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Eine Gitarre von John Lennon, die lange als verschollen galt bevor sie auf einem Dachboden wiederentdeckt wurde, ist in New York für 2,9 Millionen Dollar (etwa 2,7 Millionen Euro) versteigert worden. Damit sei es die teuerste Beatles-Gitarre, die je versteigert worden sei, teilte das Auktionshaus Julien's mit. Das entscheidende Gebot für das Instrument sei telefonisch abgegeben worden, von wem wurde zunächst nicht mitgeteilt. Vorab war das Auktionshaus von einem höchsten Gebot zwischen 600.000 und 800.000 US-Dollar ausgegangen. Das zwölfsaitige Instrument vom Typ Hootenanny des deutschen Herst...
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Sir Paul McCartney has become the UK's first billionaire musician. The Beatles legend has seen his wealth double from £50 million to once again take the top spot in this year's Sunday Times Rich List, thanks to his 2023 'Got Back' tour, the increase in value of his back catalogue, the re-release of two Beatles compilation albums, and Beyonce covering 'Blackbird' on her new album 'Cowboy Carter. He previously took the top spot in 2022, when his fortune was estimated at £865 million, and 2023 when he had £950 million. Sir Elton John's 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour helped steer him to second ...
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London (AFP) - A much-anticipated "new" Beatles record, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released next week on November 2, former band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr revealed Thursday. "Now And Then", first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr -- and AI -- decades after its original recording. McCartney, 81, announced its imminent release in June, in what has been dubbed in a promotional trailer "the last Beatles song". The track will be unveiled at 1300 GMT on Nove...
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Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his "lovely" wife on their wedding anniversary. The Beatles legend - who was previously married to the late Linda McCartney and model Heather Mills - shared a photo of himself and Nancy Shevell seemingly on vacation on Monday (09.10.23) and revealed they were celebrating 12 years of marriage on the same day as would have been his late bandmate John Lennon's birthday. Paul captioned his post: "Happy anniversary to my lovely wife, Nancy. Let’s have a great one - Paul [heart emoji] (sic)" The 'Live and Let Die' hitmaker also took a moment to pay tribute to J...
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Keith Richards "still talks" to Charlie Watts. The musician died in August 2021, aged 80, and Keith admits that he's left a big void in the Rolling Stones, even though he's been replaced on the band's new album by Steve Jordan. Keith, 79, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "It’s like he came with Charlie’s blessing. "Charlie’s so much a part of me, and we’ve been so much a part of the same thing, that although he’s passed, I still talk to him every time I’ve got a question. I’m like: ‘Now what would Charlie say?’ And I wait for the reply. Just because you’ve croaked don’t mean you’re over." ...
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New York (AFP) - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have joined Dolly Parton in recording a version of the Beatles classic "Let It Be" on the country legend's upcoming album. The track was released on Friday and will feature on the 77-year-old Parton's upcoming album "Rockstar." "Well, does it get any better than singing 'Let It Be' with Paul McCartney who wrote the song?" Parton said on her website. "Not only that, he played piano! "Well, it did get even better when Ringo Starr joined in on drums, Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood playing percussion," she said. "I mean, seriously, how m...
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Washington (AFP) - When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. Now, artificial intelligence is offering just that. From "re-uniting" the Fab Four on songs from their solo careers, to re-imagining surviving superstar Paul McCartney's later works with his voice restored to its youthful peak, the new creations show off how far this technology has come -- and raise a host of ethical and legal questions. "I'm sobbing! This is so beautiful!!!" wrote a listener in a typical YouTube comment for a fan-created AI cover of McCartney's 2013 single, "New,"...
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Former Beatles bass player Chas Newby has died at the age of 91. Newby was a member of John Lennon's first band, The Quarrymen, and news of his passing has been announced by The Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles first rose to prominence. In a Facebook post, a spokesperson explained: "It's with great sadness to hear about the passing of Chas Newby. "Chas stepped in for The Beatles for a few dates when Stuart Sutcliffe stayed in Hamburg and latterly he played for The Quarrymen. "Interestingly, he was also the first left-handed bass guitarist in The Beatles. RIP Chas Newby thoughts and ...
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Paedophile entertainer Rolf Harris has died aged 93. The death of the convicted sex predator was confirmed by the registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon (23.05.23). The Australian-born star was said to have been gravely ill with neck cancer and had been living as a virtual recluse at his £5 million home in Berkshire since he was freed from jail in 2017. He had been fighting to eat and talk, according to an author who claimed to have seen him last year. Private investigator and writer William Merritt told the Mail Online after an ambulance was seen outside the disgraced TV host’...
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Julian Lennon thinks musicians face an "unbelievable" amount of abuse. The 60-year-old musician - who is the son of Beatles icon John Lennon - has revealed that he's "reviewing" his life with the thought of potentially writing about the relationship between artists and their record labels. He told PEOPLE: "I was going back over things that have happened to me in the past and I was actually shocked at how the industry and the people in the industry treat artists. "I mean, it's disturbing, it truly is. The abuse is unbelievable." Julian released his seventh album, 'Jude', in September, after pre...
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