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 ...

In the most basic terms, “Let It Be” is the abbreviated version of “Get Back,” with fewer takes of “Don’t Let Me Down” and no toast. But that oversimplification of what’s wrongly remembered as The ...

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 ...

Is it really possible the public, and maybe the Beatles and Apple as well, had it wrong all these years, and “Let It Be” is actually a barrel of fun? No doubt opinions will vary widely, now that the ...

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 ...

Of all the revelations on the Beatles’ new Let It Be box set, the biggest is the song that didn’t even make the original album. “Don’t Let Me Down” is John Lennon’s raw love ballad to Yoko Ono, much ...

On this edition of All Songs Considered, I've got a conversation about The Beatles' last-released studio album, Let It Be. Producer Giles Martin discusses his work on the just-released super-deluxe ...

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 ...