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Paul McCartney Reaches Settlement With Sony/ATV in Beatles Rights Dispute
By Ashley Cullins, Billboard
30 June, 2017
Sir Paul McCartney and Sony/ATV have reached a deal in their duel over The Beatles song rights, settling a case that had the potential to rock the music industry to its core.
Also: He's got a Ticket to Ride! Beatles icon Sir Paul McCartney, 75, enjoys casual train ride 'without bodyguards and entourage'... (but he is in first class!) ; McCartney's Deal With Sony to Regain Beatles Tunes Seen as Blow for Artists' Rights
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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Set for David Lynch Charity Concert DVD
By Jon Blistein, RollingStone.com
22 June, 2017
A concert DVD documenting the 2009 "Change Begins Within" charity concert benefiting the David Lynch Foundation will be released September 1st. |
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Plans Announced For Ringo Starr’s “Peace and Love” Birthday Celebration
By Erica Banas, WROR
27 June, 2017
Ringo Starr will be playing music in Hollywood to celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7, which he's also turned into a celebration of Peace and Love.
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Paul McCartney Celebrates 75th Birthday And Dad's Day With Classic Photo Of Himself And His Father
By Lorenzo Tanos, The Inquisit
18 June, 2017
Today, Sir Paul McCartney is celebrating his 75th birthday, and if you’re doing the math, that makes it 11 years since he reached the age he wrote and sang about in the Beatles’ song “When I’m Sixty-four.”
Also: When he's 75: Paul McCartney celebrates landmark birthday today ' Daughters wish happy 75th birthday to their 'daddy cool', Sir Paul McCartney ; Is Paul McCartney coming to New Zealand? ; Paul McCartney is coming to Australia for his first tour in 24 years and you can ask a question ; Paul McCartney Just Confirmed His First Aus Tour In 24 Years ; Paul McCartney schedules concert in Colombia; expected to announce Australia tour in the morning ; Paul McCartney Announces New Zealand Show For December ; Sir Paul McCartney reveals memories of Australia ahead of tour Down Under ; 'Am I on this?' Paul McCartney says he didn't know that he was on Rihanna's 'FourFiveSeconds' because Kanye West 'sped up' his guitars ; Unsure Of Kanye West & Love Of Neil Finn: What You Missed In Paul McCartney’s Facebook Live Chat |
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Paul McCartney to tour Australia in December
By Bernard Zuel, The Sydney Morning Herald
21 June, 2017
The Paul McCartney tour of Australia was hardly the best kept secret in town by the time it was formally announced during a chat with musician/comedian Tim Minchin on Wednesday night.
Also: David Koch is unhappy Paul McCartney won’t be playing in Adelaide and wants petition started ; 'We couldn't show up cheery': Sir Paul McCartney reveals why he cancelled Melbourne shows after tragic Bali bombings as he prepares to tour Australia for the first time in 24 YEARS ; Paul McCartney Talks Koalas, 'Sgt. Pepper' & Kanye West in Web Chat With Tim Minchin ; Adelaide's Working On A Plan To Get Paul McCartney To Visit ; 60 Minutes Exclusive: A day in the life of Paul McCartney (inc. video) ; 'She's a party girl!' Paul McCartney, 75, gushes over wife Nancy Shevell, 57, and says that she's a 'music fan' who still comes to see him perform (inc. video) ; Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center ; Paul McCartney adds concert during Mexican GP ; Scalpers Are Flogging Paul McCartney Tickets For Almost $7K Before They’re Even On Sale To The Public |
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The Beatles documentary: Inside Apple Corps with the staff who worked there
By Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent
13 June, 2017
The story of the early years of the band's business venture Apple Corps is told in Ben Lewis’s entertaining and revealing new film 'The Beatles, Hippies And Hell’s Angels'
Also: A rare poster that hides the Beatles is sold for $ 54,000 ; The LA You May Not Know: The Beatles Tour (video) ; How the Beatles broadcast love to the world (video) |
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NMPA Honors John Lennon's 'Imagine' with Centennial Song Award, Surprises Yoko Ono by Declaring Her Co-Writer
By Steve Marinucci, Billboard
15 June, 2017
John Lennon's “Imagine” was awarded the National Music Publishers Association Centennial Song Award Wednesday (June 14) and Yoko Ono was given a long overdue credit as co-writer of the iconic song.
Also: Yoko Ono Announces Second Batch of Album Reissues |
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Giles Martin Talks ‘Pepper’ on Tonight Show (inc. video)
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6 June, 2017
Giles Martin, who has been serving as project producer for numerous Beatles collections and reissues, was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (June 5).
Also: Look at This Rare Beatles Memorabilia You Can Spend Your Life’s Savings On ; Rare Beatles Memorabilia Heads To Auction ; Only U.S. reporter to tour with the Fab Four recalls the days of ‘Beatlemania’ (inc. video) ; Giles Martin: 'Remixing Sgt Pepper's means my dad, John and George's memories live on'
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Paul McCartney close to locking in Australian tour dates, set to rock AAMI Park
By Nui Te Koha, Herald Sun
12 June, 2017
Paul McCartney is set to rock AAMI Park this summer.
Also: Eddie Vedder Says Paul McCartney Punched Him in the Face ; Paul McCartney pens note to Metro Vancouver cities supporting ‘Meatless Mondays’ ; Sir Paul shows support for Wetnose Day ; Sir Paul McCartney becomes Companion of Honour in Queen's Birthday Honours List |
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50 years later, Giles Martin tries to capture original Sgt. Pepper spirit with new mix
By Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette
1 June, 2017
There is very much a pre- and post-Pepper musical world.
Also: Rare Beatles display for sale in time for ‘Sgt. Pepper’ anniversary ; Sgt Pepper turns 50: Session drummer recalls 'astonishing' recordings with The Beatles ; Paul McCartney reveals who was cut from ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ cover ; Inside the Making of 'Sgt. Pepper' ; Mystery Indian musician on Sgt Pepper album track identified ; Paul McCartney: “Sgt Pepper Came About Because Of A Mistake” ; Beatles fan spots John Lennon's face in Arctic mountain on 50th anniversary of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts release ; Beatles Engineer Geoff Emerick on Recording Sgt. Pepper ; The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ is back at Number 1 ; 'Fresh Air' Interviews With Beatles Ringo Starr And Paul McCartney (audio) |
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Totally Space Out to Celebrate ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Anniversary
By Tim Kenneally, The Wrap
1 June, 2017
Former Beatles shoot for the moon and stars to commemorate their landmark album
Also: These are the links The Beatles had to Wales that you probably never knew about ; Strawberry Field gates to go on show at Beatles museum ; When The Beatles came to Hong Kong in June 1964, and screaming teenagers welcomed the Fab Four at Kai Tak airport ; Finally in surround after 50 years, 'Sgt. Pepper' is getting better all the time ; The Beatles Finish at Number 1 with “Sgt. Pepper 50th,” Rake in Around $10 Mil In One week ; Ovation to air series of documentaries in June focusing on The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and other rock legends ; Q&A: PBS doc explores the making of “Sgt. Pepper” ; The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper' turns 50 (video) ; Tony Curtis cut-out from Sgt Pepper's album cover up at auction |
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