The legendary photographer, who has created some of the 1960s’ and 1970s’ most memorable music images, will be honoured by the Recording Academy […]
Legendary photographer Henry Diltz to be honoured during Grammy Week
February 1, 2023/10.19
Tag: the Beatles
Pattie Boyd: My Life in Pictures to be released October 18
September 5, 2022/12.23
Reel Art Press’s latest celebrity volume is by Pattie Boyd, herself a talented photographer who was right in the centre of ’60s pop culture, and had been married to Beatle George Harrison and guitarist Eric Clapton. She inspired Harrison’s ‘Something’ and Clapton’s ‘Layla’ and ‘Wonderful Tonight’. It has been 15 years since her autobiography, […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
December 29, 2020/13.43
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
Global Citizen honours Richard Curtis, Sting, Amina J. Mohammed, and Hamdi Ulukaya
December 15, 2019/20.56
Tim P. Whitby; Tristan Fewings; Jeff Spicer As some countries’ politicians campaign on nationalism, there are others which see things along more international lines. Global Citizen, an organization that calls for world leaders to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, has held its inaugural Global Citizen Prize at the Royal Albert Hall in London, part of […]
Rihanna begins eighth week on Billboard Hot 100; Fenty Puma collection nearing release
April 12, 2016/9.36
Puma Rihanna has started the week on a high, as she is now neck in neck with the Beatles for the number of weeks spent at number one, thanks to her song ‘Work’, featuring Drake. It is her eighth week on the Billboard Hot 100. At the same time, her newest Fenty Puma by […]
Destination datelines: Catalina, Paris, Gurgaon, Punta Ala
June 7, 2014/13.57
©1964 Bettmann/Corbis ©1966 Hulton–Deutsch/Corbis Top The Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night, 1964. Above George Harrison marries Pattie Boyd in 1966. Catalina Island, California Hard to believe it’s been a half-century since the première of A Hard Day’s Night. To commemorate the date, the Catalina Island Museum will mount a special 50th anniversary screening of […]
Taylor Swift is music industry’s biggest earner, says Billboard
March 12, 2012/10.18
Royal Caribbean Above Taylor Swift performing on Allure of the Seas, last year. Swift, the biggest earner in music in 2011 in the US, got to the top slot through sales, royalties and touring. Below left Swift’s highly successful Speak Now album. Billboard has put 22-year-old country star Taylor Swift in top spot as the […]
Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell, with the bride reportedly wearing Stella McCartney
October 9, 2011/19.53
As predicted, Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell have tied the knot in a registry office at the Marylebone Town Hall, where the former Beatle wed his first wife, Linda Eastman. Reports indicate that there were between a dozen and thirty guests, and it is believed that Shevell’s wedding dress had been designed by […]
Sir Paul McCartney to wed Nancy Shevell this weekend, say UK media
October 8, 2011/10.50
UK media, in particular the tabloids, are reporting that Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, 69, is due to wed his fiancée Nancy Shevell, 51, this weekend. The ceremony is expected to have only 30 guests, according to the Daily Mirror, and will take place at a registry office in Marylebone. A reception may take place […]
Helena Bonham-Carter on her BAFTA win for The King’s Speech
February 13, 2011/21.45
Celebrities braved the weather to head to the 2011 BAFTAs in London, with Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emma Watson and Amy Adams all offering comments from the red carpet. Nominated directors Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) and Mike Leigh (Another Year) also comment. The first post-win video is from Helena Bonham-Carter, wearing Vivienne […]
