http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/27408-paul-mccartney.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/27408-paul-mccartney.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2105080-russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The ruling came despite letters that singers Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith have sent, urging Russia's courts to free Maria Alekhina and the other Pussy Riot still in prison, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. In its ruling on Thursday... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2105080-russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole.html 2013-05-23T15:20:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2103170-beatles-lyrics-headed-british-library.html LONDON (AP) — Shakespeare, the Magna Carta — and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics. The British Library on Wednesday added substantially to its already formidable collection with handwritten lyrics to Beatles' classics "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life." Although these three songs are legally credit... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2103170-beatles-lyrics-headed-british-library.html 2013-05-22T17:24:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2075986-1969-hendrix-telegram-paul-to-play.html LONDON (AP) — Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970. But less attention has been paid to the bass player they were trying to recruit: Paul McCartney, who was busy with another ba... Fri, 10 May 2013 11:58:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2075986-1969-hendrix-telegram-paul-to-play.html 2013-05-10T11:58:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2068004-ndour-saariaho-share-swedens-polar-music-prize.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for musicians. They will each receive 1 million kronor ($153,300) and an invitation to the prize ceremony in Stockholm Aug. 27. In its awarding citation on Tuesday, the prize comm... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2068004-ndour-saariaho-share-swedens-polar-music-prize.html 2013-05-07T14:01:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2015948-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html LONDON (AP) — A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster has agonized over whether to play "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead," a tune from "The Wizard of Oz" that is being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late British prime minister. A compromise ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2015948-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html 2013-04-12T16:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2012784-list-paul-mccartney-uks-richest-musician.html LONDON (AP) — Let it be — as in billionaire. Paul McCartney remains Britain's wealthiest musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The newspaper estimated Thursday that the ex-Beatle shares a 680 million-pound ($1.05 billion) fortune with his third wife, Nancy Shevell, whose family owns a U.S. trucking company. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2012784-list-paul-mccartney-uks-richest-musician.html 2013-04-11T10:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — The former editor of Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid was questioned on Friday by police investigating phone hacking, British media reported. The Press Association, Sky News and others said Richard Wallace, 51, was interviewed under caution. That means he was not arrested but the interview was recorded and could be used in future prosecutions.... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html 2013-03-15T22:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1954346-uk-phone-hacking-arrests-media-mirror.html LONDON (AP) — British police made four arrests for suspected phone hacking Thursday, the first time that top editors and journalists at the Mirror group have been implicated in the scandal that has rocked U.K. media. One of those arrested was a former deputy to Piers Morgan, the current CNN interviewer, a person briefed on the arrests said. London's Metro... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:35:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1954346-uk-phone-hacking-arrests-media-mirror.html 2013-03-14T16:35:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1932052-bruce-springsteen-to-return-to-london-festival.html LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is returning to headline the London Hard Rock Calling festival, a year after authorities pulled the plug on his duet with Paul McCartney for violating a curfew. The American rock star brings The E Street Band back to the event that is moving to a new location at the city's Olympic Park. Concert organizers Live Nation are le... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1932052-bruce-springsteen-to-return-to-london-festival.html 2013-03-05T11:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1931476-slimane-divides-with-anti-style-saint-laurent.html PARIS (AP) — As the sun set on the great glass ceiling of Paris' Grand Palais Monday, the eyes of the fashion crowd turned on one man: Saint Laurent's Hedi Slimane. After the new designer's ready-to-wear debut in October received mixed reviews from critics, Slimane still had a lot to prove in this, only his second ready-to-wear show for the rebranded YSL.... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:21:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1931476-slimane-divides-with-anti-style-saint-laurent.html 2013-03-05T00:21:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1930370-stella-mccartney-restyles-pinstripes-paul-late.html PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney did some spring cleaning for her fall-winter show in Paris, replacing her old wardrobe standbys with a ready-to-wear collection that was more textural and sculpted than usual. With exaggerated lapels, it was the British tailoring staple — the dark pinstripe suit — that was reimagined. "I wanted a refresh in a classical way," ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:35:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1930370-stella-mccartney-restyles-pinstripes-paul-late.html 2013-03-04T16:35:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1900756-tony-sheridan-early-beatles-associate-dies-72.html BERLIN (AP) — Tony Sheridan, a British singer who performed with the Beatles during their early years in Hamburg, has died in Germany. He was 72. Frank Orth, the owner of Wemo Records, a German label that issued his last album, said Sheridan died Saturday. He didn't have details of the cause. Former Beatle Paul McCartney said on his website that Sheridan ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:51:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1900756-tony-sheridan-early-beatles-associate-dies-72.html 2013-02-19T14:51:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1837030-london-olympic-park-to-host-2013-rock-concerts.html LONDON (AP) — London's Olympic Park will partly reopen to the public this year for a series of summer rock concerts, officials announced Tuesday. The London Legacy Development Corporation said the east London park will host the Hard Rock Calling and Wireless festivals in July under a deal with events promoter Live Nation Entertainment. Headliners for the ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1837030-london-olympic-park-to-host-2013-rock-concerts.html 2013-01-22T12:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1790548-mccartney-god-particle-scientist-honors.html LONDON (AP) — Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds being honored by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year. The list is particularly heavy with Britain's Olympic heroes, but it also includes "Star W... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1790548-mccartney-god-particle-scientist-honors.html 2012-12-29T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1789662-composerpianist-richard-rodney-bennett-dies.html LONDON (AP) — British composer, pianist and arranger Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, who was nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City at age 76. His publisher Novello & Co. said in a statement Friday that Bennett died on Dec. 24 following a brief illness. Bennett was nominated for Oscars for the scores for "Far from the Madding Crow... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1789662-composerpianist-richard-rodney-bennett-dies.html 2012-12-28T14:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1784578-hillsborough-charity-single-tops-british-chart.html LONDON (AP) — A charity single devoted to the victims of Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster has topped the U.K. singles chart to become a Christmas No. 1. The Official Charts Company said Sunday that The Justice Collective's version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," sold nearly 270,000 copies, beating out a debut single by music talent show winner... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1784578-hillsborough-charity-single-tops-british-chart.html 2012-12-23T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1783658-reports-rolling-stones-guitarist-wood-ties-knot.html LONDON (AP) — Two British newspapers say Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his fiancee Sally Humphreys at a ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel. The Sun and the Daily Mirror carried photographs of the 65-year-old rocker with a pale boutonniere and a dark blue suit, and his 34-year-old bride in a traditional white gown and a clutch of matc... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1783658-reports-rolling-stones-guitarist-wood-ties-knot.html 2012-12-22T17:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1764278-sitar-maker-ravi-shankars-legacy-inspires.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians. Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Indian classicial musicians Zakir Hussain, Shiv Kumar Sharma and Vishwamohan Bhatt. And the man who brought these two very different musical worlds together... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1764278-sitar-maker-ravi-shankars-legacy-inspires.html 2012-12-14T05:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html NEW YORK (AP) — The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in the fabled summer of 1967. As captured in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary, some nodded along and smiled; Jimi Hendrix listened carefully. Others dozed, or chatted. A few hippies danced wildly, a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html 2012-12-13T00:04:00Z