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BBC 'pulls Macca interview'
The BBC has scrapped an interview in which Sir Paul McCartney makes an impression of pop star Michael Jackson, it has been reported.
According to the Daily Mail, the former Beatle adopted a "high-pitched Jacko voice" when he was asked to comment on the fact that
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McCartney 'does not mind downloading'
Sir Paul McCartney has said he does not see the problem with illegal downloading - although he finds the culture surrounding it "weird".
The former Beatle was speaking at the launch event for the new album from his Fireman project, Electric Arguments, when he
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McCartney wins MTV award
Sir Paul McCartney was one of the few UK musician to be recognised at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards.
The former Beatle received the Ultimate Legend award at the ceremony, which was held at Liverpool's Echo Arena last night (November 6th).
Handing out the
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McCartney wows Israeli crowd
Sir Paul McCartney played a show in Israel last night (September 25th) more than 43 years after his band the Beatles were prohibited from performing there.
The 66-year-old went through some of the songs he is famous for, such as Let It Be, Eleanor Rigby and Hello Goodbye,
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Paul McCartney had heart surgery
Sir Paul McCartney went under the knife last year for a heart surgery in secret, it has been revealed.
The legendary songwriter kept his personal life out of the press long enough to undergo a coronary angioplasty at a private hospital after complaining of feeling unwell.
A
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Paul McCartney agrees £50m divorce deal
Sir Paul McCartney has reportedly agreed to pay £50m to Heather Mills as a divorce settlement, Sound Generator can reveal.
According to reports last night, the former Beatle - who's estimated worth is valued at around £1b - struck the deal with his ex-wife after the couple' icy
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McCartney wows London with intimate 'party'
Paul McCartney rocked London last night (July 5) with a hits-laden set in front of a select audience.
The Beatles legend played a one-off show for 300 people at the ICA in London as part of the iTunes Festival, hitting the stage around 8pm to cheers and launching to his solo hit
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Paul McCartney set for secret NYC show today
Paul McCartney's secret New York City concert has been unveiled today, with the ex-Beatle confirmed to play the city's Highline Ballroom tomorrow (Wednesday June 13th).
Playing tracks from his new album "Memory Almost Full", the legendary singer/songwriter is making the stop as
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McCartney ousts Sting at classical awards
"Ecce Cor Meum" (Behold My Heart) has scooped Sir Paul McCartney his first ever Classical Brit Award, after a close run contest with another mainstream act gone classical - Sting.
Sting's "Songs From The Labyrinth" was listed alongside eight others in the 'Best Album' category for
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Security scare for Paul McCartney
A crazed fan desperate to meet Sir Paul McCartney outwitted his security team after crashing his car through the entrance gates to his country estate last Friday, it has been revealed.
The as-yet-unnamed man drove his car through the entrance gate to the house - alerting
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McCartney upbeat after divorce hearing
Sir Paul McCartney looked upbeat after leaving London's High Court yesterday after the first court meeting between himself and his estranged wife, Heather Mills.
The Beatles star gave his trademark two-fingered sign to waiting reporters as he left the courthouse yesterday after
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Paul McCartney pens song to daughter
Sir Paul McCartney will lay his feelings on the line over his divorce from Heather Mills on a new studio album, according to reports.
The 64-year-old is currently in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife after four years of marriage, and will open his heart to fans on
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Surviving Beatles to reunite
Liverpool could cement its reputation as the European 'Capital of Culture' next year with a live performance by the two surviving Beatles.
The city has been given the honour by the European Commission, and organisers for the opening ceremony reveal that Sir Paul McCartney and
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Paul McCartney to meet fans
Paul McCartney will be making a super-rare public appearance alter this month to sign copies of his new CD and DVD.
The former Beatle will meet fans at No. 1 Piccadilly Megastore on November 22nd, and will be signing copies of his new classical opera CD "Ecce COr Meum" and his
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Heather Mills McCartney sues for libel
Heather Mills McCartney has filed civil lawsuits with three of Britain's biggest daily tabloids, firing a warning salvo to the remainder of the British press over the level - and credibility - of their reporting of her forthcoming divorce.
Last week, the media picked up on a story
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McCartney hits back over abuse claims
Sir Paul McCartney has responded to claims made by Heather Mills that she was abused during the couple's four-year marriage.
A report this week in the Daily claims an alleged court document filed by Mills McCartney includes accounts of violence and drug use during the couple's
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McCartney 'livid' over candid camera romp
Paul McCartney is 'livid' according to reports this week by the Daily Mirror after two American tourists posted a video onto popular video site YouTube of themselves strolling around his country estate.
The trespassers are seen leaving a country trail close to his property in one
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McCartney to reclaim Beatles catalogue
Paul McCartney will reclaim the publishing rights to the Beatles biggest hits in 10 years, he has revealed.
In a recent interview, the 64-year-old confirmed that despite losing a high-profile bidding war to Michael Jackson in 1984 to purchase the copyright from EMI, British
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Police investigate McCartney disturbance
The animosity between Sir Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills McCartney, looks to have escalated following claims of a disturbance at the family home.
Police were called to the London home of Sir Paul on Monday after reports of an intruder attempting to enter the premises
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McCartney divorce heading to court
Paul McCartney is heading towards a bitter divorce battle with wife Heather Mills McCartney, if reports this week are to be believed.
The pair announced their split in May, and at the time described the parting as 'amicable'. But in a report by the Daily Mirror over the weekend,
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Heather Mills 'bored' of McCartney
The marriage of Heather Mills and Paul McCartney allegedly broke down because of their differing interests, a close friend of the former model has disclosed.
Philip Goodhand is said to have known Mills for more than 20 years, and is quoted as saying that one of the main reasons
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Sir Paul McCartney confirms marriage split
Sir Paul McCartney has leapt to the defence of his wife Heather Mills after confirming today the couple have split.
Rumours regarding the 63-year-old's four-year marriage to Mills, a former model and charity worker, had started to intensify from Monday after it was claimed they
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McCartney, Jay-Z go grey for Grammys
The pair revisit "Grey album" territory.
DJ Dangermouse's "Grey Album" mash-up may have been outlawed by The Beatles' EMI Records in 2004, but it wasn't going to stop the latest collaboration between Paul McCartney and Jay-Z, as they bought the house down at this year's
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McCartney quits cannabis habit for Heather
The Beatles legend gives up the drug.
Sir Paul McCartney quit his 40+ year marijuana habit for the sake of marital bliss, it has been revealed.
McCartney is reported to have smoked cannabis almost everyday since being introduced to the drug in the early 1960's, although
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Fatboy Slim praises 'counsellor' McCartney
The Beatles' star aided the dance DJ with his marriage problems.
Fatboy Slim has revealed the most unlikely of marriage councillors - Sir Paul McCartney.
The dance music artist and DJ went through a marriage crisis in 2003 with his wife Zoe Ball after discovering she had
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McCartney talks of China boycott
The star unimpressed with China's treatment of animals.
Paul McCartney has ruled himself out of any future concert appearances in China after seeing a film of animal brutality filmed in the country.
The hidden camera footage, filmed at Guangzhou's fur Market, a hub for
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Pussycat Dolls still purring at UK No.1
The former burlesque dance troupe enjoy their second week.
Los Angeles pop/dance act Pussycat Dolls are the UK chart toppers for the second week with their breakthrough smash "Don't Cha" ft. Busta Rhymes.
Reggae star Sean Paul returns to chart success with "We Be
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McCartney reveals new album details
First new studio album in four years.
Paul McCartney will return September 13 with a new studio album 'Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard'.
Four years since his last studio set, 2001's 'Driving Rain', the new album is co-produced by Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich
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Rumours flying as Live 8 looms
The world's biggest music event is upon us.
In less than 24 hours time the biggest live music event the world has ever seen will kick off, with Tokyo leading a series of concerts across the globe with the aim of ending global poverty once and for all.
Live 8 Japan will
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McCartney to release children's book
Sir Paul McCartney is to release his first children's book later this year following a publishing deal with Penguin Books, soundgenerator can report.
The former Beatle, who launches into a huge North American tour later in September, has spent the last few years working on the
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