Paul McCartney cautions against AI in music despite success of AI-enhanced Beatles song Protecting artists from AI overreach is the Beatle’s new tune TechRadar · Dec 18, 2024
Badfinger's crisp "Head First" remix Bob Jackson discusses bringing the 1974 album back as a testament to the Welsh band's enduring impact Salon · Dec 17, 2024
"There is no getting around the fact that he repeats the phrase 'simply having a wonderful Christmastime' 17 times": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime Our resident music professor takes on McCarney's divisive festive classic, a Christmas song curiously "built around the most advanced synthesizers available in 1979” MusicRadar · Dec 17, 2024
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 5 – Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter This freewheeling embrace of the singer’s roots was also a triumphant reclamation of a genre that had long shunned its Black origins The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024
Paul McCartney review – extraordinarily sublime and humblingly beautiful Stretching an almost three-hour set from the Quarrymen through to the ‘final Beatles single’ this is like an arena-sized Last Night at the Proms, with Beatlemania The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024
In 2024, a controversial Beatles song made Grammy history and raised eyebrows AI helped deliver a new wave of Beatlemania, but worries about AI in the arts remain. Laptop · Dec 15, 2024
Paul McCartney, Manchester review: The last great Sixties showman is nothing short of breathtaking 5/5 The 82-year-old delivers an extraordinary set drawn almost entirely from The Beatles and Wings canons, bringing tears, nostalgia and even screaming The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024
Mariah Carey makes chart history Mariah Carey has become the first artist to top the Billboard 100 chart in 20 different years. BANG Premier · Dec 15, 2024
Paul McCartney leaves Manchester spellbound as he rolls out the hits on first night of UK tour At the first of two sold-out shows – part of his celebrated Got Back tour and his first UK gig since 2018 – The Beatles legend ‘duetted’ with his late bandmate, John Lennon, and gave fans an early Christmas present The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney says ‘it’s good to be back’ as UK leg of tour begins The Beatles star played the Co-op Live arena in Manchester. Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney reveals why he gets 'very emotional' on stage Sir Paul McCartney gets "very emotional" whenever he performs 'Now and Then' because it was written by John Lennon. BANG Premier · Dec 14, 2024
Documents revealing insight into break-up of The Beatles auctioned for £9,000 The documents had been discovered in a cupboard, where they had been stored since the 1970s, according to Dawsons Auctioneers. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024
Ringo Starr ‘loves’ his voice on new country album Opening up about the sounds on his latest solo effort at a playback for reporters and celebs, Ringo Starr declared he “loves” the way his voice sounds on his upcoming country album. BANG Premier · Dec 12, 2024
Kate Bush joins campaign against AI using artists’ work without permission Singer-songwriter follows Paul McCartney and others in speaking out as ministers consider opt-out system The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024
Salon · Dec 11, 2024 Beatles biopic casting rumors breakdown Sam Mendes' four-part biopic is set to drop in 2027, and some of Hollywood's buzziest stars could play the Fab Four
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Ridley Scott appears to leak Paul Mescal’s casting in new Beatles film Sam Mendes has remained tight-lipped on the casting for his forthcoming four-piece Beatles biopic
MusicRadar · Dec 11, 2024 “Paul is actually stacked up, doing The Beatles next”: It’s (very nearly) official: Paul Mescal looks set to play Paul McCartney in new Sam Mendes biopic Top directors and Ringo Starr just can’t keep schtum about who's in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics
Guitar World · Dec 11, 2024 “There was a time you wouldn’t have touched a Superstrat, at least in my world – that was very illegal. It’s cool to be able to let go of those old feelings and those silly rules”: How Chris Shiflett learned to love his inner shredder The Foo Fighters guitarist discusses playing with Brian May, the lessons of his podcast –and how his new Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe got its name
MusicRadar · Dec 11, 2024 “It could just take over and we don’t want that to happen”: It's Macca Vs The Machines as Paul McCartney wades in on AI’s threat to music makers Despite embracing AI for their last release, it seems the ex-Beatles bassist has since had a change of tune
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024 Paul Mescal to star in Beatles film, Ridley Scott appears to confirm Longstanding rumour on casting as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’s big four-part project seems settled after comments by Gladiator II director
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024 Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws Former Beatle speaks out amid fears the rise of AI threatens income streams for music, news and book publishers
MusicRadar · Dec 9, 2024 “Like something Paul and Linda cooked up while they were smoking”: The Asimov–McCartney alien musical that never was Treatments revealed in new McCartney biography
Louder · Dec 9, 2024 “The NME said, ‘There’s one of your Rutles songs on this Beatles bootleg album.’ I got them to play it to me over the phone. I said, ‘That’s me on Saturday Night Live!’” How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band? The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...
Louder · Dec 8, 2024 “Nothing ever came of this because McCartney couldn’t recognise good stuff.” Why Paul McCartney's dream of making a sci-fi musical film about earth-invading aliens with legendary author Isaac Asimov never got off the launch-pad The story behind Paul McCartney's 1974 vision of making a sci-fi musical film about music-loving aliens
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024 ‘It’s like they were smoking something potent’: the ‘bizarre’ Paul McCartney alien musical that never was Former Beatle’s treatment for the film – and an expanded version by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov – unearthed in the US