Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and JLS line-up for Queen Elizabeth

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added: 8 Feb 2012 // by: VVN Music 

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth is coming up on her Diamond Jubilee, celebrating sixty years as the Queen of England and Gary Barlow of Take That is putting together a superstar heavy concert set for June 4 in front of Buckingham Palace.

The current lineup includes Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox, Cliff Richard, Madness, JLS, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J. Additional artists are expected to be announced in the coming months.

Barlow spoke of the event, saying "The Diamond Jubilee concert will celebrate the 60 years of the Queen's reign with an amazing line-up of world class artists coming together to play at one of the biggest and most exciting live music shows in recent years.

"With Buckingham Palace as a backdrop, it's going to be a fantastic event which transcends multiple decades of music. It'll be a great, unique, experience for the thousands attending, watching on TV and listening on Radio. I can't wait."

An audience of 10,000 is expected which will include the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (aka Prince William & Cathrine), the Prince of Wales (aka Prince Charles) and Prince Harry. According to Barlow, William and Harry had input in the selection of artists.

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse to play for Paul McCartney

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added: 6 Feb 2012 // by: Noise11 

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The first official function for the reformed Neil Young & Crazy Horse will be to honour Paul McCartney's 2012 MusiCares induction.

Sir Paul McCartney will be welcomed in as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year in Los Angeles on February 10.

In 2010, Neil Young was inducted as MusiCares Person of the Year.

The 2010 inductee will perform for the 2012 inductee and give us the first viewing of Crazy Horse live. Neil announced recently that he had completed the first Crazy Horse studio album since 2003's 'Greendale' and was working on a second new album with the grunge rock band.

And how is this for dinner entertainment. Also performing on the night, Tony Bennett, the cast of Cirque Du Soleil, Coldplay, Duane Eddy, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Diana Krall, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Norah Jones, Sergio Mendes, Katy Perry and James Taylor.

MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.

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Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder reunite on new track

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added: 26 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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This year sees 30 years since Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder first worked together on the classic smash hit 'Ebony and Ivory' (March 1982), which was Number 1 in the UK and the US.

The release of Paul's new album 'Kisses On The Bottom' sees them reunited on the track, 'Only Our Hearts'. 'Only Our Hearts' is one of two original McCartney compositions included on the album, which is a collection of standards Paul grew up listening to in his childhood.

On working with Stevie, Paul said, "Stevie came along to the studio in LA and he listened to the track for about ten minutes and he totally got it. He just went to the mic and within 20 minutes had nailed this dynamite solo. When you listen you just think, 'How do you come up with that?' But it's just because he is a genius, that's why".

Stevie joined Paul at LA's legendary Capitol Studio's to record the track.

'Kisses On The Bottom' is a collection of standards Paul grew up listening to in his childhood as well as the two new McCartney compositions 'My Valentine' and 'Only Our Hearts'. With the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and her band, Paul's new album is a deeply personal journey through classic American compositions that, in some cases, a young Paul first heard his father perform on piano at home

'Kisses On The Bottom' is out on Monday 6th February.

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Paul McCartney: I�m no icon

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added: 26 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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Sir Paul McCartney is uncomfortable but 'thankful' for his icon status.

The former Beatle has enjoyed a career in the music industry spanning over five decades and is as popular as ever.

But in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, the 69-year-old revealed that he is just a simple man from England and doesn't see himself as others do.

'That feels strange. You know, deep inside I'm still the boy from Liverpool,' he said of being called an icon.

'But if people value me this way I can't just say, 'British icon? No thanks! I don't want to be an icon!' Even if that's true. I think about it this way: it's their way of telling me that I did good. So I have to accept it and be thankful.'

And 55 years after meeting his legendary partner John Lennon and starting his musical career, Paul still gets excited about being on stage.

'What should I say? It doesn't stop being fun for me!' he revealed. 'Last year in my tour in South America the people were absolutely fascinated - that was the best thing I ever saw! When I go on stage and am welcomed that happily it's really hard for me to just stop.'

Paul has no intention of giving up performing any time soon.

'I'll keep on going as long as people want to see me. I always end every concert with the sentence: 'See you next time,' and I mean it,' he confirmed.

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Paul McCartney live webstream today

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added: 19 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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Tune in live to http://www.paulmccartney.com today - Thursday 19th January - at 4pm (GMT) to get an exclusive live behind the scenes broadcast of Paul answering questions from some of the world's media.

Paul will be spending the afternoon in London talking with press from around the world to promote the release of his new album.

PaulMcCartney.com will stream 30 minutes of the afternoon at some point between 4 and 5pm.

In addition you have the opportunity to ask a question to Paul by simply email your question to kissesonthebottom@paulmccartney.com and one question will be chosen and given to Paul to answer.

This is an amazing chance for fans to get a fly on the wall view of what happens before an album is released.

'Kisses On The Bottom' is released on February 6th in the UK and Feb 7th in the US.

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Paul McCartney 'Kisses On the Bottom' album preview

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added: 10 Jan 2012 // by: VVN Music 

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As has been widely reported, Paul McCartney has recorded an album of mostly standard pop songs that he remembers from his childhood and which influenced him musically. Kisses on the Bottom will be out February 7 in the U.S. (February 6 in the rest of the world) through Hear Music in both a standard and deluxe edition.

The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and includes Krall's band along with guest appearances form Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.

McCartney said of the song selection,"When I kind of got into songwriting, I realized how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them. I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys - I just thought the songs were magical. And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it's beautiful, the way they made those songs."

The recording process for the album also reminded McCartney of his days with the Beatles. "It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we'd work with The Beatles. We'd bring a song in, kick it around, when we found a way to do it we'd say 'Okay, let's do a take now' and by the time everyone kind of had an idea of what they were doing, we'd learnt the song. So that's what we did, we did the take live in the studio."

...and as for that title, it's actually a line from the opening song, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.

Track List:

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Fred Ahlert & Joe Young)
Home (When Shadows Fall) (Jeff Clarkson, Peter van Steeden, Harry Clarkson)
It's Only A Paper Moon (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Billy Rose)
More I Cannot Wish You (Frank Loesser)
The Glory Of Love (Billy Hill)
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane)
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
My Valentine (Paul McCartney)
Always (Irving Berlin)
My Very Good Friend The Milkman (Harold Spina, Johnny Burke)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon)
Get Yourself Another Fool (Haywood Henry, Tucker)
The Inch Worm (Frank Loesser)
Only Our Hearts (Paul McCartney)

The Deluxe Edition of the album adds the following two songs:

Baby's Request (Paul McCartney)
My One And Only Love (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin)

Artist: Paul McCartney
Title: Kisses on the Bottom
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Label: Hear Music
Format(s): CD, DD (Standard & Deluxe Editions)

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