Guardian Music — A Google doodle has been unveiled to celebrate what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday tomorrow. Here's a roundup of other tributes around the webHad he lived, tomorrow would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday - which is why Google have c... more info

Guardian Music — Packing more links than a Sainsbury's meat counter, here are your musical highlights for the weekFive things we learned from the newsThe cast of Glee are bigger than the Beatles (ergo, bigger than Jesus?) How much money it takes for Weezer to split u... more info

Guardian Music — Late Beatle's application for US residence confiscated by authorities in 'raid' on New York memorabilia dealerJohn Lennon's application for permanent US residence was seized by the FBI this week, in a "raid" on a New York auction house. The 1976 immi... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about paying homage to music legends. Now we're embarking on a journey to mythical worlds"Yes this is worse than 'Bicycles', wrote Suzi last weekend and I could see her point of view. Bicycles was, and shall remain, a prince among t... more info

Guardian Music — Most were hymns of praise to the Fab Four, inevitably – but believe it or not there are people out there who don't like the Beatles, and want to sing about itIt happened during an egg sale. My brothers and I were being driven round a Norwich suburb... more info

Guardian Music — Academy 2, ManchesterThe stage is dominated by a large, caped figure, wearing a three-foot goldfish on his head, and firing fake guns at the crowd. This bizarre creature then attacks another masked stage monster in a blitz of strobes and computer gr... more info

Guardian Music — Why aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in oneOn the last Saturday of... more info

Pop Crunch — Britney Spears helped the cast of Glee trump The Beatles on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, but the pop tart isn’t winning the show any fans on the Parents Television Council. The watchdog group that has protested every series from Shit My Dad Say... more info

MTV.co.uk News —   TV show Glee has set the record for the most appearances in the Billboard Hot 100 by a non-solo act, beating The Beatles.   The cast’s re-versions of pop hits and showtunes have... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lindsay Lohan is rehabbing at the Betty Ford Center, and her strict schedule does not permit television watching or magazine reading. That's probably a good thing. (InTouch) James Packard-Gomez spent $7000 to win the auction for the dress that Micha... more info