Will Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney take center stage at the most anticipated royal wedding in 30 years? The “Say Say Say” singer’s name has joined the list of respected musical acts — which also includes Elton John and ABBA — who have reportedly been invited to perform at the wedding reception of royal wedding [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sir Paul McCartney’
Sir Paul McCartney Prince William & Kate Middleton Wedding Performer?
January 6th, 2011 |
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Macca made £6.7M from his solo music last year
December 14th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney reportedly earned 6.7 million pounds from his solo music last year. The 68-years-old pop icon received 4.7 million pounds from MPL Communications, the firm he set up to handle his career after The Beatles split up, reports the Daily Star. He also received a 2 millions pounds dividend from MPL, according to [...]
Macca, Oprah Winfrey hailed at Kennedy Center Honors
December 6th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney was applauded at the Kennedy Center Honors, with stars including Steven Tyler, No Doubt and Dave Grohl singing tributes to the Beatles legend. The singer was honoured at the 33rd annual event, which recognises artists who have enriched American culture. “His genius as a music maker is undisputed. But Paul also has [...]
Beatles reuniting on stage, courtesy the magic of technology
December 2nd, 2010 |
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The magic of technology is set to bring back The Beatles on stage together. The two surviving members of the Fab Four, Sir Paul McCartney, 68, and Ringo Starr, 70 will perform alongside digital images of late bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon, reports the Daily Star. Macca and drummer Ringo will play with backing [...]
Beckhams Invited To William & Kate’s Royal Wedding
November 29th, 2010 |
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Posh ‘N Becks have been cordially invited to a royal wedding — at least that’s the story Britain’s Mirror is telling. English-born soccer ace David Beckham and his fashionable wife Victoria are among the notable guests invited to the nups of Prince William and Kate Middleton, set at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, [...]
The Beatles Now Available On iTunes!
November 16th, 2010 |
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Every song, every note of the legendary sound that defined a generation has been given a facelift for the digital age. On Tuesday morning — after 24 hours of teasing — Apple revealed that its chatted-up “exicting” iTunes announcement is that the entire Beatles catalog is now available for download from the web’s leading online [...]
Beatles to make their songs available on iTunes
November 16th, 2010 |
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The Beatles have finally agreed to make their songs available on iTunes for the first time, it has emerged. The band”s surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, have so far held out against making their music available digitally but are finally ready to embrace [...]
Sir Paul McCartney saves woman pedestrian from crazed cyclist
October 16th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney saved a woman by pushing her out of the way of a speeding cyclist, it has emerged. The man hurled abuse as he narrowly missed them at traffic lights in London”s Oxford Street. “I always get dropped off a few streets from my offices in Soho so I can have a bit [...]
Macca’s memorabilia to go under the hammer
October 8th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics are all set to go under hammer and are expected to fetch 133,000 pounds in a music memorabilia auction this month (Oct10). The working lyrics to Maxwell”s Silver Hammer, off The Beatles” 1969 album Abbey Road, are expected to be the big draw in the internet sale, which also includes [...]
Jailed George Michael gets hand-written letter from Macca
October 1st, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney has sent a hand-written letter to jailed George Michael to lift his spirits. Macca wrote to the singer while he serves time for his drug-fuelled car smash. Pals said the Beatles legend, 68, “empathised” with the Wham! star”s plight after he spent ten days in prison in Tokyo in 1980 after being [...]
Sir Paul Picks HP to Build, Operate His Private Cloud
September 22nd, 2010 |
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Starting immediately, all of the former Beatle’s personal content will be stored in perpetuity on a new private cloud system being designed, built and maintained by Hewlett-Packard. – Sir Paul McCartney has been one of the world’s most-renowned
entertainment content creators for two generations. Like most of us,
his personal collection has been stored on old-school media that’s
considered at risk.
Not anymore. McCartney has decided to digitize everything he has and is mov…
Macca to receive Kennedy Centre honour in White House
September 9th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour this December in the White House. The Kennedy Center for performing arts annually honours arts figures for their contribution to US culture. The former Beatle will be honoured alongside chat show host Oprah Winfrey, choreographer Bill T Jones, composer Jerry Herman and country [...]
Macca is a fan of ‘Glee’
August 3rd, 2010 |
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Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of ‘Glee’, has revealed that he it was surprising to know that Sir Paul McCartney is a fan of his show. Murphy also discovered that the ex-Beatle wanted his music to be part of it. Sir Paul enclosed a mix of some of his tunes, including Michelle, and asked Murphy to [...]
When Macca nearly missed out on playing a gig for Obama
July 31st, 2010 |
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Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was turned away by security guards at the White House when he arrived to play a gig for U.S. President Barack Obama last month. McCartney, 68, had arrived at the iconic building in Washington, D.C. ahead of his scheduled performance for the president, but he and his band were not [...]
The Jonas Brothers Cover The Beatles “Drive My Car†[VIDEO]
July 28th, 2010 |
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You know you’ve made it big in showbiz, when music icon Sir Paul McCartney personally asks you to play a song by The Beatles at an exclusive event at The White House. (Unless you’re Justin Bieber, in which case you’ll know you’ve hit the “Big Time” when you can’t set foot in any mall in America [...]
Kevin Spacey joins Macca for Hey Jude duet
July 3rd, 2010 |
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Hollywood star Kevin Spacey performed a duet with Sir Paul McCartney at a star-packed bash in London after he jumped on stage. The pair performed Beatles classic Hey Jude in front of guests including Dame Judi Dench – to whom the track was dedicated. The event, at Battersea power station, was to raise cash for [...]
Macca refuses to apologise for Bush gag
June 26th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney has refused to apologise for a joke he cracked on former President George W. Bush during an appearance at the White House earlier this month. The Beatles legend poked fun at the ex-leader”s intellect as he became the first non-American to collect the Gershwin Prize for ‘Popular Song’ from Bush”s successor, President [...]
Radiohead voted â€Greatest Glastonbury Headliner Of All Timeâ€
June 25th, 2010 |
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Radiohead band has named the Greatest Glastonbury Headliner Of All Time in an online survey. The rockers – popular for songs such as ”High And Dry,” ”Paranoid Android” and ”Karma Police” – left behind some of the greatest names in music, including Sir Paul McCartney”s famous set in 2004, Jay-Z”s controversial turn in 2008 and [...]
Macca defends Obama over oil spill
June 24th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney has defended US President Barack Obama’s conduct during the oil spill crisis, which was caused by an explosion at BP”s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April that left 11 dead. The former Beatle said that he has the right to speak against the British company for spilling oil in his country. “I [...]
MJ-Macca duet is King of Pop’s most popular track
June 19th, 2010 |
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King of Pop Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney”s 1983 duet ‘Say Say Say’ is the late singer’s most popular track of all time. As per statistics released by Billboard, the song is more popular than songs including ”Billie Jean” and ”Beat It”, reports the Mirror. ”Say Say Say” topped the US chart for six [...]