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Latest news as of Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010
Paul McCartney to lead stars at Feb. 19 premiere of Viva Elvis

Paul McCartney and members of The Beatles Love family at The Mirage are expected to attend the premiere of Viva Elvis in Las Vegas on February 19. Cirque officials also are hoping for Ringo Starr with Barbara Bach, Yoko Ono with Sean Lennon and George Harrison's widow Olivia, as all of them are fans of Elvis' music.

Add a Comment  Source: Las Vegas Sun  
Paul McCartney on the Beatles: 'We were a great f-ing band'

Paul McCartney watched the rehearsals for the Beatles' "Love" show from Cirque du Soleil and this is one thing he had to say: "We were a great f-ing band." This moment is captured in the documentary "All Together Now." I watched it over the weekend, and it's wonderful. Beatles fans will just eat this up.

Add a Comment  Source: Hollywood Reporter  
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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James McCartney announces his first tour

Paul McCartney's son James is keeping the family trade alive by going on his first ever tour, with songs partly inspired by The Beatles. The 32-year-old multi-instrumentalist played a handful of concerts in October last year under the pseudonym Light in a bid to distance himself from his world-renowned father. The tour kicks off in Liverpool on February 25.

Add a Comment  Source: The Mirror, UK  
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Paul McCartney to write for Gwyneth Paltrow's website

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow called on her friend Stella McCartney's father Paul McCartney to write an article for her lifestyle newsletter.

Comments (1)  Source: Ace Showbiz  
Monday, February 1, 2010
British pop star slams music mogul over McCartney rant

Pop star Mika has spoken out against Alan McGee after the music mogul launched a vicious rant against stars including Paul McCartney. He says, "What does Alan McGee know? Why would I deserve an opinion from someone like him? I'm not willing to take part in their little game."

Comments (2)  Related Articles  Source: The Express, UK  
Thursday, January 28, 2010
UK music mogul says Paul McCartney should retire

Paul McCartney should hang up his electric guitar for good, according to music mogul Alan McGee. Speaking to the Daily Record, the former Creation record label chief, who helped groups like Oasis become famous, said music was a young person's game. "Music should be like football. You don't have 66-year-old football players. There's a reason for that."

Comments (37)  Related Articles  Source: Gear 4 Music  
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
James McCartney to be best man at Paul's wedding

Sir Paul McCartney will make his son James the best man when he marries girlfriend Nancy Shevell later this year, according to UK reports. A source said, "As far as Paul is concerned, James will be the only man for the job. All Paul's kids get on well with Nancy and it will obviously be fitting for James to be involved in this way."

Comments (2)  Source: Monsters and Critics  
Monday, January 25, 2010
Ironically, EMI releases next McCartney single in the UK

Paul McCartney has inadvertently found his new single is being released by the music giant he famously quit after more than four decades. (I Want To) Come Home, for the soundtrack of the movie Everybody's Fine, is due to be released on March 1 on Walt Disney Records in the US, but in the UK and Europe, it will be issued by EMI.

Comments (6)  Source: Hot Press  
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Paul McCartney wanted to join Grohl supergroup

Paul McCartney has revealed that he wanted to join Dave Grohl's supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. According to the Daily Mail in the UK, the former Beatles star admitted that he asked Grohl when the pair attended dinner after the Grammy's last February, but bass player John Paul Jones had already been recruited.

Comments (4)  Source: Digital Spy  

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Ricky Gervais says McCartney loved his Heather Mills joke

On the Golden Globes on Sunday, Ricky Gervais joked, "We were on the same plane to get here. I was in first and he was behind me in coach... Well, he spent a lot of money last year." Gervais later wrote on his blog, "I was worried about the Paul McCartney line but then he came backstage and hugged me and said he loved it, so that was OK."

Add a Comment  Source: Gigwise  
Monday, January 18, 2010
Paul McCartney gives special gift to Golden Globes celebs

Paul McCartney is hoping to convert celebrities who attended last weekend's Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles by placing his hard-hitting new DVD, in presenters and nominees' gift bags. The former Beatle agreed to endorse the hard-hitting film.

Add a Comment  Source: Post Chronicle  
Paul's car breaks down in Los Angeles

Paul McCartney needed a little help from his friends after his car broke down in California. Paul was left stranded following a Santa Monica hiking trip with girlfriend Nancy Shevell, when the vehicle's engine died. But the couple was immediately whisked off by McCartney's waiting security team, according to reports.

Comments (4)  Source: Monsters and Critics  
Macca puts young daughter before his career

Sir Paul McCartney says his daughter Beatrice with Heather Mills is more important than his music career. Paul revealed that he works his schedule around his six-year-old girl so that he can spend quality time with her. He said, I"m a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody."

Comments (1)  Source: Online Latest News  
Sunday, January 17, 2010
A day in the life of Sir Paul McCartney

No pop superstar has made the transition from teen idol to grand statesman quite like Sir Paul McCartney. To coincide with today's free McCartney CD given away with The Mail on Sunday in the UK, Daily Mail reporter Dylan Jones went backstage on Paul's recent tour to present this unique insight into the man and his work.

Add a Comment  Source: The Daily Mail, UK  
Stars celebrate Sir Paul's Golden Globe nomination

In a weekend better known for its unabashed celebration of movies and television, music giants gathered at an intimate, private lunch at Hollywood's Sunset Tower hotel Saturday to toast Sir Paul McCartney. His song "(I Want To) Come Home" for the Robert DeNiro film "Everybody's Fine" is nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Add a Comment  Source: Huffington Post  
Friday, January 15, 2010

Heather Mills
Heather Mills crashes car on her birthday

Heather Mills crashed her $65,000 car on her 42nd birthday. A source close to Mills said, "She must have forgotten that she was parked in front of a post and just charged straight into it. She got out of the car and saw the damage she'd done and was livid. It was her birthday, so no doubt that made her extra angry."

Comments (9)  Source: Breaking News, Ireland  
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Paul McCartney will be Golden Globe presenter on Sunday

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that former Beatle Paul McCartney will be presenters at Sunday's Golden Globes award show. Hosted by Ricky Gervais, the 67th annual awards take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, and will air live on NBC TV at 8 p.m. ET.

Add a Comment  Source: Canadian Press  

Unconfirmed Rumor: Paul McCartney planning secret wedding

Sir Paul McCartney is reportedly making secret preparations to marry US heiress Nancy Shevell. The Beatles legend is said to be keen to tie the knot for a third time with Nancy, his girlfriend of nearly two years, and organised a family meet up in the Caribbean earlier this month to discuss their future together with his children.

Comments (7)  Source: The Post Chronicle  
Monday, January 11, 2010
UK's Mail on Sunday to give away free Paul McCartney CD

Next week's Mail on Sunday in the UK will include a free Paul McCartney CD, which features seven fantastic classic Beatles tracks, including I Saw Her Standing There, Lady Madonna, Get Back, Blackbird and the iconic Hey Jude, and distinctive sleeve artwork designed by Paul himself.

Comments (1)  Source: The Daily Mail, UK  
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Paul McCartney at O2 shows he's most natural Beatles performer

That Paul McCartney was always the Fabs' most natural performer, with an enduring passion for live music, can be easily overlooked. Appearing on the cover of Two Virgins is one thing, but a different kind of courage is needed to live up to being a former Beatle on stage, given the weight of expectation.

Add a Comment  Source: The Oxford Times, UK  
Monday, January 4, 2010
Paul McCartney appears on Travis singer's first solo

Travis frontman Fran Healy's upcoming solo album, tentatively titled 'Wreckorder', will feature a performance by Sir Paul McCartney. Healy announced the news in a pair of recent blog posts. "One of the biggest coups was getting Paul McCartney to play bass on a song," Healy wrote. "His bassline is brilliant."

Add a Comment  Source: Spinner  
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
National Treasure: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney was the one half of the songwriting team that gave the world Love Me Do and Yellow Submarine but his solo work since leaving The Beatles eclipses that of most artists' full musical career. The man wrote Eleanor Rigby for goodness sake, a song that crosses all known musical boundaries and deserves a genre of its own.

Comments (2)  Source: The Economic Voice  
Monday, December 28, 2009

Live Paul McCartney tracks coming to Rock Band

On January 5th, three tracks from McCartney's live Good Evening, New York City will be added to Rock Band as downloadable content. The "New York Pack 01" will feature "Band on the Run," "Jet" and "Sing the Changes," all taken from McCartney's epic shows at New York's new home of the Mets, Citi Field.

Comments (1)  Source: Rolling Stone  
Paul McCartney insisted film be true about Aunt Mimi

Paul McCartney has revealed that he clashed with the director of a film about John Lennon's childhood because she was planning to portray John's Aunt Mimi as cruel. As a result, Sam Taylor-Wood agreed to change the script of Nowhere Boy, which opened yesterday to glowing reviews, to show Mimi Smith in a better light.

Comments (1)  Source: The Daily Mail, UK  
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Paul McCartney says playing electric guitar is his hobby

Paul says that many people cannot wait to give up their job and retire. However, he said he is doing his hobby for a living and therefore has no plans to stop making music. "I'm going off now and I'll pick up the electric guitar and play some rock and roll," he commented. "I still feel the same thrill I used to feel."

Comments (3)  Source: Gear 4 Music  
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Paul McCartney is simply having a wonderful concert time

Paul McCartney offered a curfew-busting set packed with sufficient hits to leave people punch-drunk last night in London. Paul played Only Mama Knows from Memory Almost Full, took to the piano for I Want to Come Home, his tune from the Robert De Niro film Everybody's Fine, and saved most of the Beatles numbers for the second half.

Add a Comment  Source: London Evening Standard  
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Macca magic wows London crowd

Paul McCartney took London by storm with a marathon set lasting almost three hours on Tuesday night. His only UK gig of the year, during the show, Sir Paul paid tributes to his late wife Linda and his family, and Beatles bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon, leading the crowd in a rendition of Lennon's song Give Peace A Chance.

Comments (1)  Source: Virgin Music News  
McCartney show to go on despite snow

Sir Paul McCartney's massive gig at the 02 is to go ahead, despite the bad weather. The hugely-anticipated sell-out Good Evening London concert on Tuesday night is the climax, and the only UK gig, of Sir Paul's European tour. The 02 arena will host his final show of 2009 and the event also marks his first public performance at the venue.

Comments (1)  Source: Virgin Music News  
Monday, December 21, 2009
Paul McCartney fancies O2 concert residency

Sir Paul McCartney has hinted that he would like to play a residency the O2 Arena, in London. The former Beatle, who is due to perform at the venue on Tuesday, told Absolute Radio that he "quite fancied the idea" of an extended run of shows. He said, "Last time I ever did that was when The Beatles used to do Christmas shows."

Add a Comment  Source: BBC News  
McCartney gets back where stadium rock started from

This month saw the release of Paul McCartney's new DVD, Good Evening New York City, which captures the best of his three performances in the Big Apple in July. While the concert itself is every bit as good as you might expect, there's an extra significance to the shows. "It felt very emotional, going back," says McCartney.

Add a Comment  Source: The Herald, UK  

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