The Beatles' 'Now and Then' may win record of the year. Is it singular for the academy, or a boomer-rock harbinger?

It's no secret that Tom Hanks has been a massive fan of The Beatles for his entire life, even if there was one musical act who knocked them off their perch.

The Beatles bring Let It Be back to several charts in the U.K. this week, as the final release from the rockers is a bestseller once more in their home country.

Most great bands boast iconic songwriting partnerships. In the case of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are responsible for the majority of the group’s best-loved songs. While Lennon and McCartney are the best examples of this partnership producing great hits,

The Beatles moved as a unit, but there was one tune George Martin never considered to be a real band effort as it was markedly one-sided.

The Beatles kept up a very prolific recording pace throughout their time together in the '60s. Even when they gave themselves a little breathing room between records, they pushed the pedal to the metal when they returned to action.

John Lennon’s songwriting catalog with the Beatles was robust. His songs were characterized by off-kilter, heady lyrics (sometimes even nonsensical) that somehow spoke to audiences on a real level. His fellow musicians have taken great care of his songs in the wake of his death.

Lloyd, is an appealing actor (best known for his work on "The Queen's Gambit") who dramatizes the crispness of Brian's intelligence, and how his passion for the Beatles was a response to their magic that he converted into a kind of equation - about how those girls in the packed crowd at the Cavern Club could be leveled up to global scale.

On "Look Up," his first full album in nearly six years, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ringo Starr has taken a country turn -- which he did with the band by singing Buck Owens' "Act Naturally" on on his own with his second solo album,

One song from The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' helped Amanda Palmer want to be a rock star.

A long-awaited — and fraught — film about Brian Epstein hits some of the right notes but misses plenty of others.

Jorge Pezzimenti (The Loving Paupers, The Pietasters) and Jay Nugent (The Slackers) explore the Fab Four's ska connection. Did The Beatles Invent Ska-Punk?: Podcast