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The Independent — Ed Sheeran has joined the likes of Adele and The Beatles by passing the two million sales mark with his award-winning album X. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul McCartney will induct his former Beatles band mate Ringo Starr into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month at a ceremony in Cleveland, organizers said on Wednesday. more info

Stereogum — For months, we’ve been hearing about HBO’s forthcoming Kurt Cobain documentary Montage Of Heck, which his daughter Frances Bean Cobain executive produced. It’ll be the first-ever authorized Cobain doc, and it’ll include unreleased tracks like... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The weeklong trial has featured pop singer Robin Thicke sidling up to a piano to play songs by U2, the Beatles and Michael Jackson. Superstar producer Pharrell Williams attempted under oath to parse the difference between vibe and theft. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With 130 million albums sold, the Backstreet Boys are the bestselling boy band in history — not counting the Beatles, of course. But as member AJ McLean wonders, "What do you do when you're a full-grown man in a boy band?" more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A shirtless Mick Jagger, relaxing poolside in Clearwater, Fla., in 1965, intently studies the back cover of Bob Dylan’s then-new “Bringing It All Back Home” album, still in the shrink wrap. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Wild Honey Orchestra’s latest benefit concert will serve up the Beatles' “White Album” on Feb. 28 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, with an all-star lineup of pop-minded musicians from L.A. and beyond raising money for Autism Think Tank. more info