Sony/ATV enter into merchandising deal
Sony/ATV has partnered with Corporate Creative Licensing to put lyrics from its catalogue on merchandise, starting with Beatles lyric t-shirts sold by HMV.…
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Beatles' first venue gets listed status
The Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, where The Beatles played early gigs, has been given Grade II listed building status, protecting its historic interiors.…
Post Office plans Beatles stamps for 2007
The Post Office plans five Beatles stamps next year featuring album covers, despite the rule that British stamps honour royalty or the dead.…
EMI likely to appeal Beatles royalty ruling
EMI says it is likely to appeal a New York court decision allowing The Beatles to pursue their royalties case against Capitol.…
EMI v Beatles case to go ahead
A New York court has refused EMI's bid to dismiss The Beatles' royalties lawsuit, which seeks £13.2m in damages and the return of their master recordings.…
Beatles top Radio 2 favourite albums poll
A Radio 2 poll marking fifty years of the UK charts named The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the favourite number one album, with Thriller second.…
Could Microsoft's Zune launch include a Beatles tie-in?
Rumours suggest Microsoft could tie a launch of its Zune player and download service to the Beatles, though reports of such a deal remain speculative.…
Stolen Beatles tapes case in court
Nigel Oliver is accused of trying to sell stolen Beatles studio tapes for £250,000, recovered in a 2003 IFPI undercover operation, and the case continues.…
Tokyo hotel opens Beatles suite to the public
The Capitol Tokyu Hotel has opened the presidential suite the Beatles stayed in during their 1966 Japan visit, restored to how it looked then.…
McCartney and Starr attend Beatles Cirque du Soleil show premiere in Vegas
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr attended the Las Vegas premiere of the Beatles Cirque du Soleil show, alongside Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison and George Martin.…
Starr says Beatles music will one day be downloadable
Ringo Starr says Beatles music will one day be available to download legitimately, while Apple Corps' Neil Aspinall has said digital plans are in the pipeline.…
Stones and Beatles pay tribute to Preston
The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have paid tribute to Billy Preston, who died earlier this week, with Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger issuing statements.…