Latest Paul McCartney News

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run

Apr. 09, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil's long-running show “The Beatles Love," a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr back together for public appearances throughout its 18-year run. ...

Music Review: Beyoncé's epic 'Act ll: Cowboy Carter' defies categorization, redefines American style

Mar. 29, 2024 15:59 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Nothin’ really ends / For things to stay the same they have to change again,” Beyoncé sings on “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” the opening lines of the opening track, “Ameriican Requiem.” “Them big ideas, yeah, are buried here / Amen.” ...

Today in History: March 11, massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan kill nearly 20,000

Mar. 11, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Monday, March 11, the 71st day of 2024. There are 295 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan’s northeastern coast, killing...

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

Feb. 20, 2024 16:05 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own spotlight — all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes. For the first time, the Beatles, long among the stingiest...

Got back! Paul McCartney's stolen bass is found and returned to the Beatle after more than 50 years

Feb. 16, 2024 13:46 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric...