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McCartney plays for thousands in free Quebec show
7/20/2008, AP
Paul McCartney churned out a Beatles-laden song list to a pumped-up crowd gathered Sunday for a free concert as part of Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration. ...
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Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano Man
7/18/2008, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles...
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Paul McCartney gives charity concert in Ukraine
6/14/2008, AP
Tens of thousands of people braved heavy rain and thunder Saturday night to see Paul McCartney perform a charity concert on Kiev's central Independence Square. The outdoor...
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Paul McCartney Feeds the Need
6/4/2008, E! Online
As party favors go, a brand-new song from Paul McCartney might be tough to beat. At least that's what the former Beatle is hoping for, promising the ditty to anyone and...
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Yale gives Paul McCartney honorary degree
5/26/2008, AP
Paul McCartney can now add one more honor to the numerous awards, accolades and the knighthood he has already received. The ex-Beatle on Monday was awarded an honorary...
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Fotog assault conviction against Mills is reversed
5/20/2008, AP
A photographer convicted of assaulting Heather Mills won an appeal Tuesday because Mills didn't attend a court hearing. Jay Kaycappa had been sentenced to 140 hours of...
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Paul McCartney's carbon footprint is criticized
5/14/2008, AP
Sometimes it seems Paul McCartney can't win for losing. The former Beatle has long been an outspoken advocate of environmental causes and animal rights. He is a vegetarian...
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Paul McCartney granted divorce decree
5/12/2008, AP
Sometimes love isn't all you need. A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce Monday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects, the divorce...
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Back in the (Former) USSR
4/24/2008, E! Online
Maybe now that he's single again, Paul McCartney is hoping those Ukraine girls will really knock him out. Whatever the reason, the former Fab has signed on to headline...
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Paul McCartney's divorce: the computer game
3/25/2008, Yahoo! Music
A computer game based on the court case involving the divorce settlement between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has been released online. The game, named "Mucca...
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Judge says Mills twisted the truth
3/19/2008, AP
A judge's ruling in the bitter Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce case shed new light Tuesday on a miserable marriage, saying Mills twisted the truth when convenient and...
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Most expensive celebrity divorces
3/17/2008, AP
At $48.6 million, Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was pricey, but others in entertainment have paid more. Here's a look at some of the most expensive celebrity...
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Text of Mills-McCartney settlement
3/17/2008, AP
Text of statement released by the Family Court on the financial settlement for Heather Mills in her divorce from Paul McCartney: This is a summary of the judgment handed...
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Paul Says Goodbye, Heather Says Hello to Beatle Millions
3/17/2008, E! Online
Paul McCartney's millions can't buy him love, but they can finance his way out of a bad marriage. The ex-Beatle was ordered Monday to shell out $48.7 million to his...
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Judge to rule in bitter McCartney divorce case
3/13/2008, Reuters
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their...
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Date set for McCartney divorce judgment
2/27/2008, Reuters
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is due to learn on March 17 how many of his millions he must hand over to Heather Mills as part of their divorce settlement. Mr Justice Hugh...
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Judgment Date Set for McCartney and Mills
2/27/2008, E! Online
They couldn't work it out and now judgment day looms for Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. After the former couple was once again unable to hammer out a divorce...
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Brits give McCartney big sales boost
2/22/2008, Reuters
Landing a Lifetime Achievement Award and
performing at the BRIT Awards gave a 500 percent boost to sales
of Paul McCartney's latest album "Memory Almost Full" in...
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Judge to settle McCartney divorce
2/18/2008, AP
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing ended Monday without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple.
As legal teams left...
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McCartney divorce battle goes on
2/15/2008, AP
The divorce hearing between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills looks set to stretch into a second week, after a judge allotted extra time for the couple's court case.
The...
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McCartney's Rocky Divorce Trial Keeps on Rolling
2/15/2008, E! Online
It looks like a few more hard days' nights are in Paul McCartney's future.
Although his long-pending divorce trial was expected to wrap up following a week of...
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D-Day Looms for McCartney, Mills
2/11/2008, E! Online
The long and winding divorce of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney may finally be coming to an end.
The high-profile duo began the first day of what's expected...
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McCartney: I Feel Fine
1/31/2008, E! Online
Paul McCartney has a message for the media: Let me be.
The former Beatle posted a letter on his Website saying widespread press accounts that he had undergone a heart...
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Stones Shine a Light on EMI's Woes
1/17/2008, E! Online
Are the Stones rolling away from their longtime label?
Despite a 16-year relationship with Virgin/EMI, the Rolling Stones signed a one-album deal with Universal to release...
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Brits give McCartney lifetime achievement award
12/11/2007, Reuters
The Brits, an annual showcase of the UK
recording industry, announced on Tuesday that the 2008 lifetime
achievement award is being given to Paul McCartney.
The former...
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Grammy nominations in top categories
12/6/2007, AP
Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella,"...
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Paul McCartney to record with his son
11/26/2007, Yahoo! Music
Paul McCartney is to record with his son, James, on his debut album.
The drummer and guitarist, the son of McCartney and his first wife Linda, has appeared on a handful of...
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McCartney spotted with Arquette in UK
11/26/2007, AP
Another day, another photographic flame for Paul McCartney?
Rosanna Arquette is the latest woman to be photographed with the 65-year-old ex-Beatle. The News of the World...
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Q&A: McCartney channels inspiration into "Full" slate
11/25/2007, Reuters
As far as Paul McCartney is
concerned, words like "take it easy" are reserved for the
Eagles.
During the past three years alone the ex-Beatle has
released a pair of pop...
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McCartney's estranged wife berates rich
11/21/2007, AP
Heather Mills McCartney, who is reportedly seeking millions of dollars in her breakup with Paul McCartney, denounced the world's rich as misers and snobs Wednesday.
Mills...
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Radiohead frontman turned down McCartney duet
11/13/2007, Yahoo! Music
Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he asked Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke to record a duet with him--but Yorke turned him down.
McCartney explained that Yorke, who...
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The tab two: Paul McCartney & new date
11/7/2007, AP
They're here, there and everywhere: Paul McCartney and his latest rumored love interest.
The 65-year-old ex-Beatle and a New Jersey trucking heiress (no, she's not a...
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Paul Kisses, Heather Tells
11/7/2007, E! Online
As Heather Mills continues her reign of bad publicity, her estranged husband has been finding comfort in the arms of another woman.
Paul McCartney was photographed in the...
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Dutchess of York has advice for Heather
11/2/2007, AP
Sarah Ferguson, no stranger to unflattering coverage in the British press, can empathize with Heather Mills McCartney, but doesn't have much sympathy for Paul McCartney's...
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Beatles, Elvis shop owners work it out
10/23/2007, AP
They worked it out. Months after the owner of an Elvis Shop in London took the owner of a Beatles shop to court, the two parties settled their troubles without a trial...
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Do superstars still need record labels?
10/12/2007, AP
Prince freed himself from record labels years ago. Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have followed. Now the Material Girl appears to be kissing her big-name...
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McCartney, Mills Try to Work It Out
10/11/2007, E! Online
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills came together in court Thursday to continue the business of splitting up.
The former couple arrived at a London courthouse separately for...
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McCartney honored at Q music awards
10/8/2007, AP
Paul McCartney and Kylie Minogue were among the honorees Monday at the Q music awards.
McCartney paid tribute to his late wife, Linda, as he was awarded the title of "Q...
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McCartney and Starr coming home for Year of Culture
9/27/2007, Reuters
Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo
Starr are coming home to celebrate Liverpool's year as European
Capital of Culture in 2008.
McCartney is headlining a concert...
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Paul McCartney to write soundtrack for 'Shrek 4'?
9/24/2007, Yahoo! Music
Ex-Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is said to be in talks to pen the soundtrack for Shrek 4.
McCartney has been named as being lined up to write the music for the next...
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Starbucks to give away 50 million songs
9/24/2007, AP
Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's...
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Paul McCartney thrills fans with 'secret' L.A. record store show
6/28/2007, Yahoo! Music
Hollywood music emporium Amoeba Records has long been considered one of America's coolest record stores, but it got even cooler when it was paid a visit on Wednesday, June...
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McCartney rocks with new songs at "secret" NY show
6/13/2007, Reuters
Paul McCartney stormed the stage of a
small ballroom on Wednesday and delivered a 20-song set
featuring Beatles favorites and select cuts from his newly
released album...
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Starbucks' music label releases first CD
6/5/2007, AP
Caffeine junkies who go to Starbucks for their daily fix will get a nonstop dose of Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full" on Tuesday as the coffee company's new record label...
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Paul McCartney: 'Lennon was the best'
5/25/2007, Yahoo! Music
Paul McCartney has admitted that no artist he's ever worked with has matched John Lennon.
The pair formed a legendary songwriting partnership in the Beatles during their 10...
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McCartney Paternity Probe Takes Wing
5/25/2007, E! Online
German prosecutors have decided to let Paul McCartney be.
Authorities said Friday that they were dropping an investigation into a 46-year-old Berlin woman's claim that...
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McCartney Pressed in U.K., Probed in Germany
5/21/2007, E! Online
As Paul McCartney took to the pages of one British newspaper to claim he doesn't read news accounts of his private life, rival publications were running with the...
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Q&A: McCartney looks forward with "Memory"
5/11/2007, Reuters
Paul McCartney's new album, "Memory
Almost Full," ends his near-45-year association with
Capitol/EMI and begins a new dawn for the former Beatle.
Due June 5, the set...
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McCartney's Memory Downloaded; Beatles Next?
5/10/2007, E! Online
Better clear some space on your hard-drive for Memory Almost Full.
Paul McCartney's upcoming solo album is going to be available for downloading and streaming via PCs...
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'Idol' creator pushes show's boundaries
5/2/2007, AP
"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller was determined to stretch the boundaries of the hit TV show this season, staging an ambitious charity special and a songwriting...
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McCartney Pimps Music, Keeps Mum on Mills
5/1/2007, E! Online
Paul McCartney is going on the record about his new record—and nothing else.
The former Beatle released a lengthy statement on his Website Monday, waxing nostalgic...
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Heather Mills Moseys Off Dancing
4/25/2007, E! Online
Despite what she achieved with her bottom half, Heather Mills' top half never quite caught up.
A week after judges recommended ballet lessons to boost her form,...
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Glastonbury tickets sell out again
4/22/2007, Reuters
Thousands of returned tickets for the
Glastonbury Festival sold out in hours after going on sale at 9
a.m. on Sunday.
Michael Eavis, the farmer who runs the festival, had...
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Rolling Stone to archive every issue on DVD
4/19/2007, Reuters
Rolling Stone magazine will release
its entire printed history on DVD in the fall, coinciding with
the celebration of its 40th anniversary.
Archive software firm Bondi...
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"Idol" underdog Sanjaya voted off show
4/18/2007, Reuters
Wannabe pop star Sanjaya Malakar,
the "American Idol" contestant best known for his wacky
hairdos, was booted from the hit show on Wednesday,
disappointing a hard core of...
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Fergie, Banderas, Murphy pipe up for "Shrek 3"
4/17/2007, Reuters
Fergie's cover of Heart's classic
"Barracuda" and a duet between Eddie Murphy (as Donkey) and
Antonio Banderas (as Puss in Boots) on Sly & the Family...
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Julian Lennon sells some of dad's songs
4/13/2007, AP
Julian Lennon sold a share of his financial stake in Beatles songs co-written by his late father to a New York music publishing firm in a deal announced Friday.
Financial...
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McCartney: $400 million windfall
4/13/2007, Yahoo! Music
Paul McCartney will make nearly $400 million when the Beatles' music is made available on the Internet, according to reports.
Sir Macca was at the center of lawsuit between...
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Julian Lennon Sells Beatles Stake
4/13/2007, E! Online
Hey, Jude, take your dad's songs and make you richer.
Julian Lennon, John Lennon's eldest son, has decided to sell an economic stake in the compositions cowritten...
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EMI and Beatles settle royalty dispute
4/12/2007, Reuters
The company representing The Beatles has
settled a 30 million-pound ($59 million) royalty dispute with
EMI Group, in a deal that could finally pave the way for...
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McCartney signed to new Starbucks label
3/22/2007, AP
Paul McCartney was introduced as the first artist signed to Starbucks Corp.'s new record label, lending an iconic nameplate to the coffeehouse giant's latest entertainment...
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Paul McCartney Brews Starbucks Deal
3/22/2007, E! Online
Paul McCartney's upcoming new album is already generating caffeine buzz.
The erstwhile Beatle has become the first artist to sign with Starbucks' fledgling Hear...
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Starbucks signs Paul McCartney to new record label
3/21/2007, Reuters
Starbucks Corp. said on Wednesday
former Beatle Paul McCartney would be the first musician to
release an album on the coffee shop chain's new Hear Music
record...
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McCartney and Mills Settling Down?
3/12/2007, E! Online
Maybe Paul McCartney's money can't buy him love, but it can apparently buy his way out of an unhappy marriage.
According to published reports, the former Beatle...
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U.S. band to perform "Beatles album" that never was
3/10/2007, Reuters
A group of New York musicians is
planning to do what the Beatles never did -- perform the songs
the Fab Four might have recorded as their final album had they
stayed...
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McCartney and Mills Come Together in Court
3/1/2007, E! Online
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are ready to get back to the business of breaking up.
The estranged duo came face-to-face Thursday for the second day in a row in London's...
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Mills McCartney's Police Powwow
2/14/2007, E! Online
Heather Mills McCartney has some issues. Just don't ask us what exactly they are.
The estranged wife of Paul McCartney dropped in Wednesday at a police station by...
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Apple, Beatles Come Together
2/6/2007, E! Online
Apparently, they can work it out.
Ending more than two decades of legal wrangling—and potentially opening up iTunes to the crown jewel of music catalogs—the...
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Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble
2/5/2007, Reuters
Apple Inc. has settled its long-running
trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd,
in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's
songs to...
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Mills McCartney Sis Takes Swat at Beatle
1/24/2007, E! Online
So much for taking it to court-the Mills sisters apparently prefer to take it to the Internet.
Fiona Mills, the younger sister of Heather Mills McCartney, has lashed out...
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McCartney, Mills Settle Up?
1/22/2007, E! Online
Heather Mills McCartney may have just become the $63 million woman. Or not.
After months of waging an increasingly acrimonious and public divorce battle, Paul...
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Urban, Paisley, Waters set to hit road in 2007
12/31/2006, Reuters
We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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McCartney Gets Back to Yesterday
12/29/2006, E! Online
After a year of turmoil, it's not surprising that Paul McCartney's ready to turn back time.
The former Beatle, 64, is working on developing a musical based on his early...
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Beatles to make debut on British stamps
12/28/2006, Reuters
The Beatles are set to feature on
British postage stamps for the first time, the Royal Mail said
on Thursday.
Some 37 years after the world's most famous pop group...
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Stella McCartney fashions a baby girl
12/12/2006, AP
Stella McCartney has given birth to her second child, a girl, the fashion designer's spokesman said Tuesday.
Stephane Jaspar said Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis was born Dec. 8...
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Twins for Elvis Costello & Diana Krall
12/8/2006, AP
Elvis Costello and wife Diana Krall are the parents of twin boys.
The new arrivals — named Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James — were born on Wednesday,...
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Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online
Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys.
The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...
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Artists appeal to extend music copyright
12/7/2006, AP
Paul McCartney, U2 and Eric Clapton joined thousands of other musicians Thursday in an appeal to the government to extend the British copyright protection on their...
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Nominations for 49th Annual Grammy Awards
12/7/2006, E! Online
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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Help! Ex-Beatle Paul demands copyright fair play
12/7/2006, Reuters
Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams
joined thousands of other performers on Thursday in an appeal
for an extension to British copyright on their recordings.
They called for...
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They love him, yeah, yeah, yeah
12/4/2006, Reuters
A Texas bookstore owner bought a rare
page of working lyrics for Beatle Paul McCartney's song
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" for $192,000 at an auction of rock
and pop...
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Sir Paul: All He Needs Is Love, Therapy
12/4/2006, E! Online
Apparently, Sir Paul McCartney can get by with a little help from his shrink.
The former Beatle revealed in an interview with Britain's Radio Times that he is seeing a...
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McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY
11/21/2006, Reuters
Original handwritten lyrics by former
Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock
musician Jimi Hendrix are among the featured items in a major
New York...
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Mills McCartney denies rumors of 'lover'
11/19/2006, AP
Heather Mills McCartney says rumors that she has a romantic relationship with her personal trainer are false, and that she'll never remarry after her four-year union with...
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McCartney, Sting offer new twist on classic rock
11/12/2006, Reuters
New releases by two popular music
legends offer another twist to the classical crossover tale.
Paul McCartney and Sting have literally "crossed over" from
their...
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Humperdinck says fans still throw panties at him
10/26/2006, Reuters
British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck says he was inspired by Elvis, lucky to have a wife
who did not mind women throwing panties at him, and once fired
a manager who made...
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McCartney mess end of era for some fans
10/26/2006, AP
"You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride." It was an idyllic picture of marriage in the golden years that Paul McCartney sang of in the 1967...
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Dick Clark plans auction of memorabilia
10/25/2006, AP
Fifty years after his first appearance on the show that became known as "American Bandstand," Dick Clark is ready to let go of the microphone.
The famed host is auctioning...
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EMI label Parlophone seeks online demos
10/24/2006, AP
A major pop recording label is opening an online portal for aspiring singers and groups, EMI announced Tuesday.
The group's Parlophone label, whose artists include Paul...
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New Ray Charles record poses Grammy problem
10/19/2006, Reuters
Can a voice from the grave earn a
Grammy?
That question is swirling around music circles this week as
nomination ballots for the upcoming Grammy Awards -- the
industry's...
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McCartney vows to fight wife's abuse claims
10/18/2006, Reuters
Paul McCartney vowed on Wednesday to
defend himself in court against accusations published in
British newspapers that he physically attacked his estranged
wife Heather...
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Scissor Sisters still sharp at top of UK charts
10/1/2006, Reuters
Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Their...
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Ray Charles, Basie orchestra jam posthumously
9/29/2006, Reuters
Ray Charles and Count Basie never
recorded together, but a new CD pairs the two music luminaries
posthumously.
The CD, "Ray Sings, Basie Swings," featuring Charles'
vocals...
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Ray Charles, Basie orchestra jam posthumously
9/29/2006, Reuters
Ray Charles and Count Basie never
recorded together, but a new CD pairs the two music luminaries
posthumously.
The CD, "Ray Sings, Basie Swings," featuring Charles'
vocals...
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Paul "Doing Fine" Post-Heather
9/25/2006, E! Online
In the midst of tabloid rumors, lock-changing snafus and a
potentially costly divorce battle, Paul McCartney has remained
relatively mum about his split from Heather Mills...
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Scissor Sisters seek slice of U.S. market
9/24/2006, Reuters
For the disco-influenced New York
band the Scissor Sisters, who have enjoyed major success in the
United Kingdom, the U.S. market remains a challenge.
"American music fans...
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Music Review: McCartney's classical CD shows his gift for songwriting extends beyond pop
9/22/2006, AP
Paul McCartney, "Ecce Cor Meum" (EMI Classics)
The influence and ubiquity of Paul McCartney in pop circles is undeniable. Perhaps lesser-known, however, is the former...
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McCartney premiere at Royal Albert Hall
9/22/2006, AP
Paul McCartney's "Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)," a new classical work for chorus and orchestra, will premiere at Royal Albert Hall on Nov. 3.
The concert will feature...
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With radio not helping, music vets try trickery
9/13/2006, Reuters
When his "Modern Times"
debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old
Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart.
Dylan benefited from...
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Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters
You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Land mine victims hit by McCartney divorce
8/24/2006, Reuters
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has pulled
out of a Los Angeles fundraiser for land mine victims because
of his impending divorce from wife Heather Mills, the charity
said on...
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World Party returns from oblivion with cult appeal
8/15/2006, Reuters
Karl Wallinger's World
Party was more like an exclusive club Monday at the Roxy.
Thirteen years ago, when Wallinger and company shared a bill
with Lenny Kravitz on a massive...
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McCartneys hire Charles-Diana lawyers
8/9/2006, AP
His lawyer once represented Prince Charles. Her lawyer squared off for Princess Diana.
Small wonder Britain's newspapers are comparing the divorce case of Paul McCartney...
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McCartney Puts Mills on Lockdown?
8/9/2006, E! Online
Love isn't all you need. Sometimes keys help, too.
Police were called to the London home of Paul McCartney
Monday evening after staffers mistook the rocker's estranged...
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Heather Mills McCartney gets locked out
8/8/2006, AP
A security guard at Paul McCartney's London home called police when one of his estranged wife's guards climbed a wall to let her in, a spokesman for Heather Mills McCartney...
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Young NY singer builds big following with Web exposure
8/7/2006, Reuters
Inside a disheveled Long
Island beach cottage on a muggy summer day, Jamie Kristine
Seerman sings into a microphone, strumming a battered guitar,
recording on a computer a...
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Actress Gainsbourg teams with Air on her 2nd album
8/4/2006, Reuters
Two decades after releasing her first
album, French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is issuing a
follow-up.
That 1986 debut, "Charlotte Forever" (Philips), was written
by...
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McCartney: From Classic to Classical
8/1/2006, E! Online
Paul McCartney is (still) not dead. He's just writing music in a
dead language.
The former Beatle will release Ecce Cor
Meum (Behold My Heart in Latin), his fourth...
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McCartney Mess Heads to Divorce Court
7/31/2006, E! Online
The era of the "amicable" Paul McCartney-Heather Mills McCartney
split appears to be over.
McCartney has filed for
divorce, alleging "unreasonable behavior" on the...
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McCartney hopes fans will sing along - in Latin
7/31/2006, Reuters
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is hoping
classical music fans will sing along to his latest album -- in
Latin.
A new full-length work of classical music by McCartney,
"Ecce...
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Audioslave singer to perform Bond title song
7/26/2006, Reuters
Audioslave vocalist Chris Cornell
will sing the main title song for the upcoming James Bond film
"Casino Royale."
Cornell, perhaps best known as the frontman for...
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Paul McCartney's First Guitar Up For Sale
7/10/2006, Yahoo! Music
Paul McCartney's first guitar is to be auctioned this month at the Abbey Road studios in London. The instrument is expected to fetch around $100,000 in the sale, which takes...
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EMI, Warner Music in takeover talks
6/28/2006, AP
EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group Corp., locked in a tug of war after each rejected a takeover bid from the other, are still discussing a merger, EMI said...
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Jun hits the right notes for Buckley biopic
6/27/2006, Reuters
Musician Jeff Buckley is
getting the biopic treatment.
Writer-director Brian Jun, whose "Steel City" was nominated
for the grand jury prize at January's Sundance Film...
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Paul McCartney turns 64 Sunday
6/16/2006, AP
About 14,000 yesterdays have passed since Paul McCartney first mused about turning 64.
Sunday, he can stop musing.
The Beatles' groundbreaking 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's...
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Ringo backs McCartney
6/15/2006, Yahoo! Music
Ringo Starr has spoken about the "ugly" split between his friend and fellow former Beatle, Paul McCartney, and McCartney's estranged wife, Heather Mills.
Starr accused the...
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Tony Bennett recruits for b'day album
6/14/2006, AP
Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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Heather Mills McCartney to sue newspapers
6/13/2006, AP
Heather Mills McCartney, the estranged wife of Paul McCartney, said Tuesday the couple will divorce, and that she plans to sue newspapers that have been digging into her...
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McCartneys Together in Denial
6/8/2006, E! Online
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney may be uncoupling, but they're still of one mind--or at least, their publicists are.
The Mrs.' rep shot down a report Wednesday...
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Liverpool bands look to recapture musical past
6/7/2006, Reuters
It's 40 years since the Beatles'
landmark album "Revolver" hit the charts and, while Liverpool
bands may no longer be top of the world, the music scene in the
Fab Four's...
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Nude Heather McCartney Photos Published In Tabloid
6/5/2006, Yahoo! Music
Pornographic photos of Paul McCartney's estranged wife, Heather Mills, have surfaced in the British tabloid The Sun and on newspaper's website, www.thesun.co.uk. The photos...
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Hello, Goodbye to McCartney's Marriage
5/17/2006, E! Online
Apparently, Heather Mills won't be needing or feeding Paul McCartney when he's 64.
The 63-year-old ex-Beatle and the
38-year-old model-turned-activist have announced...
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Wit and Wisdom From Paul Simon
5/8/2006, AP
Paul Simon, "Surprise" (Warner Bros.)
As the second song on Paul Simon's new album begins, he's walking along a riverbank, "locked in a struggle for the right combination...
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Young's Anti-War Album a Growing Drumbeat
4/19/2006, AP
If the snippets Neil Young is posting on his Web site are any indication, his upcoming album, "Living With War," will be a serious musical broadside against the Bush...
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Beatles' 1965 Capitol Albums on CD
4/13/2006, AP
The Beatles, "The Beatles: The Capitol Albums Vol. 2" (Capitol)
In 1965, a year after Beatlemania blasted through America, Capitol Records made sure to saturate the market...
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It's Apple Vs. Apple in British Court
3/28/2006, AP
Two legendary companies in the music industry are to meet Wednesday in a London courtroom to fight it out over what might be the world's most recognizable logo: A simple...
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End of the Road for Collins and Wife
3/15/2006, E! Online
It looks like there won't be another day in paradise for Phil Collins and his wife of six years, Orianne.
The
couple announced they were splitting in a joint statement...
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Paul McCartney, Wife to Fight Seal Hunt
3/2/2006, AP
Opponents of Canada's seal hunt have a powerful ally in their bid to end the annual slaughter: Paul McCartney, who has pledged to take to the ice floes and frolic with the...
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Beatle Backs Seals
2/28/2006, E! Online
Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, want Canadian seal
hunters to get back.
The couple, longtime animal-rights
activists, are heading to the icy Canadian...
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McCartney, Wife to Protest Seal Hunt
2/28/2006, AP
Paul McCartney and his wife will travel to the ice floes off the Canadian Maritimes this week to observe seal pups before the country's annual hunt opens, the Humane Society...
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Lennon Lyric Sheet to Be Auctioned
2/9/2006, AP
John Lennon sat down at his piano on Jan. 17, 1967 and used a black felt-tip marker to start writing the lyrics to a song called "A Day In the Life."
He revised the song...
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'American Idol' Crushes Grammys in Ratings
2/9/2006, AP
Some humbling news for the pros: By a wide margin, TV viewers prefer the amateurs.
Nearly twice as many people watched "American Idol" than the Grammy Awards Wednesday...
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Kelly Clarkson gets Grammy, omits Idol thanks
2/8/2006, Reuters
Kelly Clarkson beat out singers
including Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow and Paul McCartney to
become the first contestant from "American Idol" to win a
Grammy on Wednesday but...
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Funk recluse Sly Stone plays at Grammys tribute
2/8/2006, Reuters
Reclusive funk music pioneer Sly
Stone stole the show in bizarre fashion at the Grammy Awards on
Wednesday, surprising everyone by making his first major public
appearance...
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U2 Dismantles Mariah, Kanye at Grammys
2/8/2006, E! Online
Sometimes, the members of U2 can't make it on their own--they
need help hauling all those heavy Grammys around.
The
veteran Irish rockers were the big winners Wednesday...
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U2 Wins Grammy Award for Album of the Year
2/8/2006, AP
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members U2 captured the Grammy Award for album of the year for the disc "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."
It was the band's second major award...
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Jay-Z, McCartney, Linkin Park Perform
2/8/2006, AP
When Jay-Z walked onto the stage wearing a John Lennon T-shirt underneath his gleaming white suit, it was a hint of the Grammy Awards' oddest mashup of the night.
The rap...
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McCartney Rocks Out to 'Helter Skelter'
2/8/2006, AP
Who would have figured Paul McCartney, at age 63, would make the most noise at the Grammys?
"It's the first time I've ever played the Grammys," he said, "and I've finally...
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Funk pioneer Sly Stone could steal show at Grammys
2/8/2006, Reuters
The biggest mystery at Wednesday
night's Grammy Awards has nothing to do with how many of
music's top prizes leading nominees Mariah Carey, Kanye West
and John Legend will...
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Beatles Producer's Air Studios Sold
2/8/2006, AP
A British music studio said Wednesday it had bought Air Studios, the recording facility founded by Beatles producer George Martin.
Richard Boote, owner of Strongroom...
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Mariah Carries the Momentum Into Grammys
2/7/2006, AP
In less than a year's time, Mariah Carey managed to escape pop's most dreaded fate — faded superstar — to become its reigning queen, ruling the record charts with...
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Scott Storch Mad Over Grammy Snub
2/7/2006, AP
Scott Storch has some words for the Grammys.
We can't print them here, but given that Storch is not nominated for Producer of the Year after creating the music for some of...
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Bennett Adds Songwriting to His Credits
2/3/2006, AP
Tony Bennett breaks with tradition on his Grammy-nominated CD, "The Art of Romance," by doing something he had shied away from throughout a recording career dating back more...
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Madonna and Gorillaz to Open the Grammys
2/2/2006, AP
The Grammy Awards will open with a meeting of the Material Girl and the virtual world.
Madonna and the Gorillaz will perform together for the first time at the 48th Annual...
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Motown Artists Not Happy About Super Bowl
2/1/2006, AP
Looking for the Temptations on Super Bowl Sunday? They'll be in Charlottesville, Va. Smokey Robinson? He's playing down the block from Ford Field the night before. Diana...
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Billy Joel's still got a way about him
1/8/2006, Reuters
Conceding
that 1990s MTV probably wouldn't have much use for a paunchy,
middle-aged tunesmith, Billy Joel wisely capped a sturdy
20-year chart run by announcing more than a...
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Tom Jones Receives Knighthood From Britain
12/31/2005, AP
What's new, Pussycat? It's Sir Tom Jones now. The big-voiced singer from Wales was among the new knights of the realm in the New Year list of honors announced Saturday....
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Stones Roll over Concert Competition
12/30/2005, E! Online
Mick and the boys will surely get some satisfaction out of this.
The Rolling Stones raked in $162 million in concert ticket
sales in 2005, becoming the top-grossing tour...
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Rolling Stones, U2 Drive Concert Revenues
12/29/2005, AP
Powerhouse tours by the Rolling Stones, U2 and Paul McCartney helped drive concert ticket revenues in North America to a record $3.1 billion in 2005, even as the number of...
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Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs lead UK music charge
12/26/2005, Reuters
It might not mean another
British pop invasion, but England is swinging these days more
than it has in years with world-beating acts including
Coldplay, Gorillaz, Kaiser...
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Beatles to Label: You Never Give Us Your Money
12/16/2005, E! Online
The Beatles are asking the courts for a little help.
Apple Corps, the company representing Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and
the families of the late George Harrison and...
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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Sue EMI
12/16/2005, AP
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and relatives of their Beatles' bandmates are suing EMI to recover what they claim is more than $53 million in unpaid royalties, their company...
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The Beatles sue EMI over disputed royalties
12/16/2005, Reuters
Apple Records, the legendary label owned
by The Beatles, has sued record company EMI Group, claiming
that it is owed 30 million pounds ($53.1 million) in...
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Mariah's Grammy Whammy
12/8/2005, E! Online
The emancipation of Mariah
Carey from all things that
Glitter seems
complete.
The songbird soared with eight
Grammy nominations
Thursday, including an Album of the...
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An Unhappy 25th Anniversary
12/7/2005, E! Online
Music, activism, vigils.
Things that were so much
a part of John Lennon's life are being used to mark the 25th anniversary
of his death.
In New York City, fans of...
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John Lennon's music still shines on
12/7/2005, Reuters
Time has been kind to John Lennon,
the former Beatle who was killed 25 years ago on Thursday just
as he was starting over.
Despite some erratic solo work and questionable...
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NFL Lines Up Stevie Wonder for Super Bowl
12/5/2005, AP
Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during...
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John Lennon's Death Lingers for Witnesses
12/4/2005, AP
A television news producer. An emergency room doctor. Two NYPD beat cops. Before that December night 25 years ago, they shared little but this: As children of the '60s, the...
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Stones Roll to Super Bowl
11/29/2005, E! Online
The British have always been better at that whole propriety
thing.
Maybe that's why, for the second post-Janet year in a
row, the NFL has chosen across-the-Pond...
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Annniversary of John Lennon's Death Looms
11/19/2005, AP
The song was only six years old, but might just as well have been 60.
Walking out of a college dormitory after visiting a friend one December night 25 years ago, I heard...
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Paul McCartney Sings to Space Station Crew
11/12/2005, AP
It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live...
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Santana No Match for "Now"
11/9/2005, E! Online
Without a shaman or some supernatural help, Carlos Santana's
All That I Am didn't have enough to beat back the latest Now
That's What I Call Music! for chart supremacy this...
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Zeppelin, Conductor Share Swedish Prize
11/7/2005, AP
The surviving members of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin have been invited to the land of ice and snow to collect Sweden's most prestigious music award and a check for 1...
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Yoko Says Sorry to Paul
11/5/2005, E! Online
Yoko Ono is setting the record straight.
The oft-maligned
widow of John Lennon has apologized to Paul McCartney over comments made
last month at England's Q Awards that...
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Yoko Ono Apologizes for McCartney Remark
11/4/2005, AP
Yoko Ono has apologized to Paul McCartney for insinuating that his songs are trite.
Accepting an award on behalf of John Lennon last month, Ono said Lennon had sometimes...
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Anticipated Beatles Bio Comes Out Tuesday
10/30/2005, AP
Ten hours, 28 minutes. That was the sum of the music recorded and released by the Beatles before breaking up, a volume of work that changed lives, careers and the course of...
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Fan Asks McCartney's OK for Proposal
10/24/2005, AP
Ben Okuly thought he was ready to propose to his girlfriend, but first he needed Paul McCartney's approval.
Okuly was attending one of the former Beatle's concerts in...
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Les Paul Keeps Rocking at Age 90
10/12/2005, AP
Take it from Peter Frampton. Or from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Peter Townsend or Jimmy Page — they all owe a debt to Les Paul, father of the electric guitar.
"They all...
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Yoko Pans Paul at Q Awards
10/10/2005, E! Online
So much for giving peace a chance.
In the latest
chapter of their ongoing feud, Yoko Ono dissed Paul McCartney's
songwriting prowess Monday at Britain's Q Awards.
...
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Yoko Ono Appears to Slight Paul McCartney
10/10/2005, AP
Yoko Ono picked up an award on behalf of John Lennon Monday — and appeared to take a dig at his former bandmate, Paul McCartney.
Accepting the special trophy at the Q...
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Musicians Wary of Singing About Katrina
10/6/2005, AP
In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst. But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical...
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Omaha's Nightlife in Eye of Concertgoer
9/30/2005, AP
Omaha is not a city teeming with hipsters.
But Ryan Eason still held out hope that he would experience a great local music scene during his summer-long internship in...
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Charts: West Hits a Wall
9/21/2005, E! Online
The people have spoken: Paul Wall is the new chart champ.
The Houston rapper helped push Kanye West's latest to number one by
guesting on the Late Registration track...
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Ringo Starr's Childhood Home to Be Razed
9/9/2005, AP
A city council committee has approved the demolition of a childhood home of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, despite protests from opponents of a redevelopment...
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Sir Paul Turns Pitchman
9/8/2005, E! Online
At the rate he's going, Paul McCartney's fans will definitely still
need him when he's 64.
The former Beatle, who turned 63 in
June, is showing no signs of slowing down...
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Celebs Pledge Help to Katrina Victims
9/8/2005, AP
Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
• Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site,...
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Ex Beatle McCartney to be pitchman for Fidelity
9/7/2005, Reuters
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, whose
music helped stir the rebellious counter-culture movement of
the 1960s, will soon deliver a different kind of message --
pitching...
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NFL Stands by Kanye
9/6/2005, E! Online
The National Football League is refusing to punt Kanye West,
despite the rapper's controversial trashing of President Bush's response
to Hurricane Katrina.
The NFL...
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INTERVIEW: Les Paul more than just a guitar brand
9/5/2005, Reuters
Had Les Paul "only" invented the
solid-body electric guitar, he would be hailed as one of the
great pioneers of the music industry -- the guy who built the
engine that drove...
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Elton John Plays Outside Roman Colosseum
9/3/2005, AP
Elton John played the piano and delighted hundreds of thousands of fans with old hits such as "Daniel" at a concert outside the Colosseum on Saturday night.
People of all...
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Stars Pledge Help for Katrina Victims
9/2/2005, AP
Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
DeGeneres, a...
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McCartney's publishing catalog is a pop treasury
8/29/2005, Reuters
Paul McCartney founded MPL
Communications, one of the world's biggest privately owned
music publishing companies, as the home to his solo
compositions following the 1970...
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Bluegrass great Vassar Clements dies
8/17/2005, Reuters
Acclaimed fiddle virtuoso Vassar
Clements, dubbed the "Miles Davis of bluegrass," died Tuesday
near Nashville following a battle with lung cancer. He was 77.
Clements...
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Fiddler Virtuoso Vassar Clements Dies
8/16/2005, AP
Vassar Clements, a fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician who played with Paul McCartney and an array of others, died at his home Tuesday after a battle with lung...
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Review: 'Lennon' a Bland Stage Biography
8/15/2005, AP
The ads for "Lennon," the benign new musical celebrating the life of pop superstar John Lennon, proclaim: "His words. His music. His story."
What seems to be missing,...
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Bassist turned comic mocks the stars he backed
8/14/2005, Reuters
Bass guitarist Guy Pratt has backed
some of the world's biggest rock acts, and his comedy routine
at the Edinburgh Fringe presents a cast of famous characters
whose behavior...
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Dylan song 'changed the world' - poll
8/5/2005, Reuters
Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"
topped a poll on Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows
and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of...
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And the song that changed the world is...
8/5/2005, Reuters
Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"
topped a poll Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows
and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians,
actors...
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No 'Babylon' for Gray fans in coming world tour
8/3/2005, Reuters
Fans of David Gray who want to hear
his biggest hit "Babylon" performed live as he tours to promote
his latest album may be disappointed because the
singer-songwriter is...
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McCartney Spreads Wings
7/11/2005, E! Online
Here, there and everywhere is a pretty good description of
Paul McCartney's schedule over the past months.
At
63, the former Beatle seems to be only gaining momentum in...
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Beatles Mates Reportedly At Odds Over 'Live 8'
7/11/2005, USRN
Ringo Starr is reportedly mad at his Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney over last weekend's Live 8 performance in London. According to contactmusic.com, Starr wanted to play...
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Live 8 concerts demonstrate power of digital media
7/11/2005, Reuters
In the hours leading up
to the TV broadcast of Live 8, AOL senior VP of programing Bill
Wilson watched from his desk in New York as the number of
visitors to his site's...
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MTV & VH1's Redemption Song
7/8/2005, E! Online
After striking a sore note with viewers over their shoddy coverage
of the Live 8 concerts last weekend, MTV and VH1 are making an effort to
get back on key.
The...
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MTV Will Air 10 Hours of Live 8 Reruns
7/8/2005, AP
In the television equivalent of a do-over, the MTV Networks said they would air 10 commercial-free hours of performances Saturday from last weekend's Live 8...
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Live 8 Acts Give Back
7/6/2005, E! Online
Live 8 organizers don't want your money, and apparently neither do
the musicians who participated in the historic mega-concerts either.
While last Saturday's Live 8...
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Concert Sales Down in '05, Ticket Price Up
7/6/2005, AP
North American concert attendance declined nearly 12 percent in the first half of 2005 despite the first drop in average ticket prices in a decade.
Fans purchased 14.5...
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Strait to the Top
7/6/2005, E! Online
Not even Coldplay can mess with Texas.
The Brit band's
three-week run at number one came to a halt at the hands of Lone Star
State favorite son George Strait. His...
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Music Acts Donate Concert Tickets
7/6/2005, AP
Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Maroon 5 and other music acts have donated concert tickets and special experiences in an online auction for Music Clearing Minefields, an...
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A Look Back at Live 8
7/5/2005, E! Online
Three days after the Live 8 concerts were heard around the world,
their impact continues to reverberate.
The musical
extravaganza which took place in nine venues...
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McCartney's Live 8 Performance Tops Charts
7/5/2005, AP
London Live 8's "Hey Jude" finale led by Paul McCartney was offered as a download, while the concert's opening number was topping the online charts in several countries, the...
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