ContactMusic — Dave Grohl has branded The Beatles the most important rock band of all time and credits the Fab Four with inspiring his music career The Foo Fighters star has written an open letter praising the band to coincide with the release of a new compilation ... more info

Guardian Music — Kicking off a new series, Rob Fitzpatrick delves into the darkest corners of Spotify to bring you this cocktail lounge number, with added tiger growlsReading on mobile? Listen hereAutumn 1966, and the Supremes and the Beatles are battling it out at t... more info

Guardian Music — Fiftieth anniversary of Fab Four's first hit to be celebrated with 14-track career retrospectiveThe Beatles are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first hit with a new compilation of songs you probably already own. Tomorrow Never Knows, a "pow... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A new compilation of 14 of the Beatles' most musically, socially or politically influential songs is being released today, July 24, as a digital iTunes exclusive. The collection,  “Tomorrow Never Knows,” nearly spans the group’s entire recordi... more info

411 Mania — They knew no boundaries... more info

Guardian Music — The boy band spawned by The X Factor have attracted some negative attention in the US because one of their members is a Muslim. Happily, their Twitter followers are more supportiveAge: Individually, 18-20. As a group, two.Appearance: Five fresh-faced... more info

Perez Hilton — Holy Helter Skelter! A rare edition of The Beatles' debut US album has been auctioned off for a whopping $15,000! Introducing… The Beatles was released in America in 1964, but because of a series of legal entanglements, it only came out 10 days bef... more info

Guardian Music — Parent company Vivendi must now pay for deal by November, giving it more time to win over European regulatorsUniversal Music has gained two months' more breathing space as it battles to persuade the European commission to approve its £1.2bn takeover... more info

Popdose — As if there wasn’t enough evidence of the vast gulf between record industry marketing practices of the 1960s and today, consider this: less than six months after releasing an album that was recognized in the moment as possibly the greatest of all t... more info

411 Mania — To a private collector... more info