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By Joe JACKSON A much-anticipated “new” Beatles record, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released next week on November 2, former band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr revealed Thursday. “Now And Then”, first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr — and AI — decades after its original recording. McCartney, 81, announced its imminent […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Paul McCartney is back on the top of the charts, on Sunday earning his first solo number-one album in the United States in 36 years. “Egypt Station” — a confident 16-track album in which McCartney experiments with a younger rock feel in addition to his classic Beatles sound — marked the first time that he has ever debuted as a solo artist on top of the benchmark US Billboard […]
NEW YORK,United States (AFP)—Paul McCartney on Monday teased news of “Egypt Station” — presumed to be the title of his next album — as the former Beatle celebrated his 76th birthday. The rock legend on social media released a video of the Pyramids and palm trees swaying in the wind on a sand-colored background set to snippet of ambient music mixed with vehicular traffic. McCartney and his label did not provide further details but speculation […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and folk singer Billy Bragg were among artists and politicians campaigning outside Britain’s parliament on Wednesday to save the country’s live music venues. Around 35 percent of Britain’s live music venues have shut over the last decade, buffeted by gentrification, high rents and the changing music industry. “You need that bottom rung of the ladder for any band or artist that wants to work live,” […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Guitars used by Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and other celebrated musicians will soon hit the auction block in New York City. Guernsey’s auction house will hold its Music Legends’ Guitar auction on December 2 where more than 120 guitars and other instruments will be sold. Included in the sale is a red, sticker-covered Guild guitar that was used by Jimi Hendrix in 1968. “A pretty colorful guitar,” […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Paul McCartney on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to secure the copyright to the Beatles back catalog in a case that could have wide ramifications for the music industry. The complicated dispute centers around the US Copyright Act of 1976 which aimed to address pop music’s checkered history with artists by ensuring long-term rights for songwriters and their heirs. Under the law, artists could reclaim copyright for songs 35 years […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 26) – Phenomenal. That is the one word that everyone would describe The Beatles. The Beatles traced their origins in Liverpool, England. Most of their songs are about love and life. Imagine having a late afternoon coffee with your friend while a playlist of songs are currently playing and you realized how these songs are beautifully written, where words becomes your thoughts. Thoughts you long to say to your friend that afternoon. That […]
by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Paul McCartney said he began drinking heavily and almost quit music altogether after The Beatles broke up, in an interview due to air this week. The music icon, now 73, admitted turning to alcohol to cope with the strain of leaving the Fab Four in April 1970, according to extracts of a BBC radio interview released Tuesday. “I was breaking from my lifelong friends, not knowing whether […]
