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Listen to the last new Beatles’ song with John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI tech: ‘Now and Then’
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Listen to the last new Beatles’ song with John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI tech: ‘Now and Then’

[ad_1] The final Beatles recording is here.Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. There's a countdown, then acoustic guitar strumming and piano bleed into the unmistakable vocal tone of John Lennon in the song's introduction: “I know it's true / It's all because of you / And if I make it through / It's all because of you.” More than four decades since Lennon's murder and two since George Harrison's death, the very last Beatles song has been released as a double A-side single with “Love Me Do,” the band's 1962 debut single. “Now and Then” comes from the same batch of unreleased demos written by Lennon in the 1970s, which were given to his former bandmates by Yoko...
Historic! The Beatles hit the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify, a week after Miley Cyrus’ Flowers
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Historic! The Beatles hit the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify, a week after Miley Cyrus’ Flowers

[ad_1] The Beatles have made history once again as "Here Comes the Sun," one of their iconic hits, sun by the late George Harrison, surpasses 1 billion streams on Spotify. This achievement marks the first Beatles song to reach this milestone on the streaming platform."Here Comes the Sun," written by George Harrison and featured on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album, became the 406th track to join Spotify's prestigious Billions Club. Previously, Drake held the title as the first artist to achieve 1 billion streams on Spotify with his hit "One Dance" from the album "Views" in 2016. With Spotify's rapid growth, songs can accumulate massive streaming numbers in a short span of time. Just last week, Miley Cyrus' track "Flowers," released in January, became the fastest song in Spotify history to...