Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Paul McCartney

Tony Bennett: the Great American Songbook crooner

The US singer successfully bridged the worlds of pop music and jazz on a global scale for more than 60 years

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney says working with ‘good friend’ Tony Bennett was a ‘privilege’

Tributes have continued to pour in for Bennett from musicians such as Bonnie Raitt and Mariah Carey.

The Independent UK

Amid pop’s revolutions, Tony Bennett was a steady, classy constant

He had ups and downs both professional and personal, but by rejecting fashion and forging ahead with his jazz-informed, after-hours style, Bennett remained hugely admired

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together

At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

Guitar World

Paul McCartney goes on tape in A Life in Lyrics, his major new podcast series - "I wanted to become a person who wrote songs and wanted to be someone whose life was in music"

"We realised there was something very special happening," says collaborator Paul Muldoon

MusicRadar

“Jimmy Page and Jim Sullivan were getting a lot of work, but I was always getting plenty of calls – and that increased after I did the Jack Bruce sessions”: The confessions of session pro Chris Spedding

The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos and recording Robert Gordon’s final album

Guitar World

The music of Greta Gerwig’s films, from Lady Bird to Barbie

Here’s a look back at some of her most notable musical moments ahead of Barbie-fever well and truly landing

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The National Portrait Gallery’s new restaurant is a fabulous upgrade

Snail bolognese and goat’s milk ice cream pep up Richard Corrigan’s upmarket brasserie menu at The National Portrait Gallery, writes Lucy Thackray

The Independent UK

10 all-time classic bass guitar tones - and how to recreate them

Delving into some of the best low-end tones of all time

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-64 exhibition review

Paul McCartney “was always the most surprising Beatle”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Despite his reputation as a “cheerful, garrulous mop top”, he was the closest thing the group had to a “Renaissance man”: while his bandmates “retreated to mansions in the stockbroker belt” at the height of their mid-1960s fame, McCartney immersed himself in London’s counterculture,…

The Week

“I remember thinking, ‘What would Paul McCartney do?’” How Justin Smolian channeled his inner Beatle with Dirty Honey

Dirty Honey's Justin Smolian opens up on touring with Guns N' Roses, and why Paul McCartney is still a bass playing genius

Guitar World

Bassist Bruce Foxton on the story of The Jam's That's Entertainment: “It was a bit of a departure for us, because it was acoustic”

The birth and recording of a British classic

MusicRadar

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

Guitar World

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

MusicRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Dolly Parton reveals the one 'classic' hit song her husband begged her not to cover

77-year-old Dolly Parton has opened up about her latest album Rockstar and working with musical legends including Sting, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Sheryl Crow and Debbie Harry

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Charlie Brooker’s cultural highlights

The award-winning creator of Black Mirror on the most over-the-top film he’s ever seen, a podcast that doesn’t send him to sleep and the bit of the Observer he always reads

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney's 12 greatest Beatles bass performances: "I did get quite proud to be the bass player. Once you realised the control you had over the band... They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power!"

Let's Come Together and celebrate Macca

The Guardian - UK

From Springsteen to McCartney, ageing rockers are teaching us about something bigger than music

The legends of a genre made by and for the young are getting old. Some embrace it – and it elevates their art, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Manchester Evening News

Emily Atack accuses famous sportsman of 'killing her vibe' as she makes star-studded family discovery

It came as the former Inbetweeners actress was seen in her own episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on the BBC

Daily Mirror

Emily Atack discovers amazing family connection to Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds

Emily Atack comes from a long line of entertainers, including Sir Paul McCartney, but The Inbetweeners actress also shares a family connection with Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

Daily Mirror

Emily Atack discovers letter from a teenage Paul McCartney and Beatles bandmates

Emily Atack's impressive showbiz connections were revealed on BBC One this evening, as The Inbetweeners star explored her family history and famous relatives on the latest episode of Who Do You Think You Are?

Louder

The Beatles' Ringo Starr names the song that he believes defines his career

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr nominates the song that he believes is his career-defining moment

Evening Standard

Dominic Fike: ‘I’m not on drugs now. But I’ll always be a drug addict’

Jail. Auditioning for Euphoria on mushrooms. Dominic Fike’s life has certainly been… tumultuous. But now, he tells Richard Godwin, he’s clean and ready to make music

Metal Hammer

"I appreciate you." See the heartwarming personal message Dolly Parton sent to Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx following their recent collaboration

Dolly Parton remains one of the classiest people in all of music

MusicRadar

Ringo Starr confirms George Harrison features on new Beatles song, adds that they would “never” recreate John Lennon’s voice using AI

The Fab Four drummer weighs in on the AI confusion surrounding The Beatles’ un-named, forthcoming new song

1 … 54 55 56 57

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.