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Paul McCartney Wins 2013 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:55:20 +0000

Paul McCartney has been awarded the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, for his 2012 release 'Kisses on the Bottom.' The announcement was made prior to the show's televised portion.

Paul McCartney + Nirvana Members Rock Out With New Song at 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy Benefit

Chad Childers — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:01:38 +0000

The day's worst kept secret came to fruition about midway through Paul McCartney's 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit performance as his regular band exited the stage and the onetime Beatle found himself backed by the living members of Nirvana -- drummer Dave Grohl, guitarist Pat Smear and bassist Krist Novoselic -- for a brand new song called 'Cut Me Some Slack.'

Paul McCartney to Appear on Christmas Episode of 'Saturday Night Live'

Dave Lifton — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:50:10 +0000

On Dec. 15, Paul McCartney will be the musical guest on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live.’ This will be the last original episode of the show before Christmas. Martin Short, who was an ‘SNL’ cast member for the 1984-85 season, will be the host that evening. This will be McCartney’s fifth appearance on the long-running late-night [...]

Paul McCartney Joins John Paul Jones for London Show

Jeff Giles — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:33:14 +0000

a Damon Albarn of Blur has described his ongoing Africa Express tour as "a 24-hour party," and judging from Saturday's (Sept. 8th) show in London, it's a party with a pretty impressive guest list.

Paul McCartney Gives Fans a Chance to Mix His Songs With 'Rude Studio' App

Chad Childers — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:25:34 +0000

Paul McCartney fans can now enjoy a new form of musical experimenting. The former Beatle has added a mixing board application to his website, allowing visitors to act as the producer on some of his most popular songs. In 1971, McCartney was dealing with the breakup of the Beatles and attempting to move on with [...]

Paul McCartney Cheers on Great Britain Women Cyclers, Leads 'Hey Jude' Sing-Along

Chad Childers — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:57:39 +0000

Muse may have the official theme of the London Olympic Games, but it’s beginning to feel like ‘Hey Jude’ may be closer to the hearts of those in attendance. Having already closed out the Opening Ceremonies, Sir Paul McCartney and his family were on hand Saturday (Aug. 4) to watch Team Great Britain pick [...]

Paul McCartney Paid Just Under $2 For Olympics Gig

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:39:54 +0000

Former Beatle and living legend Paul McCartney is no stranger to stadium gigs and fat pay checks. However, for his recent performance at this past Friday’s 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremonies, the ‘Yesterday’ singer was kind enough to donate his time for a whopping one pound.

Paul McCartney's 'Hey Jude' Closes Out London Summer 2012 Opening Olympic Ceremony

Chad Childers — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:01:37 +0000

Paul McCartney was the one known quantity going into the Opening Ceremony at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, and the Beatle great did not disappoint. The 70-year-old vocalist was the perfect capper to a triumphant opening event to kick off this year’s Olympic Games. By the time McCartney took to the stage, the production was [...]

'Sir' Paul McCartney Hits Milestone 70th Birthday [VIDEO]

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:43:19 +0000

Some of you grew up with Paul McCartney before he became famous. The one who began a career in music back in 1957 with John Lennon’s skiffle band, the Quarrymen. The most recognized McCartney legacy is likely that of being one of the four mop-top “Beatles” of the sixties. My real first McCartney influence came in 1972. Remember this [...]

Paul McCartney Recruits Joe Walsh for 2012 Grammy Awards 'My Valentine' Performance

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:29:27 +0000

Paul McCartney enlisted Eagles star Joe Walsh to fill in with some nice classical guitar for a performance of his current single ‘My Valentine’ on tonight’s 2012 Grammy Awards show.

Paul McCartney's New Album Title Causes Stir

Jen Austin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:47 +0000

Paul McCartney’s new album called “Kisses on the Bottom” came out this week, and not everyone is a fan of the title. Country star Brad Paisley let some rapid fire tweets go on the subject this week, saying “It’s like he’s kidding. He’s got to be kidding. Tell me he’s changing the title back to [...]

Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Crazy Horse to Perform at MusiCares Event

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:12:55 +0000

Paul McCartney will be honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special event on Feb. 10 that will celebrate the former Beatle‘s exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work. And the list of celebrities expected to pay homage is not only long, but impressive.

Paul McCartney To Perform At The Grammys

Dave Swanson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:24:14 +0000

It seems Sir Paul McCartney has no intention of spending his ‘golden years’ on the front porch reminiscing about the old days. He’s too busy looking at the road ahead. With a new album, ‘Kisses On The Bottom’, due out on Valenti

Paul McCartney to be Featured on a Stamp

Jen Austin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:43:31 +0000

Paul McCartney is among the celebrity vegetarians featured on a new limited-edition series of U.S. postage stamps issued PETA. The sheet of 44-cent stamps shows 20 notable people throughout history who gave up eating meat, and Sir Paul is among the featured artists, scientists, and politicians.

Among the other vegetarian music artists besides McCartney depicted on the stamps are

Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Celebrate Marriage With Second Party

Jen Austin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:40:21 +0000

Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell were married October 9th in London, and threw a reception party Friday In Shevell’s hometown of New York. The New York Post reports that among the attendees dining on vegetarian pasta at the party at the Bowery Hotel were Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, Rolling Stone Keith Richards, Jon [...]

Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Marry in London

Shauna Wright — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:03:01 +0000

Legendary music star Paul McCartney and American businesswoman Nancy Shevell swapped vows in a civil ceremony on Sunday. The marriage took place at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, where McCartney married his first wife, the late Linda McCartney, in 1969.

Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Plan Intimate Wedding [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:12:43 +0000

His last marriage didn’t work out so well, but give Paul McCartney credit for perseverance: he’s getting ready to walk down the aisle again — and soon.

The UK’s Daily Telegraph reports that McCartney’s engagement to Nancy Shevell, which took place in May, will lead to a low-key London wedding in the near future, followed by a trip to New York for the newlyweds. As a friend of McCartney’s tells the paper, “Paul loves Nancy very much, but does not want a big wedding.”

Paul McCartney Treats Space Shuttle Atlantis to Wake-Up Song, Message [VIDEO]

Chris Cobb — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:50:29 +0000

What a cool wake-up call! As if floating miles above the Earth on the last space shuttle mission wasn’t enough, the crew of Atlantis awoke this morning to a song and message from Sir Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney and Beatles favorite “Good Day Sunshine” greet the Atlantis crew of Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus [...]

Paul McCartney Wants You to Sing

Jen Austin — Fri, 27 May 2011 11:56:32 +0000

Wanna goof off on youtube today? Paul McCartney wants you to upload your best stuff. Last year, Paul McCartney celebrated the deluxe reissue of his album Band on the Run by holding a contest with fans filming themselves performing the album’s title track. The videos were on youtube. Now, Paul’s running a similar contest again [...]

The Chris Farley Show

Chris Cobb — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:00:02 +0000

This is one of my favorite SNL sketches. Even to do this day it still makes me laugh. Probably because if I were to interview Sir Paul McCartney, I'd probably do just about as well as Chris Farley