Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and more sign letter calling on Boris Johnson to fix streaming economy

Some of the UK’s biggest musical stars have signed a new open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for a reform to the streaming economy – see it in full below. The letter, from the Musicians’ Union in association with the Ivors Academy and the #BrokenRecord campaign, says that the law around streaming revenues …

Paul McCartney teases something with St. Vincent, Beck, Josh Homme and more

Paul McCartney appears to be teasing something with St. Vincent, Beck, Josh Homme and a number of other artists. This afternoon (March 10) the Beatles legend took to Instagram to share a short video clip that sees handfuls of multi-coloured dice rolled into different positions. In addition to the number three, the dice also feature …

Paul McCartney announces career spanning biography ‘The Lyrics’ through 154 of his songs

Paul McCartney has announced a career-spanning book about his life through 154 songs from his back catalogue. ‘The Lyrics’, which is due for release on November 2, will recount the musician’s life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles, Wings and from his lengthy solo career. It will also be presented with previously …

Paul McCartney pays tribute to Gerry And The Pacemakers’ Gerry Marsden

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Gerry And The Pacemakers’ Gerry Marsden, whose death was confirmed earlier today (January 3). Marsden was 78 years old and died after suffering an infection in his heart, his friend and broadcaster Pete Price confirmed on social media. Gerry And The Pacemakers formed in Liverpool in 1959 and were …

Paul McCartney has been listening to Dominic Fike, St Vincent and Khruangbin

Paul McCartney has shared some of his recent musical obsessions, including Dominic Fike and St. Vincent. The Beatles legend released his new solo album ‘McCartney III’ last week (December 18) and was hosting a Q&A session on Reddit when a fan asked about his recent listening habits. “Hi Paul! Love the new album!” a fan …

Paul McCartney says he still wonders if The Beatles would’ve reunited if John Lennon had lived

Paul McCartney has said that he still wonders about whether The Beatles would’ve ever reunited had John Lennon lived. The 40th anniversary of Lennon’s death fell earlier this month. The musician was shot and killed outside his apartment building in New York on December 8, 1980. Read more: Every John Lennon solo album ranked in order …

Watch Paul McCartney become a one man band in ‘Find My Way’ music video

Paul McCartney has proven himself – once again – as a jack of all trades in the new music video for his song ‘Find My Way’. Directed by famed filmmaker Roman Coppola, the video shows McCartney playing every instrument on the song – including guitar, drums and piano – in a collage of footage taken …

Paul McCartney isn’t convinced he’ll be headlining Glastonbury next year

Paul McCartney has cast doubt on his chances of headlining the re-arranged Glastonbury Festival next year. This year’s Glastonbury was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and while the festival is aiming to make a return in 2021, organiser Emily Eavis admitted earlier this week that she and her team are “quite a long way” …

Paul McCartney to dissect ‘McCartney III’ on Tim Burgess Twitter listening party

Paul McCartney looks set to dissect his new solo album ‘McCartney III’ as part of Tim Burgess‘ lauded Twitter listening party series. The Beatle releases the new solo album, the culmination of a trilogy of self-titled efforts that began 50 years ago, tomorrow (December 18). “Hey @PaulMcCartney,” Burgess tweeted last month. “Just wondering if you …

Paul McCartney says music was his “silver lining” during lockdown

Paul McCartney has opened up about the making of his new solo album during lockdown. Read More: The Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do” Dubbing the period spent at home recording “rockdown” in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the former Beatle star said he tried to remain …