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In her cover of "Yesterday" by The Beatles, Benedetta Caretta showcases her soulful voice and emotional depth. The stripped-down acoustic arrangement allows her vocals to shine, capturing the melancholy essence of the iconic song. Caretta's rendition is heartfelt and moving, drawing listeners in with her raw talent and passion. Follow Benedetta Caretta on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benedettacaretta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benedetta.caretta?_t=8YMi2fKUiNK&_r=1 Listen to Benedetta Caretta on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4WI0bzUnLumy7f0vR0g3gy?si=3NtwDQuHTqOUknane4b64w "Yesterday" by The Beatles is a...... Read Full article on HadNews

Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today. Where barely one million new vinyl albums were sold in the United States in 2006, that figure has grown every year since, soaring to just over 49 million units in 2023. One in every 15 vinyl albums sold last year — approximately seven per cent of all sales (more than three million units) — were by Taylor Swift. This is a global media comeback story. It is so significant the BBC recently reported that after a 30-year absence Britain’s Office of...... Read Full article on HadNews

In 2011, pop music scholar Simon Reynolds was already observing pop culture’s fascination with its own past, noting that “we live in a pop age gone loco for retro and crazy for commemoration.” For Reynolds, this obsession with the past has the potential to bring about the end of pop music culture: “Could it be,” he asks, “that the greatest danger to the future of our music culture is … its past?” The situation has not improved in the years since Reynolds voiced his concerns. Our fixation on the popular music of previous decades threatens our future by stifling originality. Thanks to recording technology, and now to more recent developments...... Read Full article on HadNews

Sam Mendes is going to have to work “Eight Days a Week” to pull this one off. Backed by Sony, Mendes is going to make “four distinct theatrical feature films,” one from each member of the iconic band’s perspective, a February 20 press release reads. It is the first time that Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison — have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. (Note: Apple Corps is not Apple the gigantic iPhone maker. It is the name of the band’s conglomerate.) Mendes will direct all four biopics, which promise to “intersect” with each oth...... Read Full article on HadNews

The Beatles are best known for their iconic albums, not necessarily for their visual art. But a painting made and signed by all four members of the band recently auctioned at Christie’s seems sure to help change that. Titled Images of a Woman (1966), the piece sold for $1.7 million with fees last week, nearly tripling its high estimate of $600,000. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison collaborated in making the acrylic and watercolor painting when they were confined in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in Tokyo for 100 hours between June 29 to July 3, 1966. Japanese authorities decided that...... Read Full article on HadNews