“It was our Woodstock, but better,” Nile Rodgers asserts in Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World, referring to the all-star charity concerts broadcast around the world 40 years ago. Boomers may quibble, even with the presence of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and a reunited …
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After teasing a trek earlier this week, Paul McCartney has revealed that his Got Back Tour will return to North America this fall, the Beatles legend’s first tour stateside in four years. The Got Back 2025 run — a nod to the 2022 tour of the same name, as well …
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It appears that Paul McCartney is plotting something this year, and signs point to a potential tour. The musician took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, posting an intriguing photo of two guitar picks that read “Paul McCartney” and “Got Back in 2025.” The post also included a link that …
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The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. has announced its new CEO, British executive Tom Greene. The Beatles originally founded Apple in 1968 to handle their creative and business interests, with their longtime friend and lieutenant Neil Aspinall as the first CEO. But Apple has kept busy in recent years, as the …
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The Beatles’ Abbey Road has been a classic ever since they released it in 1969 — their most popular album, and one of the most acclaimed and influential rock albums ever made. It’s their all-time biggest hit, yet it just keeps getting more beloved every year. On the Rolling Stone …
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Beyoncé concluded the final night of her Cowboy Carter tour‘s six-show run at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Monday, and took to social media to celebrate the moment, while also showing love for one of England’s most influential musicians of all time. “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing …
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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Brian Wilson following the death of the Beach Boys’ “musical genius.” “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special,” McCartney wrote on social media Thursday, the morning after Wilson’s death was announced. “The notes he heard in …
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Bruce Springsteen is performing his first-ever shows in Liverpool, England — the birthplace of the Beatles — this week, so naturally Paul McCartney came out to join the E Street Band for a couple of songs Saturday. Wednesday marked Springsteen’s first concert in Liverpool, and it was a Beatle-less affair. …
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Elton John spoke out about the U.K. government’s plans to let tech companies use copyright-protected work without permission. Appearing on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg over the weekend, John noted that the strategy would “rob young people of their legacy and their income.” “It’s a criminal offense, I think,” …
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Barbra Streisand enlisted Paul McCartney for a duet of his 2011 song “My Valentine.” The intimate track comes off her forthcoming LP, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, a collaborative effort that will also feature duets with Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sting, Hozier, Laufey, Sam Smith, Tim McGraw, Josh …
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