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The Role of Linda McCartney Is Cast

Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan joins Sam Mendes' Beatles project

(Newser) - Hollywood has found its Linda McCartney: Saoirse Ronan has signed on to play the first wife of Paul McCartney in director Sam Mendes' four-film project about the Beatles, reports Deadline . Ronan, a four-time Oscar nominee, is set to join a cast that already features Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney,...

McCartney Sings 'Help!' for First Time in 60 Years

Former Beatle hadn't done a full version of the mostly Lennon song since performing it with the lads in 1965

(Newser) - Paul McCartney doesn't usually do songs in concert that were mostly written by John Lennon. He made a major exception Friday night at the Santa Barbara Bowl, performing "Help!" in the first show of his North American tour, Rolling Stone reports. The last time McCartney sang about...

McCartney Announces Major North American Tour

'Got Back' tour is back for first time since 2022

(Newser) - Paul McCartney is hitting the road again with a North American tour that will include his first-ever gig in Albuquerque. The former Beatle, who turned 83 last month, will kick off the latest leg of his Got Back tour in Palm Desert, California, in September, Variety reports. His first full...

Beatles' Sons to Release Song Called 'Rip Off'

Some are asking why Dhani Harrison didn't join Sean Ono Lennon, Zak Starkey, James McCartney

(Newser) - It's the nostalgia-driven collaboration we're not sure we needed but we're getting anyway. Sons of three of the Beatles—Sean Ono Lennon, 49, son of the late John Lennon; James McCartney, 47, son of Paul McCartney; and 59-year-old Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr (real name: Richard...

Brian Wilson's Peers Praise His 'Genius Magical Touch'

Dylan, Elton John, Questlove pay tribute to Beach Boys' leader

(Newser) - After Brian Wilson's death was announced Wednesday, his peers led the mourning by testifying to his groundbreaking musical talent. Bob Dylan posted that he was thinking "about all the years I've been listening to him and admiring his genius." Elton John called Wilson "the biggest...

'Poignant' Yet 'Smutty' Lennon Love Letter Is Up for Auction

Beatle wrote it to future wife Cynthia in 1962

(Newser) - A playful, lovesick letter from a young John Lennon to his future wife Cynthia—complete with a complaint about Paul McCartney's snoring—is hitting the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the Beatle's private world before fame. The intimate handwritten note is expected to fetch up...

Meet the Stars of the Upcoming Beatles Biopics

They are Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan

(Newser) - Sam Mendes has his John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The actors who will portray the Fab Four in four separate biopics to be released in April 2028 were announced Monday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where director Mendes made a surprise appearance alongside his Beatles: British actor Harris Dickinson (Babygirl,...

Paul McCartney Gets His Own Coin




Paul McCartney
Gets His Own Coin
Dec 6, 2024 1:17 PM CST

Paul McCartney Gets His Own Coin

The Royal Mint has been busy

(Newser) - Beatles legend Paul McCartney is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection. The Royal Mint, which has struck the coins of monarchs from Alfred the Great in the ninth century to King Charles III, revealed Friday that it is launching a McCartney coin collection for collectors to buy....

This Beatle Is a Billionaire After Beyonce Boost

After Beyonce's cover of 'Blackbird,' Paul McCartney hits a new milestone

(Newser) - It may seem wild that it took this long, but one of the Beatles is finally a billionaire in the UK, and he has Beyonce to (partially) thank. Paul McCartney and his wife, Nancy, have popped up on this year's "Sunday Times Rich List," with a net...

A Decadeslong Musical Mystery Has Been Solved
A Decadeslong Musical
Mystery Has Been Solved
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Feb 18, 2024 4:00 PM CST

A Decadeslong Musical Mystery Has Been Solved

Paul McCartney reunited with long-lost bass guitar

(Newser) - In 1961, when the Beatles were not yet a global phenomenon, Paul McCartney bought a bass guitar for £30 (approximately $38, or the equivalent of more than $1,000 today, per the Guardian ). McCartney became known for the Höfner bass, notably shaped like a violin, and it...

Here Are the Big Shots Billy Joel Wants in His Superband

'Piano Man' singer says he'd love to collaborate with Sting, John Mayer, and Don Henley

(Newser) - Billy Joel has been back in the headlines lately, with his first new song released in 17 years and a performance at the Grammys . Now, the Piano Man is stirring the pot for fans even more with talk of a superband, and he's got quite the wish list for...

Founding Member of Moody Blues, Wings Dead at 79
Paul McCartney's 'Longtime
Sideman' Dead at 79
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Dec 6, 2023 12:30 AM CST

Paul McCartney's 'Longtime Sideman' Dead at 79

Denny Laine was a founding member of the Moody Blues, Wings

(Newser) - Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79, the AP reports. Laine, inducted five years ago into the Rock...

The Beatles' Last 'New' Song Is Coming Out Thursday

'Now and Then' features all Beatles members alive and dead, thanks to AI

(Newser) - Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release next week of what is promised to be the last "new" Beatles song . The track, called "Now And Then," will be available Thursday as part of...

A Global Search Is On for Famed Beatle Bass
Missing: One Beatle Bass
Sep 4, 2023 5:15 PM CDT

Missing: One Beatle Bass

Paul McCartney's Höfner hasn't been seen since 1969

(Newser) - Almost anyone who runs across a certain distinctive, left-handed Höfner violin bass guitar will recognize it, Nick Wass said: "It's the bass that made the Beatles." And if anyone sees it, Wass would like to know. He's heading up a global search for the famous...

Jimmy Buffett Battled Rare Skin Cancer

Paul McCartney, President Biden pay tribute to singer-songwriter

(Newser) - For four years, Jimmy Buffett battled a rare, aggressive skin cancer. "He continued to perform during treatment" Merkel cell carcinoma, an obituary on the singer's website notes, playing as recently as July. Buffett died Friday night at age 76. The rare disease is an aggressive form of cancer...

Dolly Parton Puts Band Back Together for 'Let It Be'

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr join star lineup on new cover of Beatles track

(Newser) - Dolly Parton received help from musicians with "Let It Be" experience when she recorded her cover of the 1970s Beatles song. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appear on the track, included on her next album, USA Today reports. "Well, does it get any better than singing 'Let...

AI's Latest Trick: A Final Beatles Song

Paul McCartney says it will be released this year

(Newser) - For years, Paul McCartney has teased one final Beatles song. Now, with help from artificial intelligence, it's finally complete. "We just finished it up and it'll be released this year," McCartney told the BBC on Tuesday, adding the song began as a demo from John Lennon....

Scathing Lennon-McCartney Letter Sells for $70K

Lennon tells former Beatles bandmate that he clearly 'didn't dig the words' to 'Imagine'

(Newser) - Beatles memorabilia is valuable—even when it's from low points in the band's history. The Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction house says a scathing post-breakup letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney has sold for $70,000, including a $14,000 buyer's premium, TMZ reports. In...

Lennon's Angry Letter to McCartney Up for Sale

'You know damn well we can't just sign a bit of paper'

(Newser) - An angry note John Lennon penned to Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles has resurfaced on the auction block. Lennon sent one copy of the three-page typed letter dated Nov. 24, 1971, to McCartney and another to Richard Williams, the editor of British music magazine Melody Maker, urging...

UK Cheers McCartney's Concert for the Ages

Fans, reviewers praise historic Glastonbury performance

(Newser) - Doubts were expressed when Paul McCartney was announced as the headliner for this year's Glastonbury Festival in southwest England. For one thing, the co-founder of the Beatles just turned 80 years old—four times the age of Billie Eilish, who also performed at the festival. The skeptics are singing...

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