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“He was the only one who found it necessary to perform - which was useless”: The Beatle who had to be cut from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

The making of Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece originally featured a cameo from one Paul McCartney - but his contribution didn’t impress Roger Waters…

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The Wurzels release AI-written single called Wurzel Me Up

The band are best known for top 10 hits The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) and I Am A Cider Drinker.

Evening Standard

Craziest Conspiracy Theories Lurking In The Dark Corners Of The Internet

Conspiracy theories spread like wildfire. One outlandish claim, a cryptic comment, or even a clumsy misquote can spark an avalanche of speculation. Add a pinch of public distrust and the lightning speed of social media, and suddenly, a fringe idea becomes a global obsession. While researchers have shown that fake…

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"That scene really embraced me, but I never really felt I fitted into that box": Chantel McGregor may have been welcomed by the blues scene, but her next step may surprise them

With elements of prog on her new album, guitarist/singer Chantel McGregor ishopeful people will see her in a different light

Louder

Paul Mescal 'whines' about career and 'alpha male' replacement as Lennon’s sister slams him for overexposure

As the star complains about critiques of his work, Julia Baird points out the privileged actor is already everywhere

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney was ‘pretty terrified’ to work with Barbra Streisand on new duet

The Beatles star recorded a new version of his track, My Valentine, with the Funny Girl star.

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“The Höfner is so light, it encouraged me to play with a light touch and be more adventurous with it. I’d play it more like a guitar”: Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s

The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along for the ride

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Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran and Elton John among musicians named on Sunday Times Rich List for 2025

Only a handful of musicians were featured on the annual wealth ranking

The Independent UK

“I sit at my piano and watch skies moving and trees blowing and that’s far more exciting than buildings and roads and millions of people”: The strange story of the Kate Bush classic Cloudbusting

“The stimulus of the countryside is fantastic,” she said

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“Mick looked peeved. The Beatles had upstaged him”: When the Beatles stole the Rolling Stones’ thunder and dropped Hey Jude at the Beggars Banquet launch party

It was supposed to be Jagger’s night - but a stealthy Paul McCartney had other ideas…

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“Paul’s basslines, while they’re iconic and memorable and musical, they’re not really technically challenging”: How McCartney’s sidekick Brian Ray juggles bass and guitar — and plays the Lennon role in The End

"Even if you’re not a bass player, you know these parts"

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“I got a call: ‘Can you be on a plane tomorrow to go to New Orleans to play one song with Paul McCartney?’” Brian Ray’s audition to join Paul McCartney’s band was a last-minute live performance – at the Super Bowl

The multi-instrumentalist didn't have long to prepare for one of the most public auditions in the history of rock and roll

Guitar World

"John made himself out to be the big working-class hero: he was the least working-class in the group." In 1984, revisiting his work with The Beatles, Paul McCartney shed new light on his relationship with John Lennon in his most revealing interviews ever

"If you ever got a speck of praise from John, a crumb of it, you were quite grateful." Paul McCartney on John Lennon

Louder

Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans

Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’

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Dua Lipa among stars urging PM to protect creative industry amid copyright fears

Signatories to the letter also include Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies and Robbie Williams.

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“John said, ‘I don’t know where to go from here.’ So Paul said, ‘Well, I’ve got this other song I’ve been working on.’ They joined the two bits together to make one song”: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

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Adolescence writer to join Sam Mendes’s Beatles films

Jack Thorne is one of three award-winning screenwriters reported to be involved in the project so far

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Barry Keoghan 'couldn't look at' Sir Ringo Starr

Barry Keoghan "couldn't look" at Sir Ringo Starr when he went to visit the Beatles legend as part of his research into playing the drummer in an upcoming biopic.

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Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films to be written by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne

The director has appointed the acclaimed Olivier, Tony, Bafta and Oscar winning talents to be the screenwriters for The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event

Evening Standard

Barry Keoghan visited Ringo Starr to ‘study’ him for upcoming Beatles biopics

Saltburn actor Keoghan has been cast to play the drummer in a collection of new biopics.

Evening Standard

Data reforms move closer to becoming law amid calls to ‘protect artists’ from AI

The Government pledged to conduct an economic impact assessment of the policy options put forward in its copyright and AI consultation.

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Celine Dion joins Sir Paul McCartney's 3D film

Celine Dion has joined the cast of Sir Paul McCartney's 3D animated film, 'High in the Clouds'.

The Guardian - UK

Drug runs for the Stones, a love triangle with Joni Mitchell: has Chris O’Dell had the music industry’s wildest career?

She managed tours for Queen and Led Zeppelin and was at George Harrison’s house when the Beatles split – but O’Dell is most proud of her legacy as a woman in a macho industry

Evening Standard

Stella McCartney 'set to give up her flagship Bond Street store as losses mount'

Latest accounts filed by the company show annual losses of £25 million

MusicRadar

“It’s one of the most affecting responses to death ever put on record”: 9 fresh long reads on tracks with astounding musical moments

Our recently published deep-dives into rock and pop classics featuring arrangement quirks, left-field riffs or abrupt rhythmic changes are collected here

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