Editing The Beatles (section)

=== After the breakup ===
{{See also|Collaborations between ex-Beatles}}

==== 1970s ====
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Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr all released solo albums in 1970. Their solo records sometimes involved one or more of the other members;{{sfn|Gould|2007|pp=601–604}} Starr's ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'' (1973) was the only album to include compositions and performances by all four ex-Beatles, albeit on separate songs. With Starr's participation, Harrison staged [[the Concert for Bangladesh]] in New York City in August 1971.{{sfn|Gould|2007|pp=603–604}} Other than an unreleased jam session in 1974, later [[Bootleg recording|bootlegged]] as ''[[A Toot and a Snore in '74]]'', Lennon and McCartney never recorded together again.{{sfn|Sandford|2006|pp=227–229}}

Two double-LP sets of the Beatles' greatest hits, compiled by Klein, ''[[1962–1966]]'' and ''[[1967–1970]]'', were released in 1973, at first under the Apple Records imprint.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|p=69}} Commonly known as the "Red Album" and "Blue Album", respectively, each has earned a [[Music recording certification|Multi-Platinum certification]] in the US and a Platinum certification in the UK.<ref name="RIAAb">{{cite web |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=The+Beatles&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum Artist Tallies |access-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216002911/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=The+Beatles&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH |archive-date=16 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="BPI2009">{{cite web |work=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |title=Certified Awards Search |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=6 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Between 1976 and 1982, EMI/Capitol released a wave of compilation albums without input from the ex-Beatles, starting with the double-disc compilation ''[[Rock 'n' Roll Music (album)|Rock 'n' Roll Music]]''.{{sfn|Southall|Perry|2006|p=109}} The only one to feature previously unreleased material was ''[[The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl]]'' (1977); the first officially issued concert recordings by the group, it contained selections from two shows they played during their 1964 and 1965 US tours.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|pp=66, 69}}{{refn|group=nb|The band unsuccessfully attempted to block the 1977 release of ''[[Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962]]''. The independently issued album compiled recordings made during the group's [[The Beatles in Hamburg|Hamburg residency]], taped on a basic recording machine using only one microphone.{{sfn|Harry|2000a|pp=124–126}}}}

The music and enduring fame of the Beatles were commercially exploited in various other ways, again often outside their creative control. In April 1974, the musical ''[[John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert]]'', written by [[Willy Russell]] and featuring singer [[Barbara Dickson]], opened in London. It included, with permission from Northern Songs, eleven Lennon–McCartney compositions and one by Harrison, "[[Here Comes the Sun]]". Displeased with the production's use of his song, Harrison withdrew his permission to use it.{{sfn|Southall|Perry|2006|pp=109–110}} Later that year, the off-Broadway musical ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road]]'' opened.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945312,00.html |title=The Theater: Contagious Vulgarity |date=2 December 1974 |magazine=[[TIME (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016041739/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945312,00.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[All This and World War II]]'' (1976) was an unorthodox nonfiction film that combined newsreel footage with covers of Beatles songs by performers ranging from [[Elton John]] and [[Keith Moon]] to the [[London Symphony Orchestra]].{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|pp=306–307}} The Broadway musical ''[[Beatlemania (musical)|Beatlemania]]'', an unauthorised nostalgia revue, opened in early 1977 and proved popular, spinning off five separate touring productions.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|pp=66–67}} In 1979, the band sued the producers, settling for several million dollars in damages.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|pp=66–67}} ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1978), a musical film starring the [[Bee Gees]] and [[Peter Frampton]], was a commercial failure and an "artistic fiasco", according to Ingham.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|p=66}}

Accompanying the wave of Beatles nostalgia and persistent reunion rumours in the US during the 1970s, several entrepreneurs made public offers to the Beatles for a reunion concert.{{sfn|Schaffner|1978|pp=169–72}} Promoter Bill Sargent first offered the Beatles $10&nbsp;million for a reunion concert in 1974. He raised his offer to $30&nbsp;million in January 1976 and then to $50&nbsp;million the following month.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Brennan |title=$150m Beatles blitz all set to blast U.S. again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-150m-beatles-blitz/135439616 |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express]] |date=9 May 1976 |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119163019/https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-150m-beatles-blitz/135439616/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Cliff |last=Radel |title=Capitol Album May Fuel Beatles Revival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-capitol-album-ma/135439894/ |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=20 June 1976 |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119163028/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-capitol-album-ma/135439894/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 April 1976, during a broadcast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', producer [[Lorne Michaels]] jokingly offered the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were watching the live broadcast at Lennon's apartment at [[the Dakota]] in New York, which was within driving distance of the [[Studio 8H|NBC studio]] where the show was being broadcast. The former bandmates briefly entertained the idea of going to the studio and surprising Michaels by accepting his offer, but decided not to.{{sfn|Doggett|2011|p=155}}

==== 1980s ====
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In December 1980, Lennon was [[murder of John Lennon|shot and killed]] outside his New York City apartment by [[Mark David Chapman]], an American Beatles fan. Harrison rewrote the lyrics of his song "[[All Those Years Ago]]" in Lennon's honour. With Starr on drums and McCartney and his wife, [[Linda McCartney|Linda]], contributing backing vocals, the song was released as a single in May 1981.{{sfn|Badman|1999|p=284}} McCartney's own tribute, "[[Here Today (Paul McCartney song)|Here Today]]", appeared on his ''[[Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)|Tug of War]]'' album in April 1982.{{sfn|Harry|2002|pp=412–413}} In 1984, Starr co-starred in McCartney's film ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)|Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'',<ref>Snider, Eric (19 September 2012) [https://www.mtv.com/news/2769688/give-my-regards-to-broad-street/ "Eric's Bad Movies: Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226064113/https://www.mtv.com/news/2769688/give-my-regards-to-broad-street/ |date=26 December 2021 }} ''MTV.com''. Retrieved 26 December 2021.</ref> and played with McCartney on several of the songs on the [[Give My Regards to Broad Street|soundtrack]].<ref>Loder, Kurt (17 January 1985) [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/give-my-regards-to-broad-street-sdtk-102267/ "Give My Regards to Broad Street (Soundtrack)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226064114/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/give-my-regards-to-broad-street-sdtk-102267/ |date=26 December 2021 }} ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 26 December 2021.</ref> In 1987, Harrison's ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]'' album included "[[When We Was Fab]]", a song about the Beatlemania era.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=292}}

When the Beatles' studio albums were released on CD by EMI and Apple Corps in 1987, their catalogue was standardised throughout the world, establishing a canon of the twelve original studio LPs as issued in the UK plus the US LP version of ''Magical Mystery Tour''.<ref name="EMI 2009" /> All the remaining material from the singles and EPs that had not appeared on these thirteen studio albums was gathered on the two-volume compilation ''[[Past Masters]]'' (1988). Except for the ''Red'' and ''Blue'' albums, EMI deleted all its other Beatles compilations – including the ''Hollywood Bowl'' record – from its catalogue.{{sfn|Ingham|2006|pp=66, 69}}

In 1988, the Beatles were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], their first year of eligibility. Harrison and Starr attended the ceremony with Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and his two sons, [[Julian Lennon|Julian]] and [[Sean Lennon|Sean]].<ref name="R&R HoF">{{cite web |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |title=Inductees: The Beatles |url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/beatles |access-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827150207/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/beatles |archive-date=27 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Harry|2002|p=753}} McCartney declined to attend, citing unresolved "business differences" that would make him "feel like a complete hypocrite waving and smiling with them at a fake reunion".{{sfn|Harry|2002|p=753}} The following year, EMI/Capitol settled a decade-long lawsuit filed by the band over royalties, clearing the way to commercially package previously unreleased material.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kozinn |first=Allan |author-link=Allan Kozinn |title=Beatles and Record Label Reach Pact and End Suit |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 November 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/10/arts/beatles-and-record-label-reach-pact-and-end-suit.html |access-date=27 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124034028/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/10/arts/beatles-and-record-label-reach-pact-and-end-suit.html |archive-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Harry|2002|p=192}}

==== 1990s ====
''[[Live at the BBC (Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]'', the first official release of unissued Beatles performances in 17&nbsp;years, appeared in 1994.{{sfn|Harry|2000a|pp=661–663}} That same year McCartney, Harrison and Starr collaborated on the ''[[The Beatles Anthology|Anthology]]'' project. ''Anthology'' was the culmination of work begun in 1970, when Apple Corps director [[Neil Aspinall]], their former road manager and personal assistant, had started to gather material for a documentary with the working title ''The Long and Winding Road''.{{sfn|Harry|2000a|pp=110–111}}

During 1995–96, the project yielded a television miniseries, an eight-volume video set and three two-CD/three-LP box sets featuring artwork by [[Klaus Voormann]]. Documenting their history in the band's own words, the ''Anthology'' project included the release of several unissued Beatles recordings. Alongside producer [[Jeff Lynne]], McCartney, Harrison and Starr also added new instrumental and vocal parts to songs recorded as demos by Lennon in the late 1970s,{{sfn|Harry|2000a|pp=111–112, 428, 907–908}} resulting in the release of two "new" Beatles singles, "[[Free as a Bird]]" and "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]". A third Lennon demo, "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]", was also attempted, but abandoned due to the low quality of the recording.<ref name=":0" /> The ''Anthology'' releases were commercially successful and the television series was viewed by an estimated 400&nbsp;million people.{{sfn|Harry|2000a|pp=111–112}} A book, ''[[The Beatles Anthology (book)|The Beatles Anthology]]'', followed in October 2000. In 1999, to coincide with the re-release of the 1968 film ''Yellow Submarine'', an expanded soundtrack album, ''[[Yellow Submarine Songtrack]]'', was issued.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=342}}

==== 2000s ====
The Beatles' ''[[1 (Beatles album)|1]]'', a compilation album of the band's British and American number-one hits, was released on 13 November 2000. It became the fastest-selling album of all time, with 3.6&nbsp;million sold in its first week<ref>{{cite news |publisher=[[CNN]] |agency=Reuters |title=Beatles '1' is fastest selling album ever |date=6 December 2000 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/06/beatles.reut/index.html |access-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302160919/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/06/beatles.reut/index.html |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 13&nbsp;million within a month.{{sfn|Gould|2007|p=9}} It topped albums charts in at least 28 countries.{{sfn|Southall|Perry|2006|p=204}} The compilation had sold 31&nbsp;million copies globally by April 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Randy |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-beatles8-2009apr08,0,242705.story |title=Beatles' Catalog Will Be Reissued Sept.&nbsp;9 in Remastered Versions |date=8 April 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=2 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411024440/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-beatles8-2009apr08%2C0%2C242705.story |archive-date=11 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Harrison died from [[Metastasis|metastatic]] lung cancer in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/george-harrisons-death-certificate |title=George Harrison's Death Certificate |work=[[The Smoking Gun]] |access-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628104956/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/george-harrisons-death-certificate |archive-date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=BBC |title=George Harrison Dies |date=30 November 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1492446.stm |access-date=27 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904001513/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1492446.stm |archive-date=4 September 2009}}</ref>{{sfn|Harry|2003|p=119}} McCartney and Starr were among the musicians who performed at the [[Concert for George]], organised by [[Eric Clapton]] and Harrison's widow, [[Olivia Harrison|Olivia]]. The tribute event took place at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] on the first anniversary of Harrison's death.{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=138–139}}

In 2003, ''[[Let It Be... Naked]]'', a reconceived version of the ''Let It Be'' album, with McCartney supervising production, was released. One of the main differences from the Spector-produced version was the omission of the original string arrangements.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Naked Truth About The Beatles' Let It {{sic|BeNaked |nolink=y}} |url=https://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/audio_naked_truth_beatles/ |last=Hurwitz |first=Matt |work=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |date=1 January 2004 |access-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202935/http://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/audio_naked_truth_beatles/ |archive-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> It was a top-ten hit in both Britain and America. The US album configurations from 1964 to 1965 were released as box sets in 2004 and 2006; ''[[The Capitol Albums, Volume 1]]'' and ''[[The Capitol Albums, Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' included both stereo and mono versions based on the mixes that were prepared for vinyl at the time of the music's original American release.{{sfn|Womack|2007|p=100}}

As a soundtrack for [[Cirque du Soleil]]'s [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]] Beatles stage revue, ''[[Love (Cirque du Soleil)|Love]]'', George Martin and his son [[Giles Martin|Giles]] remixed and [[Mashup (music)|blended]] 130 of the band's recordings to create what Martin called "a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period".<ref>{{cite web |website=[[NME]] |title=Beatles to release new album |date=2 October 2006 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/beatles/24534 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011185624/https://www.nme.com/news/beatles/24534 |archive-date=11 October 2011}}</ref> The show premiered in June 2006 and the ''[[Love (Beatles album)|Love]]'' album was released that November.<ref>{{cite news |last=Collett-White |first=Mike |title=McCartney Hints at Mythical Beatles Track Release |date=17 November 2008 |work=Reuters |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/music-us-beatles-idUKTRE4AG64Y20081117 |access-date=20 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209013348/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/11/17/music-us-beatles-idUKTRE4AG64Y20081117 |archive-date=9 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2009, Starr performed three songs with McCartney at a benefit concert held at New York's [[Radio City Music Hall]] and organised by McCartney.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lustig |first=Jay |title=Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Perform Together in Support of Transcendental Meditation |website=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=5 April 2009 |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/04/paul_mccartney_ringo_starr_sin.html |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115092140/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/04/paul_mccartney_ringo_starr_sin.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 9 September 2009, the Beatles' entire back catalogue was reissued following an extensive digital remastering process that lasted four&nbsp;years.<ref name="EMI 2009">{{cite press release |publisher=EMI |title=The Beatles' Entire Original Recorded Catalogue Remastered by Apple Corps Ltd. |date=7 April 2009 |url=https://www.emimusic.com/news/2009/the-beatles-entire-original-recorded-catalogue-remastered-by-apple-corps-ltd-and-emi-music-for-worldwide-release-on-september-9-2009-9-9-09/ |access-date=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401100034/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2009/the-beatles-entire-original-recorded-catalogue-remastered-by-apple-corps-ltd-and-emi-music-for-worldwide-release-on-september-9-2009-9-9-09/ |archive-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> Stereo editions of all twelve original UK studio albums, along with ''Magical Mystery Tour'' and the ''Past Masters'' compilation, were released on compact disc both individually and [[The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)|as a box set]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eccleston |first=Danny |title=Beatles Remasters Reviewed |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=9 September 2009 |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/09/beatles_remasters_reviewed.html |access-date=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007072418/https://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/09/beatles_remasters_reviewed.html |archive-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> A second collection, ''[[The Beatles in Mono]]'', included remastered versions of every Beatles album released in true mono along with the original 1965 stereo mixes of ''Help!'' and ''Rubber Soul'' (both of which Martin had remixed for the 1987 editions).<ref>{{cite news |last=Collett-White |first=Mike |title=Original Beatles digitally remastered |work=Reuters |date=7 April 2009 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-beatles-remastered-idUSTRE5363RN20090407 |access-date=13 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209220852/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/04/07/us-beatles-remastered-idUSTRE5363RN20090407 |archive-date=9 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]'', a music video game in the ''[[Rock Band]]'' series, was issued on the same day.<ref name="CNN Gross">{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Doug |url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/04/beatles.999/index.html |title=Still Relevant After Decades, The Beatles Set to Rock 9&nbsp;September 2009 |date=4 September 2009 |publisher=CNN |access-date=6 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906145915/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/04/beatles.999/index.html |archive-date=6 September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2009, the band's catalogue was officially released in [[FLAC]] and [[MP3]] format in [[The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)#Limited edition USB flash drive|a limited edition of 30,000 USB flash drives]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Martens |first=Todd |title=Meet the Beatles' USB Drive; EMI Files Suit Against BlueBeat for Selling Beatles Downloads |date=4 November 2009 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/meet-the-beatles-usb-drive-emi-files-suit-against-bluebeat-for-selling-beatles-downloads.html |access-date=5 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106052411/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/meet-the-beatles-usb-drive-emi-files-suit-against-bluebeat-for-selling-beatles-downloads.html |archive-date=6 November 2009}}</ref>

==== 2010s ====
Owing to a long-running royalty disagreement, the Beatles were among the last major artists to sign deals with online music services.<ref>{{cite news |last=La Monica |first=Paul R. |title=Hey iTunes, Don't Make It Bad&nbsp;... |publisher=[[CNN Money]] |date=7 September 2005 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/09/07/technology/personaltech/beatles/index.htm |access-date=25 July 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904070136/http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/07/technology/personaltech/beatles/index.htm |archive-date=4 September 2009}}</ref> Residual disagreement emanating from [[Apple Corps v Apple Computer|Apple Corps' dispute with Apple, Inc.]], [[iTunes]]' owners, over the use of the name "Apple" was also partly responsible for the delay, although in 2008, McCartney stated that the main obstacle to making the Beatles' catalogue available online was that EMI "want[s] something we're not prepared to give them".<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=David |title=Beatles tracks not coming to iTunes any time soon; McCartney: Talks at an impasse |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 November 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/nov/25/thebeatles-apple |access-date=16 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317050622/http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/nov/25/thebeatles-apple |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, the official canon of thirteen Beatles studio albums, ''Past Masters'' and the "Red" and "Blue" greatest-hits albums were made available on iTunes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aswad |first=Jem |title=Beatles End Digital Boycott, Catalog Now on iTunes |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=17 November 2010 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-end-digital-boycott-catalog-now-on-itunes-20101116 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217060655/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-end-digital-boycott-catalog-now-on-itunes-20101116 |archive-date=17 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, EMI's recorded music operations were sold to [[Universal Music Group]]. In order for Universal Music to acquire EMI, the [[European Union]], for [[antitrust]] reasons, forced EMI to spin off assets including Parlophone. Universal was allowed to keep the Beatles' recorded music catalogue, managed by [[Capitol Records]] under its [[Capitol Music Group]] division.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ingham |first=Tim |url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/steve-barnett-named-chairman-of-universal-s-capitol-records/052695 |title=Universal's Capitol takes shape: Barnett in, Beatles on roster |work=Music Week |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208190010/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/steve-barnett-named-chairman-of-universal-s-capitol-records/052695 |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The entire original Beatles album catalogue was also reissued on vinyl in 2012; available either individually or as a box set.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Randy |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-sep-27-la-et-ms-beatles-vinyl-album-catalog-reissue-20120927-story.html |title=Beatles album catalog will get back to vinyl Nov. 13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 September 2012 |access-date=29 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208143637/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/27/entertainment/la-et-ms-beatles-vinyl-album-catalog-reissue-20120927 |archive-date=8 February 2013}}</ref>

In 2013, a second volume of BBC recordings, ''[[On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2]]'', was released. That December saw the release of another 59 Beatles recordings on iTunes. The set, titled ''[[The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963]]'', had the opportunity to gain a 70-year copyright extension conditional on the songs being published at least once before the end of 2013. Apple Records released the recordings on 17 December to prevent them from going into the public domain and had them taken down from iTunes later that same day. Fan reactions to the release were mixed, with one blogger saying "the hardcore Beatles collectors who are trying to obtain everything will already have these."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/12/beatles-copyright-apple-release-tracks |title=Beatles for sale: copyright laws force Apple to release 59 tracks |first=Mark |last=Brown |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 December 2013|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215094508/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/12/beatles-copyright-apple-release-tracks|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-surprise-with-rare-bootleg-1963-release-20131217 |title=Beatles Surprise With 'Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 Release' |first=Steve |last=Knopper |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=17 December 2013|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219231439/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-surprise-with-rare-bootleg-1963-release-20131217|archive-date=19 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 26 January 2014, McCartney and Starr performed together at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]], held at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-share-grammy-stage-for-rare-performance-20140126 |title=Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Share Grammy Stage for Rare Performance |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162213/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-share-grammy-stage-for-rare-performance-20140126 |archive-date=6 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, ''[[The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles]]'' television special was taped in the [[Los Angeles Convention Center]]'s West Hall. It aired on 9 February, the exact date of&nbsp;– and at the same time and on the same network as&nbsp;– the original broadcast of the Beatles' first US television appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', 50&nbsp;years earlier. The special included performances of Beatles songs by current artists as well as by McCartney and Starr, archival footage and interviews with the two surviving ex-Beatles carried out by [[David Letterman]] at the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-beatles-special-to-air-feb-9-2014 |title=GRAMMY Beatles Special To Air Feb. 9, 2014 |publisher=Grammy Awards |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116033058/http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-beatles-special-to-air-feb-9-2014 |archive-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Yarborough |first=Chuck |url=https://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2014/02/paul_mccartney_ringo_starr_to.html |title=Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr to be interviewed by David Letterman for 'Grammy Salute to the Beatles' |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |date=7 February 2014 |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162126/https://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2014/02/paul_mccartney_ringo_starr_to.html |archive-date=6 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2015, the Beatles released their catalogue for streaming on various streaming music services including [[Spotify]] and [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dillet |first1=Romain |title=The Beatles Come To Spotify, Apple Music And Other Streaming Services |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/23/the-beatles-come-to-spotify-apple-music-and-other-streaming-services/ |website=TechCrunch |date=23 December 2015|access-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131013342/http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/23/the-beatles-come-to-spotify-apple-music-and-other-streaming-services/|archive-date=31 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2016, the documentary film ''[[The Beatles: Eight Days a Week]]'' was released. Directed by [[Ron Howard]], it chronicled the Beatles' career during their touring years from 1961 to 1966, from their performances in Liverpool's the Cavern Club in 1961 to their final concert in San Francisco in 1966. The film was released theatrically on 15 September in the UK and the US, and started streaming on [[Hulu]] on 17 September. It received several awards and nominations, including for Best Documentary at the 70th British Academy Film Awards and the Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special at the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/news/watch-trailer-beatles-eight-days-week-touring-years |title=Watch the Trailer for 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years' |date=20 June 2016 |website=thebeatles.com|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015060447/https://www.thebeatles.com/news/watch-trailer-beatles-eight-days-week-touring-years|archive-date=15 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> An expanded, remixed and remastered version of ''The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl'' was released on 9 September, to coincide with the release of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/beatles-release-new-hollywood-bowl-live-album-84822 |title=The Beatles to release remixed and remastered recordings from their Hollywood Bowl concerts |work=Uncut |author=Bonner, Michael |date=20 July 2016|access-date=20 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721115149/http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/beatles-release-new-hollywood-bowl-live-album-84822|archive-date=21 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-announce-new-live-at-the-hollywood-bowl-album-w429893 |title=Beatles Announce New 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl' Album |magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Grow, Kory |date=20 July 2016|access-date=20 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830112528/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-announce-new-live-at-the-hollywood-bowl-album-w429893|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 May 2017, [[Sirius XM Radio]] launched a 24/7 radio channel, The Beatles Channel. A week later, ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' was reissued with new stereo mixes and unreleased material for the album's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last=Deriso |first=Nick |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-reissue-release-date/ |title=Release Date and Formats Revealed for Beatles Expanded 'Sgt. Pepper' Reissue |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=4 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407084255/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-reissue-release-date/|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Similar box sets were released for ''[[The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition|The Beatles]]'' in November 2018,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Enos |first=Morgan |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8477265/the-beatles-white-album-reissue-giles-martin |title=The Beatles' White Album Remastered: Producer Giles Martin Talks Giving the Classic a Fresh Look at 50 |magazine=Billboard |date=1 October 2018|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008005718/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8477265/the-beatles-white-album-reissue-giles-martin|archive-date=8 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition|Abbey Road]]'' in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abbeyroad.thebeatles.com/ |title=The Beatles Revisit Abbey Road with Special Anniversary Releases |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=8 August 2019 |website=thebeatles.com |publisher=Apple Corps |access-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808103219/https://abbeyroad.thebeatles.com/ |archive-date=8 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2019, ''Abbey Road'' returned to number one on the UK Albums Chart. The Beatles broke their own record for the album with the longest gap between topping the charts as ''Abbey Road'' hit the top spot 50&nbsp;years after its original release.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/04/beatles-abbey-road-returns-number-one-50-years/ |title=The Beatles' Abbey Road returns to number one 50 years on |date=4 October 2019 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015055010/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/04/beatles-abbey-road-returns-number-one-50-years/|archive-date=15 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2020s ====
In November 2021, ''[[The Beatles: Get Back]]'', a documentary directed by [[Peter Jackson]] using footage captured for the ''Let It Be'' film, was released on [[Disney+]] as a three-part [[miniseries]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Beatles: Get Back', a Disney+ Original Documentary Series Directed by Peter Jackson, to Debut Exclusively on Disney+ |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/news/%E2%80%9C-beatles-get-back%E2%80%9D-disney-original-documentary-series-directed-peter-jackson-debut-exclusively|access-date=7 July 2021 |website=The Beatles |language=en|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617142958/https://www.thebeatles.com/news/%E2%80%9C-beatles-get-back%E2%80%9D-disney-original-documentary-series-directed-peter-jackson-debut-exclusively|url-status=dead}}</ref> A book by the same title was released on 12 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Beatles Expanded Let It Be/Get Back Release Is Due In October |publisher=noise11.com |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/the-beatles-expanded-let-it-be-get-back-release-is-due-in-october-20210813 |date=13 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015165755/https://www.noise11.com/news/the-beatles-expanded-let-it-be-get-back-release-is-due-in-october-20210813|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Let It Be: Special Edition|super deluxe version]] of the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' album was released on 15 October.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=26 August 2021 |title=The Unheard 'Let It Be': An Exclusive Guide to the Beatles' New Expanded Classic |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beatles-let-it-be-special-edition-super-deluxe-1214774/|access-date=26 August 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826131345/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beatles-let-it-be-special-edition-super-deluxe-1214774/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2022, the album ''[[The Beatles' rooftop concert#Set list|Get Back (Rooftop Performance)]]'', consisting of newly mixed audio of [[The Beatles' rooftop concert|the Beatles' rooftop performance]], was released on streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Beatles: Get Back-the Rooftop Performance' |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/beatles-get-back-rooftop-performance-0|access-date=25 March 2022 |website=www.thebeatles.com|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430054941/https://www.thebeatles.com/beatles-get-back-rooftop-performance-0|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, McCartney and Starr collaborated on [[Let It Be (song)#Dolly Parton version|a new recording]] of "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" with [[Dolly Parton]], [[Peter Frampton]] and [[Mick Fleetwood]], which was released on Parton's album ''[[Rockstar (Dolly Parton album)|Rockstar]]'' in November 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dolly-parton-love-note-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-rockstar-collaboration-1235504979/ |title=Dolly Parton Says She Sent 'Love Note' to Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr to Ask Them for 'Rockstar' Collaboration |first=Rania |last=Aniftos |publisher=Billboard |date=21 November 2023 |accessdate=11 January 2024|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111174226/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dolly-parton-love-note-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-rockstar-collaboration-1235504979/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Jessica |date=9 May 2023 |title=Dolly Parton's Star-Studded Album 'Rockstar' Finally Has a Release Date |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-rock-album-rockstar-release-date-1235325131/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=9 May 2023 |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082841/https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-rock-album-rockstar-release-date-1235325131/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October, a [[Revolver: Special Edition|special edition]] of ''Revolver'' was released, featuring unreleased demos, studio outtakes, the original mono mix and a new stereo remix using [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] de-mixing technology developed by Peter Jackson's [[WingNut Films]], which had previously been used to restore audio for the documentary ''Get Back''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=The Beatles' 'Revolver' Box Brings a 'Get Back' Treatment to the Group's Creative Breakthrough: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/album-reviews/the-beatles-revolver-deluxe-box-album-review-1235417007/ |website=Variety |access-date=18 November 2022 |date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118120644/https://variety.com/2022/music/album-reviews/the-beatles-revolver-deluxe-box-album-review-1235417007/ |url-status=live}}</ref> New music videos were produced for "[[Here, There and Everywhere]]" and "[[I'm Only Sleeping]]", the latter of which won the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video]] at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]].

[[File:McCartneyO2101224 p2 (167 of 191) (54225060041).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Starr joined McCartney's 19 December 2024 solo show as a guest performer for two Beatles songs.]]
In June 2023, McCartney announced plans to release "the final Beatles record" later in the year, using Jackson's de-mixing technology to extract Lennon's voice from an old demo of a song that he had written as a solo artist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=13 June 2023 |title=Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65881813 |access-date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805102233/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65881813 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2023, the song was revealed to be "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]", with a physical and digital release date of 2 November 2023.<ref name="NowAndThen2023">{{cite web |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |date=26 October 2023 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/26/beatles-last-song-now-and-then-release-date-ai-explained/71315449007/ |title=The last Beatles song, 'Now and Then,' finally arrives after more than 40 years |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221203/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/26/beatles-last-song-now-and-then-release-date-ai-explained/71315449007/ |archivedate=26 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=The Beatles Dethrone Taylor Swift On Spotify |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/03/the-beatles-dethrone-taylor-swift-on-spotify/ |access-date=6 November 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106190504/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/03/the-beatles-dethrone-taylor-swift-on-spotify/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The official music video for "Now and Then" was released the following day, garnering upwards of 8&nbsp;million views in its first 12 hours,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Watercutter |first1=Angela |title='Now and Then,' the Beatles' Last Song, Is Here, Thanks to Peter Jackson's AI |url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-beatles-now-and-then-last-song-artificial-intelligence-peter-jackson/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104002316/https://www.wired.com/story/the-beatles-now-and-then-last-song-artificial-intelligence-peter-jackson/ |url-status=live}}</ref> as the song arrived on Spotify's rankings as one of the most-streamed current songs.<ref name=":2" /> "Now and Then" debuted simultaneously across music, alternative, news/talk and sports stations. The song's premiere achieved the record for the most radio stations to simulcast a music track.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Matthew |date=6 November 2023 |title=The Beatles' last single "Now and Then" breaks radio record as AI revives Lennon recording |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/11/the-beatles-last-single-now-and-then-breaks-radio-record-as-ai-revives-lennon-760660 |access-date=9 November 2023 |website=Guinness world records |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109132259/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/11/the-beatles-last-single-now-and-then-breaks-radio-record-as-ai-revives-lennon-760660 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song became their first UK number-one single since 1969.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=The Beatles set record 54-year gap between No 1 singles as Now and Then tops UK chart |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/10/the-beatles-54-years-no-1-singles-now-and-then-uk-chart |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111080219/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/10/the-beatles-54-years-no-1-singles-now-and-then-uk-chart |url-status=live}}</ref> It won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance]] at the [[67th Annual Grammy Awards]], and was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=2 February 2025 |title=See who won at the 2025 Grammy Awards |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/entertainment/award-winners-list-grammys/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> The nominations were also historically significant for making "Now and Then" the first [[artificial intelligence]]-assisted track to be nominated for a Grammy award, and first to win.<ref name="Digital Music News">{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Ashley |title=Beatles 'Now & Then' Becomes First AI-Assisted Song Nominated for a Grammy |url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/08/beatles-now-and-then-ai-assist-grammy/ |website=www.digitalmusicnews.com |date=9 November 2024 |publisher=Digital Music News |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>

On 8 May 2024, the 1970 film ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]'' was released on Disney+, following a digital restoration by Jackson's [[Park Road Post]]; it was the first time it was publicly screened since its original theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tingley |first=Anna |date=8 May 2024 |title=Beatles' 1970 'Let It Be' Documentary Is Now Streaming on Disney+ |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beatles-let-it-be-documentary-how-to-watch-online-streaming-1235996229/ |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510083342/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beatles-let-it-be-documentary-how-to-watch-online-streaming-1235996229/ |url-status=live}}</ref>