12:27 p.m. April 6, 2025: An earlier version of this article misstated the year Paul McCartney wrote “Yesterday” and the year Lorne Michaels offered the Beatles $3,000 to appear on “Saturday Night ...

Out of everyone in The Beatles, it's probably safe to say that John Lennon was the most politically active. His activism gained traction after the band broke up, but even while he was in the biggest ...

Following the culmination of the Beatles’ recording story with 1969’s Abbey Road, the former Fabs had carved out distinctive new solo identities. George Harrison set an early high bar with the ...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were each other’s favorite audience. That was plainly clear as the besotted Beatles bantered, bickered and obsessed over the 23 years they were friends and rivals. Ian ...

McCartney and Lennon wrote “Baby’s in Black” in 1964 and recorded it together, singing cheek to cheek into the same microphone. They performed it live in very much the same way. Because the song ...

Paul McCartney shares how he wrote the 7-minute Beatles hit Hey Jude and why it remains one of their most legendary songs.

Though it may be hard to understand in hindsight, some hit songs aren’t apparent in the studio. Even songs that become instant classics can seem like they are built on shaky ground to an artist who ...

Is it even a Paul McCartney concert if he doesn't play "Let it Be" or "Hey Jude?" The correct answer to that question is no, at least for this writer. But what other songs should be must-plays at any ...

The breakup of The Beatles didn't just mark the end of an era in music; it also signified the start of an unspoken competition between the former band members. They all rushed to put out solo albums ...