The Beatles

The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world and continues to inspire grief, anger and wonder.

Nearly 40 years after killing a music superstar, what kind of life does one of America's most notorious criminals lead now?

Lennon's widow has kept plenty busy in the forty years since his murder.

Seventeen years after its first ranking of the 500 best LPs of all time, "Rolling Stone" has revamped its list, with Marvin Gaye dethroning the Beatles as the publication's No. 1.

Here are some of Macca's wisest words, shared on his 78th birthday, including quotes concerning the Beatles themselves, plus the nature of art and the importance of vegetarianism.

The photographer, who gave the Beatles' their iconic haircuts, died on Tuesday.

"One band is unbelievably luckily still playing in stadiums and then the other band doesn't exist," the Stones frontman said in a new interview.

The lyrics to the classic Beatles song sold for nearly a million dollars during an auction.

The Beatles song that spent the longest in the charts is "Hey Jude," which was on the charts for 19 weeks.

The legend released a heartfelt narrative track about that fateful day in Dallas and all the music that came after.

The shock rocker wished the Aerosmith frontman a "Happy Birthday" in the most Alice Cooper way possible.

"Harry" teased a special project he's working on with the singer for his Invictus Games in an Instagram post.

On Tuesday, fans and musicians celebrated "the quiet one" on what would've been the guitarist and songwriter's 77th birthday.

The "Watchmen" finale ends with a memorable cover of "I Am the Walrus," which showrunner Damon Lindelof has said provides some fun hints to understanding Episode 8.

The British rock star, a prominent anti-war activist, was murdered on December 8, 1980.

Maybe all the Beatles died in the 1960s and were replaced by actors. Maybe the band was created by the Illuminati. Here's a look at the craziest rumors.

The crossing was immortalised as part of the "Abbey Road" album cover that featured The Beatles

The album was released in September 1969 and was the last one to be recorded by the band.

With new movie "Yesterday" imagining a world where The Beatles never existed, here are 10 superb songs by the Fab Four that have already been forgotten.

El Shafee Elsheikh is one of three remaining members of the group that killed U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

The K-Pop superstars are currently touring the U.S.

"The Beatles sound either uptight or, what's worse, so loose as to be coming apart." Newsweek's critic was not impressed by The White Album.

The album that nearly tore the Beatles apart sounds just as enthralling half a century later.

The legendary singer from The Beatles also once saw a white squirrel that he believed was his reincarnated dead wife Linda.

"The world is so messed up," Yoko Ono explains. "It's a warzone that we are living in."

The so-called "Beatles" were known for their U.K. accents and exceptionally brutal methods of torture and execution.

Charles Manson was once obsessed with music, but after becoming a notorious killer the music world was obsessed with him.

Manson saw predictions of violence in the British band's "White Album."

Tom Petty's discography is a testament to the enduring power of rock & roll.

"The Beatles have lost their innocence, certainly, but loss of innocence is, increasingly, their theme."