Pop stars Shakira, Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Julio Iglesias were named in a new leak of private financial documents, known as the Pandora Papers, published over the weekend by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, offering a glimpse at the tangled web of offshore accounting and alleged tax avoidance schemes used by some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people. None of the above were accused of any wrongdoing or of violating any laws.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Paul McCartney's saying goodbye to the Beatles, NME's Mark Beaumont made a list of 20 best songs from the fab four's solo careers. Number 1? Not the one we'd expected - "a perfect crystallisation of the psychedelic hypno-state" of the '#9 Dream' by John Lennon.

"I think that drumming as songwriting is very important - more than any sort of technical proficiency, to have it be as melodic or musical as all the other instruments" - Dave Grohl says in a Rolling Stone interview with Ringo Starr about drumming as songwriting. And then there's this Starr's song - "I think […]

Jimmy Fallon likes doing that, and it mostly works just fine. This time around he had a member of rock's biggest band, one of hip-hop's most influential bands, and a groundbreaking song about psychedelic drugs. It turned out - nice, look for yourself below.

Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival is taking place on the same dates and at the same site as Woodstock 50 years ago. It's August 15th-18th, Ringo Starr and the Edgar Winter Band will perform Friday, August 16th, while Santana and The Doobie Brothers are scheduled for Saturday the 17th. Official Woodstock event organised by […]