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Beatles song.The highly anticipated track titled ‘Now And Then’ was made after both surviving members, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, joined forces once again to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band.It was made using previously recorded demos from John Lennon, salvaged with the help of AI technology, and it is set for global release at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).Now, it has been confirmed that the new song will come with an official music video, directed by Peter Jackson and comprised of archived footage of the Fab Four.Made alongside Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe, the project will mark the first music video the filmmaker has ever worked on, and follows on from his work on the 2021 documentary series about the band titled The Beatles: Get Back.“When Apple asked me to make the music video, I was very reluctant – I thought my next few months would be a hell of a lot more fun if that tricky task was somebody else’s problem, and I could be like any other Beatles fan, enjoying the night-before-Christmas anticipation as the release of a new Beatles song and music video approached,” he said in a press release, explaining how the project arose.“To be honest, just thinking about the responsibility of having to make a music video worthy of the last song The Beatles will ever release produced a collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with,” he added, saying that he later used the lack of relevant footage of the members as an excuse to try and shy away from the project.“A Beatles music video must have great Beatles footage at its core. There’s no way actors or CGI Beatles should be used.

Ringo Starr has opened up about the “emotional” experience of creating The Beatles‘ upcoming “final” song ‘Now And Then’.The legendary drummer teamed up with his former bandmate Paul McCartney to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band, with the help of AI technology. It’ll be released globally at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).John Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s.

Keith Richards has said that recording on the latest Rolling Stones album with Paul McCartney felt “like the old days.”McCartney recently appeared on the Stones’ new album track ‘Bite My Head Off’ playing bass.Speaking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 in a new interview about the collaboration, Richards said it reminded him of the “old days”.“I felt that it was bloody time…I’ve known Paul for 60 years, just about. Although him and John [Lennon] did do a few backup vocals with us in the ’60s.

John Lennon is being documented in a new series by Apple TV+.John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial is narrated by actor Kiefer Sutherland and will look into the pre-meditated crime and its aftermath by troubled fan Mark David Chapman, who fatally shot the former Beatle outside of his New York City apartment block on December 8, 1980.Per a statement from Apple TV+, makers of three-part documentary were “granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office”.The series includes interviews with Lennon’s friends and Chapman’s defence lawyers, psychiatrists, detectives and prosecutors. A premiere date has not yet been confirmed.Chapman pleaded guilty to the crime.

BBC has announced that it will be broadcasting a series of programmes to celebrate the legacy of The Beatles.The new itinerary from the broadcaster comes following the recently shared details of the band’s “final” song – which is set to arrive next week and will be the last to feature all four members.Titled ‘Now And Then’, the project was completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with the help of AI, and is comprised of past demo recordings of John Lennon, which the surviving members salvaged and used to make a new song.To celebrate the forthcoming release – which the band teased with an image of a cassette tape across social media and internet as well as projections across the Fab Four’s native Liverpool – the BBC has also announced that it will be showing a range of programmes dedicated to the rock veterans.These include an extended edition of The One Show on BBC One, set to be shown next Wednesday (November 1). Shown between 7pm and 7:45pm, it will see BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne introducing and commenting on the exclusive UK TV broadcast of Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song – a poignant short film, written and directed by Oliver Murray, which tells the story behind the track.Similarly, a new podcast series from BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds titled Eras: The Beatles will be broadcast to celebrate the release.

The Beatles have finally announced details of the release of their “final song” ‘Now And Then’, along with news of expanded reissues of their ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ albums. See all information below, along with a trailer for a new documentary about the project.The long-mooted single was created by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who joined forces to create the final ever Beatles track to feature all four members, with the help of AI.Having been teased this week with images of a cassette tape across social media and internet as well as projections across the Fab Four’s native Liverpool, the band have now shared details of ‘Now And Then’ and when fans can expect to hear it.Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s at his home in New York’s Dakota building.

Ellise Shafer A three-part docuseries about the murder of John Lennon, narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, is coming to Apple TV+. Titled “John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial,” the docuseries features “exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer,” according to a press release.

“Yesterday” all over again.That’s because there will be a brand new Beatles song — yes, you read that right — coming here, there and everywhere in just one week. On Thursday, it was announced that “Now and Then” — featuring all four members of the Fab Four — will be released on Nov.

The Beatles are continuing to tease their upcoming “final song” by launching projections across their hometown of Liverpool.The forthcoming project relates to the new track created by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who joined forces to create the final ever Beatles track to feature all four members, with the help of AI.The exact title and release date of the song – which features appearances from late members John Lennon and George Harrison – currently remains unknown. However, a series of projections have popped up around Liverpool overnight, leading fans to believe that the new single is just around the corner.In these projections, an orange and white cassette tape with the tape reel winding is seen, and the bottom left corner of the tape reads “Type I (Normal) Position”.

The Beatles may be potentially teasing the release of their “final” song after the band’s social media accounts have shared a cryptic post.Today (October 25), a clip of an orange and white cassette tape with the tape reel winding was posted on the band’s X/Twitter and Instagram accounts as well as the landing page of The Beatles’ official website.The bottom left corner of the tape reads “Type I (Normal) Position” and there appear to be words on the bottom right corner of the tape that are intentionally blurred out. Below the visual is an email subscription box in which fans can use to subscribe to the band’s mailing list for any news and updates.It appears that this may be linked to the long-awaited release of Paul McCartney’s and Ringo Starr’s AI-developed “final” track to feature all four members.https://t.co/WD7FPPbm1P pic.twitter.com/xEXToI76E2— The Beatles (@thebeatles) October 25, 2023Back in June, Sir Paul McCartney said that artificial intelligence had allowed him to create a “final” song by The Beatles — which at the time was set for release later in the year.The legendary singer-songwriter and bassist discussed the prospect during an interview with Radio 4’s Today Programme, and revealed that AI technology allowed him to “extricate” John Lennon’s vocals from an old demo track — meaning he could complete the song.Though it has not been confirmed by Macca, it seems likely that the track will be one developed by John Lennon back in 1978, titled ‘Now And Then’.“[Peter Jackson] was able to extricate John’s voice from a ropey little bit of cassette,” he said during the Radio 4 interview, discussing how the method used in the Get Back documentary helped him work on ‘Now And Then’.

Paul McCartney has spoken about his relief that he was able to mend his broken friendship with John Lennon before he was killed.Tensions were high between the two Beatles after Lennon left the band in 1969 and they became embroiled in legal disputes over the group’s back catalogue.Throughout the ‘70s, they maintained a strained relationship. However, McCartney has revealed they were able to become closer again before Lennon was shot dead in 1980 by Mark David Chapman outside his home in New York City, aged 40.Speaking on his new 12-part podcast series McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, he said, “In the end, it was something I was very glad of, when he got murdered, that I’d had some really good times with him before that happened.”“It would have been the worst thing in the world had he just been killed and we still had a bad relationship.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As if there wasn’t already enough drama and confusion around AI and the music industry, the shadowy musician Ghostwriter’s song “Heart on My Sleeve” — which used generative AI to create fake verses that sound uncannily like Drake and the Weeknd — has spawned no small amount of confusion regarding the Grammys. First, it seemed that the song wouldn’t qualify (and was removed from streaming services shortly after its release in April), then it apparently did, then it didn’t, then it finally did — but only after the artist had removed the fake Drake and Weeknd verses.

“The White Album.”“John and Yoko had got together and that was bound to have an effect on the dynamics of the group,” McCartney explained on the podcast “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics.” “Things like Yoko being literally in the middle of the recording session [were] something you had to deal with.”“The idea was that if John wanted this to happen, then it should happen. There’s no reason why not,” continued the “Yellow Submarine” performer. “Anything that disturbs us, is disturbing.”The British vocalist/songwriter would not let the subject be, adding that other members of the iconic group found the “disturbance” annoying.

Paul McCartney has admitted that Yoko Ono‘s presence during The Beatles‘ recording sessions was “an interference in the workplace”.Ono met John Lennon in 1966 and the couple were married from 1969 until his death in 1980.In a new episode of his new 12-part podcast series, McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, McCartney spoke about about the group’s feelings towards Ono, when she was brought into the studio by Lennon.“John and Yoko had got together and that was bound to have an effect on the dynamics of the group,” McCartney told poet Paul Muldoon (via The Independent).“Things like Yoko being literally in the middle of the recording session [were] something you had to deal with. The idea was that if John wanted this to happen, then it should happen. There’s no reason why not.”He continued: “Anything that disturbs us, is disturbing.

Paul McCartney is spilling the tea about The Beatles‘ time spent with singer and activist Yoko Ono, who was married to the late John Lennon.

Paul McCartney has said that John Lennon still influences his approach to writing song lyrics.The soloist and former Beatles member spoke about his late bandmate on the latest episode of his new 12-part podcast series, McCartney: A Life In Lyrics.“Often I’ll sort of refer… ‘What would John think of this? He’d have thought it was too soppy’. So I’ll change it,” McCartney explained (via Music News).Speaking about the creative chemistry the duo shared, he went on: “That interplay was miraculous. You don’t have this opposing element so much [now].

Paul McCartney has launched his ‘A Life In Lyrics‘ podcast today (October 4) with the first episode breaking down the creation of The Beatles‘ ‘Eleanor Rigby’.The 12-part series which is based on the best-selling book, is hosted by the poet Paul Muldoon, who wrote the foreword to The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, will give listeners an unrivalled opportunity to sit in on conversations between McCartney and Muldoon.Episode one sees Macca break down the Beatles track ‘Eleanor Rigby’. He explained where the title for the song came from, sharing that the name for the song came from a grave that he and his late bandmate John Lennon saw.“There is a grave which John and I wandered around endlessly talking about our future,” he recalled in the podcast.

Mac DeMarco has shared his new collaborative song with Ryan Paris called ‘Simply Paradise’ – check it out below.DeMarco has long expressed his admiration for the ‘Dolce Vita’ singer, including in a 2014 Pitchfork documentary called Pepperoni Playboy, in which he cites the Italian artist as an inspiration and dances down the street to his song.Paris saw the video and later invited DeMarco to “do a remix of ‘Dolce Vita’ together”. “Very interested in working with you,” DeMarco responded.

Ringo Starr has shared an update on the “final” Beatles song – which has been made with help from AI – saying that it “should have been out already”.The track was first teased by Sir Paul McCartney earlier this year, where he revealed in an interview that The Beatles will release one “final” song in 2023.According to the musician, he enlisted help from AI technology to work on the song, which allowed him to “extricate” demo recordings from late members, John Lennon and George Harrison, and compile them together with new recordings from himself and Ringo Starr to create a song, over four decades since Lennon’s death.Now, speaking as part of a new interview with AP News, Starr has shed light on the supposed release date for the long-awaited track – explaining that it was supposed to have been already released by now.“The rumours were that we just made it up. Like we would do that anyway… This is the last track, ever, that you’ll get the four Beatles on the track.

Ringo Starr tripped over onstage at a gig in New Mexico earlier this month, it has emerged.The Beatles drummer, who was performing with his All-Starr Band on September 20 at Albuquerque’s Rio Rancho Events Center, fell over while making his way back onstage during the band’s encore performance of John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band‘s ‘Give Peace A Chance’.Starr, 83, quickly got to his feet after the fall and joined his band to sing the chorus. There were no later reports of any injuries suffered.Moments after the fall, which you can watch via TMZ, Starr cracked a joke about the tumble.

Keith Richards has said that John Lennon and George Harrison would have fitted into The Rolling Stones in a new interview.Speaking to The Telegraph, Richards opened up about The Beatles and the rivalry between the band’s fans in the sixties.Richards explained: “I don’t think John Lennon would have had much problem fitting into the Stones, or George, if you can imagine that sort of thing happening.”He continued: “We were the same generation, and we all loved the same music. When we first heard The Beatles, we were relieved that there was some other band in England on the same track that we were on.