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8th April 1963: British pop group The Beatles holding their silver disc. Left to right are, Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Ringo Starr, George Martin of EMI and John Lennon (1940 – 1980). (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JULY 24: Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during day three of Rolling Loud Miami 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium on July 24, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
Canadian Folk, Rock, and Pop musician Neil Young plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, February 23, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) Paul McCartney, Musician, Beatles, United Archives (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)