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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney stories: 72 news summaries

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Sir Paul Denies Heart Surgery

On website, former Beatle says ticker tests, not angioplasty, was the call

Jan 31, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Sir Paul McCartney has publicly denied claims that he was hospitalized for heart surgery, NME reports. Earlier this month, the Sun reported that the legendary former Beatle had undergone a coronary angioplasty. But today, McCartney reassured fans and friends on his website that he had simply been tested for a... More »

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Paul McCartney • angioplasty • heart disease • heart attack • website • Beatles • false statements

McCartney Had Secret Heart Op

'No need to worry' about ex-Beatle despite September angioplasty

Jan 2, 08 6:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Paul McCartney had a heart operation in secret in September, sources close to the former Beatle tell the Guardian. "Paul is in excellent health" after the coronary angioplasty, a source said. "Fans certainly have no need to worry." A filament tube is passed through the heart’s... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Beatles

Grammy Nominations Revealed

Kanye West leads with eight nominations; Amy Winehouse scores six

Dec 6, 07 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Kanye West and Amy Winehouse lead the field in Grammy Award nominations, announced today. West scored eight nods, but only Winehouse and the Foo Fighters landed in both the record-of-the-year and album-of-the-year categories, AP reports. It's been a tough go lately for West and Winehouse (six nominations): The rapper's mother... More »

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Paul McCartney • Kanye West • Justin Timberlake • Amy Winehouse • Beyonce • Grammy Awards • Foo Fighters • Vince Gill • Rihanna • Herbie Hancock

Beatles Works Set for 2008 Online Debut

Long-awaited move follows settlement of Apple trademark case

Nov 16, 07 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The long and winding road leads to your computer: The Beatles' catalogue should finally arrive online in 2008, says Paul McCartney. The release has been expected since February’s settlement in the trademark dispute between record label Apple and iTunes-provider Apple. The Beatles' work is among the most high-profile still... More »

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Paul McCartney • music downloads • Apple • digital downloads • Beatles

Beatle's Wife Furious Over Paul's New Girl

Tryst caught on film enrages McCartney's soon-to-be-ex

Nov 8, 07 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - When paparazzi caught Paul McCartney smooching millionaire heiress Nancy Shevell last weekend in the Hamptons, Heather Mills told the press her soon-to-be-ex-husband could do whatever he wanted. But in a private call, she let the former Beatle have it, a friend told the Mirror. "Heather demanded to know... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • paparazzi • Beatles • Nancy Shevell

Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick

Oprah, Bono and Michael Jordan are among the most influential celebs

Nov 4, 07 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah is not just the queen of daytime talk shows. With her wide-ranging cultural, political and philanthropic interests, she's also the most influential celebrity in a new poll from E-Poll Market Research, Forbes reports. The top celeb honchos:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Bono
  3. Michael Jordan
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Paul McCartney • Angelina Jolie • Michael Jordan • Bono • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jon Stewart

The Worst Songs of All Time

Oct 22, 07 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cheesy lyrics. Bad melodies that get inside your head and won't leave. Ever. These are the hallmarks of truly bad songs, and the folks at Blender offer their list of the worst ever:
  1. Starship, “We Built This City,” 1985
  2. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Achy Breaky Heart,”
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Paul McCartney • list • Madonna • Billy Ray Cyrus • worst songs • Wang Chung • Starship • Limp Bizkit • Fred Durst • Vanilla Ice • Eddie Murphy

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and... More »

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Paul McCartney • music industry • Victoria Beckham • Spice Girls • Madonna • Radiohead • Victoria's Secret • Capitol Records • Prince • lingerie

Sir Paul's Divorce Talks Collapse and
Head to Court

Mills scorns $100M
offer to keep quiet

Oct 12, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - As divorce talks between Paul McCartney and estranged wife Heather Mills collapse, the unhappy couple gears up for a full-blown public trial next February. Mills apparently turned down a $100 million settlement offer, the Daily Mail reports, because it stipulated that she not talk about the marriage in public—something... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • divorce settlement

Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

Nine albums released, more to come

Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr

Starbucks Serving Free iTunes

Customers will scoop up as many as 50 million free downloads

Sep 24, 07 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - For more than a month beginning next week Starbucks will offer customers free iTunes downloads of songs by major artists like Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The freebie marks a new partnership between the coffee giant and Apple, Inc. Company executives expect Starbucks will give away... More »

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Paul McCartney • Starbucks • coffee • iTunes • Apple

(Newser) - Heather Mills, amputee victim and Beatle ex-wife, tried to foxtrot her way into the hearts of Americans last night on Dancing with the Stars. Much maligned by the British press since her acrimonious split with Paul McCartney last May, Mills, whom LInda Stasi calls "the most loathed amputee... More »

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television • media • Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Dancing with the Stars • dancing • tabloids • prosthesis • accident • prosthetics

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