After 17 months of negotiations and signoffs with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison's widow, Olivia, it was announced last week that the Beatles will star in a videogame that has been authorized for a Christmas 2009 release. It's the result of a partnership between MTV and Harmonix (the companies behind Rock Band) and the Beatles' business enterprise, Apple Corps Ltd.

And, like anything involving the Fab Four, securing the deal was no small feat. But Ono tells EW exclusively that it makes perfect sense. "All of us are actually pretty hip, so we said yes," she says. "I'm personally very excited. [The game] lets you participate in a way where you're really [immersed in] the music. With so many young kids into the Beatles, it's a start to a beautiful new page in [the band's] history.