Charges dropped against three accused of trying to sell stolen Hotel California lyrics
Case collapsed after emails came to light that defense lawyers said raised questions about the trial’s fairness
February 2024
Eagles’ Don Henley tells court he never gave away Hotel California lyrics
Eagles’ Don Henley testifies that ‘poor decision’ led to his 1980 arrest
Bring your alibis: battle over Eagles’ Hotel California lyrics goes to court
Three men go on trial in New York over Eagles’ Hotel California manuscript
January 2024
‘Feel no shame for what you are’: the greatest songs about the new year
From Abba to U2, midcentury vocal groups to 00s emo, we highlight songs that clear up the previous year’s party and look to a fresh start
July 2023
Randy Meisner obituary
Singer and bassist with the Eagles who wrote one of their biggest hits, Take It to the Limit
August 2022
‘I’m a roads scholar!’ Marty Stuart’s five decades at the country university
Since joining his first band aged 12, Stuart has played with the likes of Johnny Cash and the Byrds and is now building a country music museum. He explains the roots of his lifelong passion
July 2022
Prisoners of their own device? Men accused over theft of Hotel California manuscript
Court case over ownership of original copy of Don Henley’s lyrics for the epic Eagles rock song
June 2022
Eagles review – unflashy ‘guys with guitars’ deliver feelgood comforts
Even without the whizz-bangery of the classic big-ticket stadium tour, the California veterans offer a dopamine hit of soft-rock singalongs from another time
May 2021
Reopening culture
From Latitude to Lady Gaga: what to see as music venues and festivals reopen
As live music returns, we pick the best artists launching post-lockdown tours and festival dates – with the Eagles, Beck and Bloodstock leading the charge
October 2020
Brief letters
Quoting the Eagles doesn’t check out
Brief letters: Probability lessons | Hotel California | Red Dwarf alert | Masks | Catkins | Snollygoster
June 2019
Eagles review – soaring return for rock's slick cowboys
No amount of polish can help their less inspired material, but there are moments when the country-rockers sound heavenly
August 2018
The Eagles score biggest-selling album of all time in US, surpassing Thriller
After sales figures were updated by the Recording Industry Association of America, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was beaten by the Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
February 2018
Greatest splits: Wild Beasts and the art of breaking up
As the Kendal four-piece play their final shows – apparently departing on an amicable note – we assess the best and worst ways for a band to call it a day
January 2018
Bring your alibis: Eagles settle legal case against real-life Hotel California
Establishment in Todos Santos, Mexico, withdraws its application to trademark the name in the US
June 2017
Hotel California owner says Eagles' trademark claim is 'baseless'
The company behind the hotel in Baja California ‘flatly denies’ trying to mislead travellers into thinking it is linked to the famous band
May 2017
Eagles sue Mexican Hotel California for false association with famous song
Rock stars claim visitors to the hotel in the Baja resort town of Todos Santos are falsely led to believe it inspired the band’s biggest hit
February 2017
Reports of my death
Clive James: 'The Eagles were exposed as a line-up of relentless bores'
When they sang, they were magic, but when they talk now, they are nerve gas
December 2016
Stars out for the final Kennedy Center Honors gala of the Obama era
Celebrities including Al Pacino and Aretha Franklin celebrate outgoing president amid uncertainty about 2017 event under Trump
