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Paul McCartney is going back on the road. McCartney is expected to mount an extensive tour for 2013 and, on Wednesday, he christened it with a name and the first two dates.

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon have been very active in trying to persuade New York governor Andrew Cuomo to not allow fracking in the state of New York.

Ringo Starr is to get his own exhibition. On 12 June, the Grammy Museum will open its doors to “Ringo: Peace And Love”, “the first major exhibition to explore the life of Ringo Starr”.

Either Bruce Springsteen wants to give the City of London a second chance or he’s promised to stay on time, but the singer and his E-Street Band have signed to appear for the second year in a row at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival.

To coin the lyrics of a Smiths song, Morrissey’s “Big Mouth Strikes Again”. This time the outspoken vegetarian says Sir Paul McCartney should return his knighthood.

George Harrison, ‘The Quiet Beatle’, would have turned 70 today, the 25th February (although it is said he was actually born 10 minutes to midnight on the 24th, something he discovered much later).

While his time in the spotlight was short, Tony Sheridan left a huge impression on those people with which he worked and who admired him.

It’s that time of year when all the big festival lineups are announced and today’s includes the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival to be held from June 13 to 16 in Manchester, TN.

Paul McCartney once tried to do it but was turned down. Not so for Morrissey who has successfully gotten the Staples Center in Los Angeles to ban all meat for his March 1.

Dave Grohl is impressed by how Sir Paul McCartney is ‘willing to go off’ during jam sessions.

Billboard has published their take on the top 50 love songs of the last 55 years, but with a twist.

Paul spoke with 6Music yesterday on his Grammy win and the recording of his new album at Air Studio.

Sir Paul McCartney reportedly left streetcar riders in New Orleans amazed on a recent ride.

Word has come down that Henry McCullough, former guitarist for Wings and Joe Cocker’s Grease Band, suffered major brain damage from a heart attack he had last November.

Dave Grohl has signed a publishing deal for the companion album to his forthcoming documentary Sound City.

Nobody is quite sure what this short, animated video is for, but what we do know is that it contains a stripped down version of the song Heart of the Country from the album Ram by Paul and Linda McCartney.

Adele has picked up her first Golden Globe Award for her theme song to the James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’.

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, best known for his score to ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ has died at age 76.

Columbia Records has released a highlights album from last week’s 121212 concert for relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana divided music fans last week with their performance of the new song Cut Me Some Slack at the Hurricane Sandy benefit gig in New York. Well now the argument can continue with the studio version.

As we come to the end of 2012, it’s time to look back at the biggest records and artists of the year and the authority on all such things is Billboard.

Carole King will be the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Courtney Love wasn’t thrilled about Sir Paul McCartney performing with the surviving members of Nirvana.

‘Cut Me Some Slack’ is the name of that new song Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana debuted at the 12-12-12 concert in New York today.

The 12/12/12 Concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden has had a lot of great shows, but none more unusual than former Beatle Paul McCartney teaming up with surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic which brought the show to a close.