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☆ ‘1964’ Review: Meet the Beatles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Ted Widmer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Paul McCartneyThe Beatles’ first tour of America, in February 1964, was a musical sensation, recalling the rock ’n’ roll energy that Elvis had given the world a decade earlier. It was a cultural watershed, announcing the coming of a new generation. And Beatlemania was a media phenomenon, erupting at exactly the moment the Canadian critic Marshall McLuhan had coined the term “global village.” Telstar had been launched in July 1962, providing instantaneous communications across the Atlantic. As the world shrank, opportunity knocked—precisely when everyone wanted younger heroes. The Beatles happily obliged.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Elvis, Marshall McLuhan, ”, — Organizations: ” Telstar, Beatles Locations: America

☆ Unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney show Beatlemania
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, July 5, (Reuters) - Personal and previously unseen photographs taken by musician Paul McCartney as 'Beatlemania' was soaring in the 1960s have gone on display at The National Portrait Gallery in London. "They document this period in which they went from sort of Beatlemania in Britain through to global fame - through... their first ever visit to America," exhibition curator Rosie Broadley said. There are over 250 photographs from McCartney's archive on display, which even his team hadn't seen for decades. "A lot of (the photographs are) very intimate and personal....which is why it's called 'The Eyes of the Storm,'" Broadley said. With photographs taken in London, Paris and across America, the exhibition is on until October 2023.

Persons: Paul McCartney, McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Rosie Broadley, Broadley, show's George Harrison, Ed Sullivan, George, it's, Sarah Mills Organizations: Beatles, McCartney, Storm, Thomson Locations: London, America, Miami, New York, Britain, Washington, Paris

☆ Dolly Parton says she doesn’t want to live on through AI after she dies: ‘When I’m gone, I want to fly with it’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dolly Parton isn’t interested in living on through artificial intelligence. The “Jolene” singer was asked about AI technology during a press conference in London that she appeared at to promote her upcoming album “Rockstar.”“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” Parton said, adding she doesn’t know how “they’ll keep me around.”She went on to say that she hopes albums like “Rockstar” will preserve her everlasting legacy, and that she’ll “have to decide on how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved in because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this Earth.”With a laugh, Parton said she feels like with that kind of technology she’d be “grounded here forever, so when I’m gone I want to fly with it.”“But I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here,” she said reassuringly, going on to thank the person who asked her the question and saying “I’m glad to know you still want me around.”For the time being, at least, Parton isn’t going anywhere. The country music star is set to release her hotly-anticipated album “Rockstar,” marking her first-ever rock and roll record featuring collaborations with music legends such as Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John and Stevie Nicks. The album also features collaborations with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Lizzo and Pink. Parton’s foray into rock genre comes after she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 after initially opting to “respectfully bow out,” saying in a statement on her Instagram at the time that she didn’t feel she’d “earned that right.”“Rockstar” will be released globally on November 17.

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☆ Ringo Starr says The Beatles would ‘never’ fake John Lennon’s vocals with AI on new song
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ringo Starr is doubling down about the authenticity of the vocals on the highly anticipated new Beatles song recently teased by former bandmate Paul McCartney. Starr spoke with Rolling Stone for an upcoming podcast, in which he ensured that they would “never” fake the late John Lennon’s vocals for the new track, which instead uses AI to clean up previously recorded snippets. The song will also feature the voice of the late George Harrison, Starr confirmed. And that’s a fact.”McCartney also attempted to clarify last month how artificial intelligence is being used on what he said will be the “final” Beatles song. The music icon, who just finished a spring tour with his All-Starr band, told Rolling Stone that he’s feeling great.

Persons: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Starr, John Lennon’s, George Harrison, ”, “, ” McCartney, “ We’ve, Lennon, Harrison, John, ” Starr Organizations: CNN, Stone, BBC Radio

☆ Dolly Parton says turning to rock was 'one of the most fun things I've done'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Anna GordonLONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Country music star Dolly Parton says her first rock album "Rockstar" is some of her best, as well as most fun, work she has ever done. "I’ve lived my whole life mainly in country music and I love it," Parton told a news conference in London on Thursday. “I enjoy getting to do something besides my own songs or just country songs. "Rockstar" also features collaborations with Lizzo, Stevie Nicks, Kid Rock, Simon Le Bon, P!nk, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett among other well-known music names.

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☆ Elton John's Glastonbury triumph attracts 7.3 million TV viewers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASTONBURY, England, June 26 (Reuters) - Elton John's masterclass in big-stage entertainment at Glastonbury on Sunday pulled in 7.3 million television viewers for a show packed with hits like "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man" and "Your Song" in his swansong performance in Britain. As well as the 100,000-plus crowd at Worthy Farm, 7.3 million people watched John's show on the BBC, dwarfing the 2.5 million viewers who tuned in for Paul McCartney's headline set last year, which was broadcast with a delay. "It's a very special and emotional night for me because it may be my last show ever in England and Great Britain." "Glastonbury certainly brought out the best in Elton John," said the Times. John has only a handful of shows left, with dates in France, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden over the last weeks of his farewell tour.

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☆ Elton John enthralls Glastonbury in final UK show
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Sachin Ravikumar | Thomson Reuters | Sachin Ravikumar Is A Correspondent For Reuters In London Covering General News Across The Uk. Over Nine Years At Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASTONBURY, England, June 25 (Reuters) - Elton John enthralled a massive Glastonbury crowd on Sunday night in possibly his last show in Britain, delighting loyal fans but disappointing others who had hoped for star guest appearances. I never thought I'd ever play Glastonbury. And here I am," John, who wore a glittery golden jacket and rose-tinted glasses, said during the start of his first appearance at Worthy Farm. John, 76, is nearing the end of his final tour, of which Glastonbury was the last British show. Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Jane Merriman and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Paul McCartney clarifies use of artificial intelligence for ‘final’ Beatles song
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Paul McCartney is offering more information on how artificial intelligence is being used for what he said will be a “final” Beatles song. “We’ve seen some confusion and speculation about it,” read a note posted in a story on his verified Instagram account Thursday. “Seems to be a lot of guess work out there.”“Can’t say too much at this stage but to be clear, nothing has been artificially or synthetically created. McCartney said the technology was being used to release a “new” track. McCartney acknowledged that excitement surrounding the forthcoming singles in his note, writing, “No one is more excited than us to be sharing something with you later in the year.”

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GLASTONBURY, England, June 21 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of music fans streamed into Worthy Farm in southwest England on Wednesday at the start of Glastonbury, the beloved music festival that will feature Elton John, Guns N' Roses and the Arctic Monkeys this weekend. Elated fans wore sun hats and lugged camping gear to the site of the world's biggest open-air arts and music festival, primed to witness hundreds of acts over five days culminating in British singer Elton John's last ever UK show on Sunday night. Heavy showers fell over the 900-acre grassy expanse of Glastonbury on Wednesday, although fans, many equipped with Wellington boots to wade through muddy fields, appeared undeterred. Glastonbury, founded by Michael Eavis 53 years ago, typically sells out before any headliners have been announced, given the strength of previous line-ups. "I've done a festival before but I've never managed to get my tickets here," said Glastonbury first-timer Hemmings.

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☆ Opinion: Trump, the hoarder in chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Photos included in the 38-count indictment of former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta show bankers boxes stacked in a bathroom and other parts of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Trump has always hung onto news clippings, documents and other mementos,” The New York Times reported. “Trump is chaotic and unpredictable in a way that could lead other Republicans to believe that there is a chance he won’t make it to the convention. As Zelizer noted, “Trump has denied wrongdoing, claiming he is being unfairly targeted.”But “given this unusual context, Republicans have legitimate reasons to think that there could be an upset.

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☆ Opinion: The fifth Beatle is artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Opinion Jere Hester | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Who’s the fifth Beatle? But now there’s a 21st century contender for the honor: artificial intelligence. The band took some flak for releasing two songs years after Lennon’s murder in 1980. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album with trippy loops and other innovations that changed the course of popular music. But in the right hands — in this case, Jackson and McCartney’s — AI can be a tool that wields magic.

Persons: Jere Hester, Craig Newmark, CNN —, Jere Hester John Smock, Sir George Martin, Brian Epstein, Stuart Sutcliffe, Sir Paul McCartney’s, John Lennon’s, Lennon, McCartney, Peter Jackson, ”, Yoko Ono, Lennon’s, Jackson, McCartney’s, Facebook McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ono, George Harrison’s, Olivia, Let’s Organizations: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY, CNN, BBC Radio, Twitter, Beatles Locations: Liverpool

☆ The Beatles Come Together Using AI for ‘Last Record,’ Paul McCartney Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ It's 'kind of scary': Paul McCartney used A.I. to reunite with John Lennon on new Beatles record
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Paul McCartney has collaborated with countless artists over his 60-year career, from Rihanna to Michael Jackson. In an interview with the BBC's "Best of Today" this week, the 80-year-old revealed that AI has made it possible to release one "last Beatles record." McCartney said that during the creation Peter Jackson's 2021 Beatles docuseries "The Beatles: Get Back," they found an old demo tape that John Lennon had recorded. Through the use of artificial intelligence, they were able to start the process of taking the decades-old recording and turning it into something usable. "[Peter Jackson] was able to extricate John's voice from a ropey little bit of cassette," he said.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Michael Jackson, McCartney, Peter Jackson's, John Lennon, Peter Jackson

☆ The Beatles Come Together Using AI For ‘Last Record,’ Paul McCartney Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Beatles Come Together for ‘Last Record’ Using AI, Paul McCartney Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Paul McCartney says A.I. got John Lennon's voice on 'last Beatles record'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Beatles star told the BBC he has finished a new song using AI to recreate John Lennon's voice. LONDON — Beatles singer-songwriter Paul McCartney told the BBC that artificial intelligence was used to "extricate" and clean up the vocals of former bandmate John Lennon from an old recording, allowing them to feature in an upcoming track. It's something we're all sort of tackling at the moment and trying to deal with," McCartney told the BBC's "Today" program when asked about AI. AI was used to identify Lennon's vocals as distinct from instrumentals and background interference. "There's a good side to it and then a scary side, and we'll just have to see where that leads," McCartney told the BBC.

Persons: Paul McCartney, John Lennon's, John Lennon, McCartney, Peter Jackson —, —, John, Lennon, ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, we'll Organizations: Glastonbury Festival, Beatles, BBC, Industry, CNBC Locations: Pilton, Glastonbury , England, Glastonbury

☆ 'Last' Beatles record to be released this year thanks to AI - McCartney
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Musician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S., May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - A "last" Beatles song, featuring the voice of late member John Lennon, will be released this year thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, Paul McCartney has said. "So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles record... we were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI (artificial intelligence), so that then we could mix the record as you would normally do," the singer-songwriter, 80, said. "He was able to extricate John's voice from a ropey little bit of cassette," McCartney said. "We had John's voice and a piano, he could separate them with AI."

Persons: Paul McCartney, Mario Anzuoni, John Lennon, McCartney, John, Lennon, Peter Jackson, we'll, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Mario Anzuoni LONDON, BBC Radio, BBC, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, U.S

☆ 'Last' Beatles record to be released this year thanks to AI, Paul McCartney says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - A "last" Beatles song, featuring the voice of late member John Lennon, will be released this year thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, Paul McCartney has said. "So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles record... we were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI (artificial intelligence), so that then we could mix the record as you would normally do," the singer-songwriter, 80, said. [1/3] Musician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S., May 13, 2022. "He was able to extricate John's voice from a ropey little bit of cassette," McCartney said. "We had John's voice and a piano, he could separate them with AI."

Persons: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, McCartney, John, Lennon, Mario Anzuoni McCartney, Peter Jackson, we'll, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sharon Singleton Organizations: BBC Radio, BBC, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, U.S

☆ Paul McCartney says AI has been used to help create a 'final' Beatles song, which features John Lennon's voice
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Paul McCartney says AI has been used to create a "final" Beatles song featuring John Lennon. Speaking on BBC's Radio 4, McCartney said AI had been used to "extricate John's voice." Paul McCartney says AI has been used to create a "final" Beatles song, featuring the late John Lennon. Speaking on BBC's Radio 4, the songwriter said: "We were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI." McCartney told Radio 4's Martha Kearney: "We had John's voice and a piano and he could separate them with AI.

Persons: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, McCartney, AI's, Lennon, Paul, Yoko Ono, Martha Kearney, Nick Cave, Drake, Grimes Organizations: BBC's, BBC News, Radio

☆ Paul McCartney says ‘final’ Beatles song coming thanks to artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —When it comes to artificial intelligence, Sir Paul McCartney doesn’t sound like he’s willing to just “Let It Be.”In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program released Tuesday, the legendary musician and former Beatle was asked about AI and how it’s been used to make his voice sound younger – and to resurrect the voices of fellow band members John Lennon and George Harrison who died in 1980 and 2001, respectively. And he revealed there’s a “new” Beatles tune coming, thanks to the technology. “When we came to make what will be the last Beatles record – it was a demo that John had that we worked on and we just finished it up, it will be released this year – and we were able to take John’s voice and get it pure through this AI,” McCartney said. “So then we were able to mix the record as you would normally do.”While McCartney’s not on the internet much, he said, he’s aware of AI being used to do things like have Lennon sing one of his songs – which he said was “kind of scary.”“It’s something we’re all sort of tackling at the moment and trying to deal with,” McCartney said. According to McCartney, AI was used to isolate Lennon’s voice from a demo track for the Peter Jackson directed 2021 docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” about the making of the Beatles’ 1970 album “Let It Be.”There’s “a good side and a scary side” to AI, McCartney said, so “we’ll just have to see where that leads.”

Persons: Sir Paul McCartney, it’s, John Lennon, George Harrison, there’s, John, ” McCartney, “, McCartney’s, Lennon, McCartney, Peter Jackson, ” Organizations: CNN, BBC Radio, Beatles

☆ The Album Art Studio That Made Pink Floyd’s Pig Fly
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Mark Yarm | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Dutch filmmaker Anton Corbijn, the director of “Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis),” a documentary on the design firm that opens in New York on June 7, had a slightly different take. “It’s just not normal to fly all the way to Hawaii to do that picture,” he said. Among the 415 album covers Hipgnosis made between 1968 and 1983 was Pink Floyd’s “Animals” (1977), for which a 40-foot inflatable pig was photographed floating between the chimneys of London’s Battersea Power Station. Unfortunately, the single cable affixed to the pig snapped, and up the balloon went — into the flight zone for Heathrow Airport. Noel Gallagher, a fan, provides some modern-day context and comic relief.

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☆ Sting, Harry Styles and Raye among honourees at Ivor songwriting awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Sting and his wife Trudie Styler arrive for The Ivors music and songwriting awards ceremony in London, Britain, May 18, 2023. Sting, who has already won seven Ivor Novello awards, becomes the Academy's 23rd Fellow, joining the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Music collective Sault's "11" was named best album while best song musically and lyrically went to "King" by Florence + the Machine. Styles's mega hit "As It Was" won the most performed work category while rock band James received the music icon award. Named after the early 20th century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello, the Ivor Awards were first handed out in 1956.

☆ Opinion | What We Lose When We Push Our Kids to ‘Achieve’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Adam Gopnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I know there are objections to his view: At some moment, all accomplishment, however self-directed, has to become professional, lucrative, real. And surely many of the things that our kids are asked to achieve can lead to self-discovery; taught well, they may learn to love new and unexpected things for their own sake. There are many drugs that we swallow or inject in our veins; this is one drug that we produce in our brains, and to good effect. The hobbyist or retiree taking a course in batik or yoga, who might be easily patronized by achievers, has rocket fuel in her hands. The pursuit of accomplishment, what I call the real work, never ends, and always surprises.

☆ Dolly Parton reveals starry list of collaborators for first rock album
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Dolly Parton performs at the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2022. The 77-year-old revealed the stellar line-up of collaborators on her website on Tuesday, sharing details about the album, which will feature nine original songs and 21 covers. "I'm so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album 'Rockstar," Parton said in a statement. Parton will perform her lead original track "World on Fire" at the annual ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, which she is co-hosting with fellow country singer Garth Brooks, on Thursday. In an interview with Reuters last month, she said the song was "about the times that we're living in".

☆ What it was like to pilot the supersonic Concorde jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

It’s said that during the aircraft’s 27 years of service, there were more qualified American astronauts than there were British Airways Concorde pilots. Supersonic flyingA photo of Concorde pilot Barbara Harmer, Concorde at the controls for a London to New York flight in 1993. Concorde: When supersonic travel was a reality 02:32 - Source: CNNThe small pool of Concorde pilots also meant everyone knew everyone. It would take him back to the day he stood at Heathrow, watching the first commercial Concorde flight take off. Future of supersonic flightAlmost two decades since Concorde’s final flight, the allure of supersonic flight hasn’t waned, with companies such as Boom Supersonic plotting plans for Concorde’s successor.

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