Released on May 8, 1970, nearly a year and a half after it was recorded, Let It Be served as the Beatles' swan song. Spector added strings and choirs to sweeten the music's sound, and his often ...

The Beatles’ “Let It Be” evokes a majestic quality, from its serene and straight forward melody to its crescendo and eventual crash of instruments. Written by Paul McCartney, the iconic band recorded ...

Since starting to come out to her family and friends in the mid-2010s, Joy Oladokun has renegotiated her relationships with both her family and her faith. She's a first-generation American, the ...

Of all the Beatles’ classic albums, Let It Be is the one with the most daunting reputation. We’re all used to hearing it as their break-up album. The one where the Fabs fall apart. The one they began ...

The problem was basically everything. Their fame was such that even having begged off touring three years previous, they remained far too well-known to walk comfortably down any street. They had legal ...

Jackson used hours of outtakes from Lindsay-Hogg’s footage to assemble “The Beatles: Get Back.” During the publicity campaign for that project, he repeatedly vowed that his fresh treatment of the ...