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Watch the first official trailer for Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated The Beatles: Get Back documentary

By Matt Owen

The stirring snippet splices together even more never-before-seen footage of the band as they rush to write and record 14 songs in three weeks, prior to their rooftop performance at London's Savile Row

Paul McCartney brands The Rolling Stones “a blues covers band”

By Matt Parker

The Beatles legend also reveals he’s still working on an unfinished Lennnon song Now and Then

Paul McCartney says John Lennon was responsible for the Beatles’ break-up: "I am not the one who instigated the split"

By Matt Owen

"John walked into a room one day and said, 'I am leaving the Beatles,'" McCartney reveals

James Taylor: “All music is reiteration... We just pick stuff up and use it again. I mean, there are just 12 notes”

By Alan Paul

The fingerpicking maestro discusses auditioning for George Harrison and Paul McCartney as an unknown 20-year-old – and working with jazz master John Pizzarelli on his latest release

[L-R] John Lennon, Eric Clapton and George Harrison

John Lennon suggested Eric Clapton join The Beatles following George Harrison's temporary departure in 1969, according to new audio recordings

By Sam Roche

The clips – which have surfaced ahead of the upcoming The Beatles: Get Back documentary – reveal a near-pivotal conversation between Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

D'Addario's new commemorative Get Back picks and straps

D'Addario unveils new Beatles-branded Get Back picks and straps

By Jackson Maxwell

The commemorative accessories are being launched ahead of the upcoming Peter Jackson Beatles documentary, Get Back

The secrets behind George Harrison's guitar tone on The Beatles' Hey Bulldog

By Chris Gill

Recorded on the hop, the track was notable for Harrison being sole guitarist

Dhani Harrison on the incredible story of his father George's All Things Must Pass album

By Alan di Perna

“You need a rhythm guitar player and you get Eric Clapton. How amazing is that?”

The Beatles perform on the roof of Apple Records in 1969

Hear three previously unreleased recordings from The Beatles' Let It Be sessions

By Matt Parker

A Super Deluxe Let It Be collection – to include 27 unreleased recordings – is set for release on October 15

George Harrison's 24 greatest guitar moments – as chosen by his guitar hero fans

By Guitar World Staff

Featuring Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Larkin Poe, Nita Strauss and many, many more

Paul McCartney: "Anything Wings did had to be viewed in the light of The Beatles. And the comparisons were always very harsh"

By Tony Bacon

In this classic interview from 1994, McCartney looks back on the transition to Wings, its effect on his bass playing, and how he became an entertainer again

Tenacious D release madcap acoustic-driven Beatles medley in support of Doctors Without Borders

By James Turner

The mashup sees Jack Black and Kyle Gass take on You Never Give Me Your Money and The End

Paul McCartney: “I figured out my own way of doing fingerstyle – that’s really how I learned every instrument I play”

By Harold Steinblatt

In this classic 2007 interview, Macca discusses his greatest acoustic songs, his unique fingerpicking style and the musical influences that shaped his playing with The Beatles and beyond

Over 6 hours of never-before-seen restored Beatles footage to air on Disney+

By Sam Roche

New three-part Peter Jackson-directed documentary series compiles over 60 hours of footage shot in 1969 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and over 150 hours of audio recordings

Prince plays While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Watch a new director’s cut of Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo, now with more Prince

By Richard Bienstock

Re-edited clip still doesn’t reveal where his guitar landed

Ed O'Brien delivers riotous remix of Paul McCartney's Slidin' in new release from McCartney III Imagined

By Matt Owen

The Radiohead guitarist's rendition transformed McCartney's track into a high-octane rock number, equipped with trash-y guitars, wailing vocals and a huge wall of synths

St. Vincent performs a solo acoustic set during The Malibu Love Sesh Benefit Concert at Hollywood Palladium on January 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California

St. Vincent continues her streak of stellar covers with an acoustic take on The Beatles’ Martha My Dear

By Richard Bienstock

The performance was part of the Ally Coalition Annual Talent Show to raise funds for LGBTQ youth

Paul McCartney, Idris Elba and Cort acoustic guitar

Paul McCartney and Idris Elba-signed Cort acoustic goes up for charity auction

By Matt Owen

100% of the proceeds from the signed guitar will go towards supporting STORM charity

5-minute sneak peek of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back documentary released

By Matt Owen

The montage of clips includes never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four in action

[L-R] Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Dave Grohl

Ringo Starr recruits Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh for new EP

By Matt Owen

Zoom In boasts a star-studded list of collaborators