when he was an... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Today's Live Performance, again from the Madison Square Garden in New York City, but from 1972 this time around, recorded and filmed on the 30th August 1972 to be precise. A by now legendary performance by John Lennon with Yoko Ono and the band ... more info

Guardian Music — Touching or toe-curling? As Jay-Z releases an emotional rap about his newborn daughter, Laura Barton takes a look at the songwriters who have been overcome by parenthoodThe birth of Blue Ivy Carter to Beyoncé and Jay-Z last week has prompted her fat... more info

Starpulse — Cee Lo Green got into trouble on New Year’s Eve when he changed the lyrics to John Lennon’s “Imagine,” saying, “all religion’s true.” Speaking to the Television Critics Association about the upcomi... more info

Guardian Music — By changing the lyrics of Imagine, Cee Lo Green helped make clear that John Lennon's biggest hit is toshSomething big, round and heavy fell with a clang in Times Square on New Year's Eve, and it wasn't the ball on the flagpole. Cee Lo Green sang a v... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers share their predictions for the coming year. Plus, meet the musicians causing trouble with their cover versions ...The new year is here and, according to Guardian and Observer critics, 2012 will be a fine time for the Staves, Ren Harvieu ... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Over the holidays, John Lennon and Paul McCartney beamed out from the NME's cover, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' failed audition for Decca Records. Inside, a bold analogy was drawn: anyone who suggests the commercial st... more info

Stereogum — Along with Drake, the Goodie Mob rap legend/meme-pop king Cee Lo Green was one of the artists who performed for cameras and drunk be-novelty-spectacled tourists in Times Square on New Years Eve. And during his segment, Cee Lo managed to piss off a wh... more info