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☆ Paul McCartney reunited with stolen guitar ‘that kicked off Beatlemania’ after 50 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Paul McCartney’s legendary lost guitar will gently weep no more as it was reunited with its owner more than 50 years after it was stolen. He continued to play it once The Beatles had split up but it was stolen in 1972 from the back of a van in Notting Hill, London. “The search for the bass wasn’t just for Paul McCartney, it was for all the fans,” Wass told CNN on Friday. “The evidence along the way would suggest that the thief didn’t know what he was stealing that night,” Scott Jones said. “In a sense it has no value except to Paul McCartney and to every Beatles fan in the world … it’s priceless.”

Persons: CNN — Paul McCartney’s, McCartney, Nick Wass, Scott, Naomi Jones, Paul McCartney, ” Wass, “, ” Scott Jones, Wass, ”, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Ronald Guest, Admiral Blake, Naomi Jones trawled, Paul McCartney’s, ” Jones Organizations: CNN, Central Press, Getty, Beatles Locations: Notting Hill, London, Hastings, Glastonbury, Ladbroke Grove

☆ Taylor Swift’s talent for managing the spotlight at the Super Bowl praised by Travis and Jason Kelce
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Brothers and NFL stars Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce talked Super Bowl, and of course, Taylor Swift, on the latest episode of their “New Heights” podcast. Travis, fresh off his back-to-back Super Bowl win as a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs replied, “Vegas Super Bowl baby, the stars are out.”“Taylor thrives in those situations. She’s been in them countless times in her life,” Travis continued. Swift also impressed Jason with an introduction to Beatles legend Paul McCartney. The two also discussed Swift’s drink chugging during the game that made the Jumbotron.

Persons: CNN —, Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jason, Swift, Shaquille O’Neal, Taylor, ” Jason, “, ” “ Taylor, She’s, ” Travis, Paul McCartney, Miles Teller …, ‘ Jason, ” Organizations: CNN, CNN — Brothers, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, “ Vegas Locations: ’, Melbourne, Australia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up. Bon Jovi hailed Springsteen as “my hero, my friend, my mentor” to a crowd of 2,000 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Instead of performing at the end of the evening as is traditional for the honoree, Bon Jovi got the nearly three-hour show going. Comedian Jim Gaffigan hosted and relentlessly mocked Bon Jovi for his big hair and penchant for wearing short-shorts in the 1980s. “Livin' On a Prayer” became an all-star finale, with Bon Jovi joined onstage by the other performers for a singalong.

Persons: Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, ”, Jovi, Dorothea, Paul McCartney, Nancy, Robert Kraft, Rita Wilson, Adele, “, he’d, ” Melissa Etheridge, Larkin Poe, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, ” Pat Monahan, Shania Twain, Jason Isbell, Damiano David of Måneskin, Van Halen, Sammy Hager, Orianthi, Wolfgang Van Halen, ” Brandy Clark, Jim Gaffigan, Gaffigan, Jack Daniels, “ Livin, Kraft, I’ve Organizations: ANGELES, —, Los Angeles Convention, New England Patriots, “, Treaty, Sunday, Food Bank, Foundation, District of Columbia Locations: — New Jersey, West, New Jersey

NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize. “Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written some of the most memorable songs of our lives. Taupin and John were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2023, John inducted Taupin into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. John this month achieved EGOT status after winning an Emmy for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.”

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☆ Kate Moss at 50: A supermodel through the decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —British supermodel Kate Moss turns 50 today — and she remains as much a cultural icon as when she emerged as a breakout star more than three decades ago. Johnny Green/PA/Getty Images Kate Moss and her then-boyfriend, the actor Johnny Depp, attend the Golden Globe Awards in 1995. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Kate Moss and Jamie Hince pose with bridesmaids after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Moss arrives for a screening of the movie "Loving" at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the most memorable moment’s from Kate Moss’ life and career.

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☆ ‘Starling’: Photobook shows stunning images of the bird migrating through Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The phenomenon, known as a starling murmuration in English or “black sun” in Danish, lasts just minutes, or even seconds. But it left a lasting impression on Danish photographer Søren Solkær, who first witnessed the spectacle when he was 10 years old. “The first thing that came to mind was starling murmurations … this big piece of calligraphy in the sky,” he told CNN. Solkær’s latest photobook, “Starling,” published last month, charts this migration journey, and with it, he hopes to inspire a closer relationship with nature. In Rome, Solkær included architecture in his compositions.

Persons: CNN —, Søren Solkær, ” Solkær, Solkær, Amy Winehouse, Metallica, Paul McCartney, starling, “ Starling, ”, “, Søren Solkær “, falconer, Diviners, that’s, “ I’ve, — Organizations: CNN, “, starlings, University of Copenhagen, Museum Locations: Denmark, Europe, Ireland, Italy, Wadden, North Africa, Rome, Danish, Søren Solkær “ Rome, North America, ”, Socotra, Bhutan, South Asia, Australia, Sardinia

☆ The Beatles created a painting together while on tour in Japan. It sold at auction for $1.7 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Radhika Marya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Beatles arrive at Tokyo's airport for their brief tour of Japan in 1966. Each corner of the painting reflects a personal touch, with plenty of variety in shapes, colors and even the paints used. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images/FileAfter its completion, the painting was acquired by Tetsusaburo Shimoyama, an entertainment industry executive who was then the chairman of Tokyo’s Beatles fan club. “Images of a Woman” was part of Christie’s “Exceptional Sale,” a yearly auction event held in New York, London and Paris. The Beatles perform during a concert at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in 1966.

Persons: ”, Casey Rogers, ” Rogers, “, it’s, …, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Beatle, Robert Whitaker, Brian Epstein, Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Christie’s, Harrison, Starr, Rogers, Jiji Press, Tetsusaburo Shimoyama, Takao Nishino, Nishino, Beatlemania, “ they’re, ’ Organizations: CNN, Beatles, Japan’s, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo Hilton, Keystone, Jiji, Getty, ”, Budokan Locations: Tokyo, New York, Japan, France, London, Paris, San

NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79. Laine, inducted five years ago into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues, died Tuesday in Naples, Florida. His death comes almost exactly 50 years after the release of McCartney's acclaimed “Band On the Run” album, on which Laine played guitar and provided backing vocals. The Moody Blues then turned to the ambitious, classically influenced sounds of “Nights in White Satin" and other songs. Founded in 1971, the year after the Beatles broke up, Wings went through various personnel changes over the following decade, with Laine, McCartney and McCartney's wife, Linda.

Persons: — Denny Laine, Paul McCartney's, Laine, Elizabeth Hines, McCartney, Instagram, “, ” McCartney, Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, Frankie Laine, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, 1967 Laine, Justin Hayward, Ginger Baker's, McCartney's, Linda, Said ”, ” Laine, George Harrison's, John Lennon, ” Organizations: Moody Blues, Hall of Fame, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Wings, Beatles Locations: British, Naples , Florida, Mull of Kintyre

☆ Dolly Parton and Cher remind us it’s greater, later
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…Dolly Parton In the film "Rhinestone" in 1984 and Cher in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Getty ImagesDolly Parton and Cher are both making 77 years old look lovely. The same day Parton was on the football field, Cher performed her new Christmas single “DJ Play a Christmas Song” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. You should listen to…Sir Paul McCartney performing in 2017. Poet Paul Muldoon collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney on the bestselling book, “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present,” and their relationship is clear in the ease of their conversations on this podcast.

Persons: Lisa Respers, Dolly Parton, Cher, Parton, Diana Ross, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Samuel L, Jackson, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Kevin Mazur, Giselle Knowles Carter, Beyoncé ”, – she’s, Bey, EGOT, Oscar, Tony, Sir Paul McCartney, “ McCartney, Paul Muldoon, McCartney, ”, … Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Who, ” Peope, Russell T Davies, it’s “ Organizations: CNN, Getty, Dallas Cowboys, ”, Disney Locations: Lisa Respers France, Los Angeles , California, London, England, Atlanta, AFP

☆ World's 'saddest' elephant dies after more than 40 years alone in a concrete pen at Manila Zoo
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The "world's saddest elephant" has died in the Philippines after spending her life in captivity. Mali arrived at the zoo in 1981 as a gift from the Sri Lankan government to Imelda Marcos. AdvertisementMali, a beloved elephant at Manila Zoo in the Philippines, has died after spending over four decades alone in a dilapidated pen. For over 40 years, she lived as the sole elephant in the zoo. A PETA Asia statement said Mali died in her "barren concrete pen," denied expert treatment by a vet, because of "indifference and greed," per CBS News.

Persons: Sir Paul McCartney, Imelda Marcos, —, Critics, Pamela Anderson, Benigno Aquino III, Lady Imelda Marcos, Lacuna Organizations: Sri, Service, Manila Zoo, PETA, CBS, BBC Locations: Philippines, Mali, Manila, PETA Asia, Thailand, Philippine

Musician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S., May 13, 2022. Tickets priced between 200 reais ($41) and 400 reais ($82), much lower than most of those for the tour, sold out in just a few minutes. Fans who managed to buy tickets received wristbands for the concert. Upon arrival, event organizers sealed up fans' mobile phones and cameras to prevent images being recorded. Reporting by Bernardo Caram; Writing by Steven Grattan; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Mario Anzuoni, McCartney, Amanda Cardoso, I'd, Bernardo Caram, Steven Grattan, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Cavern Club, Beatles, Clube, Choro, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, U.S, Rights BRASILIA, Liverpool, Brazil, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Dolly Parton (Really) Rocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

solo studio releases to her name, Dolly Parton just scored the highest charting album of her career, the mammoth double LP “Rockstar,” which debuted on this week’s Billboard 200 at No. “Rockstar” is not an album so much as a referendum on how incredibly well-liked Parton is at this moment. “This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ’n’ roll album at some point in the future,” she wrote in a statement. I disagree with the notion that Dolly Parton wasn’t a rock star until she released an album called “Rockstar” — it feels like too narrow and literal an understanding of genre. And, as I argue with today’s playlist, she’s been reshaping rock ’n’ roll in her own style for her entire career.

Persons: Dolly Parton, whippersnappers Drake, Taylor Swift, Parton’s, Parton, Dolly, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, Elton John, Rob Halford, Judas Priest, it’s, didn’t, ”, she’s Organizations: Rockstar, Roll Hall of Fame

☆ Rob Reiner Teases Details of ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The director Rob Reiner has said that an upcoming sequel to his 1984 documentary parody “This Is Spinal Tap” is scheduled to begin shooting in late February and will feature Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks, among other stars. “Spinal Tap” satirized a bungled tour by a fictitious British heavy-metal band of that name, as well as the process of documenting it. Plans for “Spinal Tap II” were first announced last year. Over the years, the three have played real-life concerts as their Spinal Tap characters. Reiner announced new details about the “Spinal Tap” sequel during an episode of a podcast hosted by the comedian Richard Herring that was released on Monday.

Persons: Rob Reiner, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, “, ”, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer —, Reiner, Richard Herring Organizations: Variety Locations: British, Hollywood

☆ He Carried the Bags (and the Secrets) for the Beatles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | More About Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: The Untold Story of Mal Evans, by Kenneth WomackHe was a “gentle giant.” A “teddy bear” who once posed with a koala. A “lovable, cuddly guy.” Of all the people in the Beatles’ entourage, Mal Evans was indisputably the most Muppet-like. You may have seen the 6-foot-3 Evans looming over shoulders in “Get Back,” Peter Jackson’s blockbuster 2021 documentary. He was rarely called the fifth Beatle, as was his comrade in factotum-dom, Neil Aspinall, but certainly could have qualified as the sixth or seventh. Unlike Aspinall and so many other Beatles associates, however, Evans did not receive an obituary in The New York Times when he died at 40 on Jan. 4, 1976.

Persons: Mal Evans, Kenneth Womack, Evans, Peter Jackson’s, Paul McCartney, Maxwell’s, Neil Aspinall, Aspinall Organizations: Beatles, Cavern Club, New York Times Locations: Liverpool, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last year, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — against her wishes. Now, almost exactly a year later, she's releasing her first rock ‘n’ roll album, appropriately titled “Rockstar," on Friday. Parton once thought she'd record a “Linda Ronstadt-type rock album,” but had felt she was getting too old. “I care about people, human suffering and all of that.”“World On Fire,” she says, was written after she thought the album was completed. For now, Parton says “Rockstar” is her first and last rock album.

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☆ ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Repeats at No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Taylor Swift holds the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with her latest remake, while Jung Kook of BTS opens at No. “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of Swift’s nine-year-old LP, stays at No. 1 for a second time after a huge debut, when the new edition topped the opening-week sales of the original. Jung Kook, the latest member of the K-pop kings BTS to release a solo album during the group’s hiatus, starts at No. 2 with “Golden,” which notched nearly 42 million streams and sold 128,500 copies as a complete album, mostly on CD.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Jung Kook, Jimmy Buffett, ”, Jung Kook —, Jungkook —, Latto, Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Angélique Kidjo, — Paul McCartney Organizations: BTS Locations: United States

☆ For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

ARMATRADING WAS BORN on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts in 1950, and moved to Birmingham, England, at age 7. I didn’t really ask anybody’s opinion, which is how I am still.”Some of Armatrading’s earliest experiences with classical music came through movies. “If you have 18 strings or something, and they’re doing that thing, you’re gonna cry,” she said. Armatrading is adamant that, in her Symphony, she just wanted to sound “like Joan,” but she’s also happy for listeners to bring their own associations. This symphony is by no means the first case of a pop artist to engage in classical composition.

Persons: ARMATRADING, “, ”, It’s, Rachmaninoff, Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Armatrading, Joan, she’s, Vaughan Williams, Paul McCartney’s, ” — Organizations: Decca Locations: St, Kitts, Birmingham, England

☆ The Beatles break UK chart records as ‘Now and Then’ becomes No. 1 single
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

1 on the UK charts with their latest and “last” song “Now and Then” becoming the country’s top single. 1, “From Me To You,” in May 1963, according to Official Charts, beating Elvis Presley’s span of 47 years and six months. Paul McCartney, the band’s bass guitarist, told Official Charts on Friday, “It’s mind boggling. At the ages of 81 and 83 respectively, McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr have made The Beatles the oldest band to claim a UK No.1 single, according to Official Charts. 1 singles in the UK, with 18 – with only Elvis Presley in the US having more (21), according to Official Charts.

Persons: ”, Elvis, John, Yoko, Kate Bush’s, Paul McCartney, “, It’s, John Lennon, George Harrison, Lennon, Yoko Ono, McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elvis Presley Organizations: CNN, Beatles Locations: New York City

☆ Beatlemania is back as chart-topping 'Now And Then' breaks records
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It also features parts recorded by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as the late George Harrison. 1 hit, it brings The Beatles back to the top of the Official Singles Chart 60 years after the group's first No. 1 singles in Official Charts history. 1 single, the Official Charts Company said. "Beatlemania has returned this week," Official Charts Company Chief Executive Officer Martin Talbot said.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ed Sullivan, Mario Anzuoni, John Lennon, George Harrison, McCartney, It’s, Starr, Beatlemania, Martin Talbot, “, John, Paul, George, Ringo, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Beatles, Company, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Britain

☆ Opinion | ‘Now and Then, I Miss You’: The Love Story at the Heart of the Last Beatles Song
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Ian Leslie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sixty-one years after releasing their first single, “Love Me Do,” the Beatles have released their last. Inside the story of “Love Me Do” to “Now and Then” is the love story of John Lennon and Paul McCartney — which is our story, too. Beatles songs still speak to us so directly because they are vehicles for the transmission of feelings too powerful for normal speech. They gained their emotional education from music, especially the music of Black artists like Smokey Robinson, Arthur Alexander and the Shirelles. Almost everything they felt — and they felt a lot — was poured into music, including their feelings about each other.

Persons: “, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lennon, McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Arthur Alexander Organizations: Beatles

☆ A new Beatles song is set for release after 45 years — with help from AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

(Photo by Daily Mirror/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)LONDON — A new Beatles song featuring the complete Fab Four will be released Thursday, 45 years after John Lennon began writing it — with the help of artificial intelligence. A short film detailing the making of the "last Beatles song" was published to the band's official YouTube channel Wednesday and has already gained more than 1.4 million views. Lennon recorded a demo of the song with piano and vocals at his home in New York two years before he was murdered in 1980. Work on completing the song revived more than two decades later, when director Peter Jackson was producing the mammoth eight-hour Beatles documentary "Get Back." Artificial intelligence software — which Jackson used to clean up archive footage in the film — isolated Lennon's voice on "Now And Then," removed background noise and improved sound quality.

Persons: John Lennon, Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Peter Jackson, Jackson, McCartney, Harrison Organizations: Pops, Daily, Getty, BBC, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Locations: New York

☆ The Beatles to release AI-powered new song with Lennon's voice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Alessandro Parodi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 2 (Reuters) - The last Beatles song featuring the voice of late member John Lennon and developed using artificial intelligence will be released on Thursday at 1400 GMT alongside the band's first track, record label Universal Music said. Called "Now and Then", the song - billed as the last Beatles song - will be released in a double A-side single which pairs the track with the band's 1962 debut UK single "Love Me Do", Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) said in a statement. The Beatles' YouTube channel premiered late on Wednesday the short film "Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song" ahead of the release of the track. loadingDirected by Oliver Murray, the 12-minute clip features exclusive footage and commentary from members of the band, Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon and filmmaker Peter Jackson, who directed the 2021 documentary series "The Beatles: Get Back". The song also features parts recorded by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as the late George Harrison.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ed Sullivan, Mario Anzuoni, John Lennon, Oliver Murray, Lennon's, Sean Ono Lennon, Peter Jackson, Jackson, Lennon, George Harrison, Alessandro Parodi, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Universal Music, YouTube, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles

☆ The Beatles’ ‘last’ song ‘Now and Then’ is being released. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The day has finally come for the worldwide release of what’s been described as The Beatles’ final song, “Now and Then,” featuring the voice of the late singer-songwriter John Lennon. The track featuring the sound of every member of the British rock group will be released at 2 p.m. GMT (10 a.m. It took McCartney and Starr more than two decades to begin working on the song again. “We’re actually messing around with state of the art technology, which is something The Beatles would’ve been very interested in. ‘Now and Then’ it’s probably, like, the last Beatles song, and we’ve all played on it, so it is a genuine Beatle recording,” added McCartney.

Persons: what’s, John Lennon, Lennon, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, would’ve, ”, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Starr, Harrison, ” McCartney, McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo, “, ” “, ’ it’s, Lennon’s, Sean, Paul, George Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Beatles, Capitol Studios Locations: New York City, ‘

Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. But there were technical limitations to finishing “Now and Then.”On Wednesday, a short film titled “The Beatles — Now And Then — The Last Beatles Song” was released, detailing the creation of the track. On the original tape, Lennon's voice was hidden; the piano was “hard to hear,” as Paul McCartney describes it. “Like we would do that anyway.”“This is the last track, ever, that you’ll get the four Beatles on the track. John, Paul, George, and Ringo,” he continued.

Persons: John Lennon, George Harrison's, ”, Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, —, Peter Jackson’s, McCartney, “, ” “, ” Ringo Starr, you’ll, John, Paul, George, Ringo, Starr, George Harrison, Giles Martin, George Martin —, couldn’t, Jackson, ’ ” Jackson, Lennon's, Sean, Olivia Harrison, George's, Pete Best Organizations: ANGELES, Beatles, Associated Press Locations: ”

☆ Rolling Stones top UK charts with new album 'Hackney Diamonds'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Member of the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger performs during a private record release party of their new album "Hackney Diamonds" in New York City, U.S., October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones topped the British music charts on Friday, securing their 14th UK No. 1 album with new record “Hackney Diamonds”. 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart, it added. "Hackney Diamonds", the Stones' first album of original material since 2005 and the first recording since drummer Charlie Watts died in 2021, also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

Persons: Mick Jagger, Shannon Stapleton, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Robbie Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Watts, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Bill Wyman, Steve Jordan, Jagger, Richards, Wood, guirtarist, Tom DeLonge, Kenya Grace, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Hackney, Company, Kenya, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Australia, Germany, London , New York, Los Angeles, Nassau

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