In the early days of The Beatles, the band was looking to release hit singles that would put them on the map. “Please Please Me” was their second hit, proving that the fab four were not a ...

Producer George Martin felt The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” needed to be changed in a major way. Martin discussed what he thought of the Fab Four during their early days. “Please Please Me” was a hit ...

Listening to it now, Please Please Me, The Beatles‘ initial album release in the United Kingdom, sounds like one of the first times a rock and roll act properly took advantage of the long-playing ...

The Beatles’ influence continues to reverberate across the decades since their epoch-making emergence in global culture. Last year alone, they outpaced all “catalog” acts with some 1.5 billion streams ...

On this day in 1962, Decca Records famously rejected the Beatles after a 15-song audition at their London studio.

A music reporter revisits the documentary that made him fall in love with the Beatles, ahead of the film’s 30th-anniversary rerelease. By Ben Sisario I write about music and the music industry. In ...

The Beatles are undoubtedly one of the most famous and influential bands in the history of music. Their legacy continues to inspire new generations of fans around the world, and their music is still ...