Mon, 12/06/2010 - 10:18 by Rakhi
Washington -- This year's Kennedy Center honorees were feted at the White House Sunday evening with President Obama saying they "possess a staggering amount of talent."
The select group included country singer Merle Haggard, Broadway composer-lyricist Jerry Herman, choreographer-dancer Bill T. Jones, former Beatle Paul McCartney and television talk show star and executive Oprah Winfrey. They received their awards later in the evening at the Kennedy Center.
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Mon, 08/23/2010 - 22:42 by Prince damin
New York -- Paul McCartney, Katie Couric, Christie Brinkley and Jimmy Buffett were among the guests at former President Bill Clinton's 64th birthday party in New York.
The New York Post said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped throw the bash for her husband Sunday at the Water Mill home of Bill's longtime aide Doug Band and his wife, Lily.
Also on the guest list for the party, which was catered by Jason Weiner of Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton, were fashion designer Vera Wang, "Today Show" host Matt Lauer and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, the Post said.
Bill Clinton served as president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Thu, 06/03/2010 - 09:38 by Rakhi
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama and an all-star lineup of musicians Wednesday honored Paul McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House.
As the president looked on with first lady Michelle Obama, McCartney performed many of the hits he had with the Beatles and as a solo artist, including "Got to Get You Into My Life," "Eleanor Rigby" and "Michelle" -- a song he said he'd been "itching to do at the White House." He closed the show by singing "Let It Be' and getting everyone in the East Room of the White House to sing along with the familiar "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na" chorus on "Hey Jude."
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Tue, 05/25/2010 - 09:40 by Rakhi
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to present rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney with the 3rd Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the White House announced Monday.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama are to serve as hosts of a June 2 concert in the East Room honoring McCartney.
Obama previously presented the Gershwin Prize last year when the Library of Congress honored Stevie Wonder.
This year's concert is to be broadcast on PBS stations July 28 as "In Performance at the White House Celebrating the Music of Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize."
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Wed, 01/13/2010 - 21:28 by Inderjit Singh
Hollywood -- Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Olivia Wilde and Reese Witherspoon are to be presenters at Sunday's 67th annual Golden Globe Awards show in Los Angeles.
They join previously announced presenters Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Josh Brolin, Gerard Butler, Cher, Chace Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Garner, Matthew Fox, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Kidman, Taylor Lautner, Sophia Loren, Amy Poehler, Julia Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Winslet and Sam Worthington, organizers said Tuesday.
Ricky Gervais is to preside over the event, which will be broadcast on NBC from The Beverly Hilton.
Copyright 2010 by United Press International.
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Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:13 by Inderjit Singh
London -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney has narrated a 13-minute video about slaughterhouses for the group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
The 67-year-old former Beatle and longtime vegetarian narrated "Glass Walls" in an effort to raise awareness about how animals and workers are treated in slaughterhouses, The Daily Telegraph reported.
"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian," the newspaper quoted McCartney as saying.
In the video, McCartney reportedly also explains how cows, pigs and chickens "endure almost unimaginable suffering." While he talks, images of the animals being killed are shown, the Telegraph said.
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Fri, 12/04/2009 - 07:46 by harsheeb
Hamburg -- Music icon Paul McCartney has kicked off his "Good Evening Europe" concert tour in Hamburg, Germany, city officials said.
About 12,000 fans attended the event at Hamburg's Color Line Arena Wednesday night.
The former member of the the Beatles is scheduled to play a seven-date series of shows in the harbor-side city.
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Fri, 11/27/2009 - 06:27 by harsheeb
London -- Paul McCartney said at the London launch of his new CD and DVD that playing music helps him "revisit" his fallen former band mates and late wife Linda.
McCartney said at a news conference marking the release of the live CD and DVD "Good Evening New York City" that he can get "emotional" on stage when a song reminds him of John Lennon, George Harrison or Linda McCartney, the BBC reported Thursday.
"If I'm doing songs by The Beatles, I obviously remember the sessions when we recorded," the musician said. "There's a song I do called 'Here Today' which is specifically written for John, and that sometimes catches me out."
The former Beatle said he can be seen getting a little choked up playing "Here Today" on the DVD.
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Sat, 11/21/2009 - 09:47 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
Los Angeles -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney has recorded a track with his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr for Starr's upcoming CD "Y Not."
The album, which Starr also produced, is set for release Jan. 12 on Hip-O Records/UMe, Universal Music Enterprises said Friday.
Starr and McCartney collaborated on the CD's first single, "Walk with You," a song about the power of friendship.
Starr's decision to take a stronger role in the recording of his latest solo album was a significant one, his record label said.
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Mon, 11/16/2009 - 09:53 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
Washington -- Paul McCartney has been chosen to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a U.S. Library of Congress official confirmed Sunday.
The formal announcement is to be made Monday, The Washington Post reported. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said in a statement Sunday McCartney will become the third songwriter to receive the award, following in the footsteps of Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.
"It's hard to think of another performer and composer who has had a more indelible and transformative effect on popular song and music of several different genres than Paul McCartney," Billington said.
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Thu, 11/12/2009 - 10:29 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
Los Angeles -- The U.S. television network ABC says it plans to air back-to-back music specials starring Beyonce and Paul McCartney on Thanksgiving.
Both one-hour specials will incorporate rarely seen footage of the artists, along with revealing interviews and unique musical performances, the network said in a release.
"Beyonce: I am... Yours" is to be broadcast Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. ET. "Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City" is to air the same night at 10 p.m. ET, ABC said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 09/04/2009 - 00:20 by Salinder Kumar
Paul McCartney is relieved the Beatles decided against naming their final album after a studio engineer's favourite cigarette brand.
The group initially agreed on the title Everest after spotting one of Geoff Emerick's cigarette packets during a brainstorming session - but McCartney still thinks that would have been a terrible idea.
He tells Mojo magazine, "It wasn't that great a title. His ciggies (cigarettes) were just lying on the control room desk, and we went, 'What about that? Everest! Big mountain on the front - that'd be good'.
"But then we went off the idea and I just said, 'You know what? We could call it Abbey Road. And it'd be really easy to step outside onto the crossing (for the cover picture)."
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