John Lennon stars in new advert Deceased Beatle John Lennon is set to feature in a TV advertisement nearly 30 years after his death.

The singer's voice and image will be used in a new promotional campaign for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation, after the star's widow, Yoko Ono, gave permission for them to  read the full post here >>

John Lennon film is a go A film about the early years of the late Beatles icon John Lennon is set to go ahead, it has been reported.

Screen Daily magazine claims artist Sam Taylor-Wood will direct the piece while Matt Greenhalgh, who wrote the movie Control, will be responsible for the  read the full post here >>

Julian Lennon sells Beatles stake Lennon's oldest son Julian Lennon has parted with a 'significant' stake of his share of his father's songwriting royalties. The 44-year-old, the son of Lennon and his first wife Cynthia, sold the catalogue - which includes tracks like "All You Need Is Love", "Sgt Pepper's Lonely  read the full post here >>

John Lennon's 'Imagine' piano behind bars The famed piano John Lennon wrote the anthemic "Imagine" song with is on the road to promote piece across the United States this month, Sound Generator can report. The instrument, which was bought by pop star George Michael in 2004 for $1.5m, appeared on Wednesday, April 11 for a  read the full post here >>

Lennon movie binned A small-screen film on the life of John Lennon has been canned after the star's widow Yoko Ono left the project, it has been revealed. 'Working Class Hero' was planned for release to coincide with a new catalogue release, but it now seems Ono's concerns over the creative content  read the full post here >>

US TV psychics 'talk' to John Lennon A pay-per-view event tries to convince the sceptics. A group of psychic mediums, led by Brit Joe Power, performed a seance with the late John Lennon on US TV yesterday, with the former Beatle reportedly giving them a message of peace. Airing on a  read the full post here >>

Taxman! Lennon cheque makes loss at auction ...And just a week after the 25th anniversary of his death. A cheque signed by former Beatle John Lennon has made a loss at auction - selling for only half its original price. The bizarre piece of memorabilia was snatched up for just $3,600 (£2,000) despite renewed  read the full post here >>

Robin Williams, Yoko Ono pay tribute to songwriter Nilsson One of the 1970's biggest songwriters honoured. Robin Williams, Randy Newman and Yoko Ono are among the celebrities paying tribute to late singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson in a new documentary. Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) will also  read the full post here >>

Ringo Starr's birthplace to be demolished Legendary drummer's childhood home is "of no historical significance" The former home of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been earmarked for demolition by Liverpool City Council. The terraced house in Madryn Street, Liverpool, was Starr's birthplace, and his home  read the full post here >>

Lennon lyric sheet goes for $1m A London auction sees some incredible John Lennon memorabilia on show. The original lyric sheet for The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love' was sold at auction yesterday for over half a million pounds. As reported yesterday read the full post here >>