Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles
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| July 2025 | Announced an extension of the Got Back tour with dates across North America from September to December, including first-time tour stops like Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| 2025 | Paul McCartney re-records 'My Valentine' with Barbra Streisand for 'The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two' |
| February 2025 | Performed at the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special, performing a medley of 'Golden Slumbers', 'Carry That Weight', and 'The End' with his touring band. |
| 2024 | Paul McCartney appears as himself in the documentary 'Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple' |
| 2024 | McCartney sponsored the first ever Tree Register Yearbook, continuing his connection to environmentalism. |
| 2024 | McCartney co-produces Beyoncé's song 'Blackbiird' for her album 'Cowboy Carter', contributing acoustic guitar and foot tapping |
| December 19 2024 | At the O2 Arena in London, Wood and Starr joined McCartney, performing 'Get Back', 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)', and 'Helter Skelter'. McCartney used his original Höfner 500/1 bass, which had been stolen in 1972 and recently recovered. |
| June 14 2024 | Scheduled release of live album 'One Hand Clapping' on MPL Communications, with early chart positions in multiple countries. |
| 2023 | McCartney published the book 1964: Eyes of the Storm, a collection of recently discovered photos he took during the height of Beatlemania. |
| 2023 | McCartney plays bass on The Rolling Stones' track 'Bite My Head Off' from their album 'Hackney Diamonds' |
| 2023 | McCartney collaborated with Dolly Parton on 'Rockstar', appearing on her version of 'Let It Be' alongside Ringo Starr, singing co-lead vocals and playing piano while Starr played drums. |
| 2023 | Paul McCartney released a new version of 'Say Say Say', a collaboration with Kygo and posthumously featuring Michael Jackson, which charted #38 in the UK |
| 2022 | McCartney won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series as a producer for the documentary The Beatles: Get Back at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. |
| 2022 | McCartney produces and composes Michael Bublé's song 'My Valentine' from the album 'Higher' |
| December 2 2022 | Released 'The 7" Singles Box', an 80-7" singles collection by Capitol/UMe label, which peaked at #126 in the US charts. |
| August 5 2022 | Released 'McCartney I II III' box set with 3-LP/3-CD formats by Capitol/UMe label, which peaked at #19 on the German charts. |
| June 25 2022 | McCartney headlined the Glastonbury Festival, becoming the oldest solo headliner at the festival a week after celebrating his 80th birthday. |
| April 28 2022 | McCartney's 'Got Back' tour began, marking his first tour in the United States since 2019. |
| 2021 | Collaborated with Dominic Fike on the single 'Kiss of Venus' as a writer, performer, and producer. |
| 2021 | McCartney co-composed 'I Know the Time (Is Calling)' featuring Gary Numan for the Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson documentary series soundtrack. |
| 2021 | Released music videos for 'Slidin'' and a collaboration version of 'Find My Way' featuring Beck |
| November 2021 | McCartney's book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present was released, described as a 'self-portrait in 154 songs' and later named Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. |
| September 2021 | A follow-up children's book titled 'Grandude's Green Submarine' was released. |
| April 16 2021 | An album titled McCartney III Imagined, featuring reinterpretations, remixes, and covers of songs from McCartney III, was released. |
| 2020 | McCartney called for banning Chinese wet markets during the COVID-19 pandemic, expressing concerns about health impacts and animal cruelty. |
| 2020 | His album 'McCartney III' was released and reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart. |
| 2020 | McCartney performed 'Lady Madonna' on electric piano for the One World: Together at Home event, supporting the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Released music videos for 'Find My Way', 'Winter Bird / When Winter Comes', and 'The Kiss of Venus' (Dominic Fike version) |
| December 18 2020 | McCartney released his 18th solo album, McCartney III, which became his first number-one solo album in the UK since 1989. |
| July 31 2020 | Reissued 'Flaming Pie' album as the latest addition to the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. |
| 2019 | Released a remix of 'Nothing for Free' with DJ Chris Holmes from the 'Egypt Station' album |
| 2019 | Paul McCartney releases 'Get Enough' from the 'Egypt Station – Explorer's Edition' |
| 2019 | Paul McCartney releases non-album singles 'Home Tonight' and 'In a Hurry' |
| September 2019 | McCartney's children's book 'Hey Grandude!' was published, featuring illustrations by Kathryn Durst. |
| July 2019 | Starr made an appearance on the final day of McCartney's Freshen Up tour, performing 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' and 'Helter Skelter'. |
| July 12 2019 | Released live album 'Amoeba Gig' on Capitol label, charting in several countries. |
| 2018 | The Hot City Horns join McCartney's band lineup, expanding the musical ensemble. |
| 2018 | Performed Secret Gigs and the Freshen Up Tour, maintaining his reputation for surprise and innovation. |
| 2018 | Released multiple music videos including 'Fuh You', 'Back in Brazil', 'Come On to Me', and 'Who Cares' |
| December 16 2018 | At a concert at London's O2 Arena, Starr and Ronnie Wood joined McCartney to perform 'Get Back'. |
| December 7 2018 | Reissued two albums: 'Wild Life' (1971) and 'Red Rose Speedway' (1973), along with the previously unreleased 'Wings 1971–73' collection. |
| December 7 2018 | Released 'Wings 1971-73' box set featuring Paul McCartney and Wings, containing 7-CD, 3-DVD, and 1-Blu-Ray formats by Capitol/UMe label. |
| September 7 2018 | Egypt Station was released and became McCartney's first album in 36 years to top the Billboard 200. |
| July 26 2018 | McCartney played at The Cavern Club, with the performance filmed and later broadcast by BBC. |
| June 20 2018 | McCartney released the songs 'I Don't Know' and 'Come On to Me' from his album Egypt Station. |
| 2017 | McCartney plays drums on Foo Fighters' song 'Sunday Rain' from their album 'Concrete and Gold' |
| June 2017 | McCartney and Sony reached a confidential settlement regarding the lawsuit. |
| March 24 2017 | Released 'Flowers in the Dirt' album reissue as part of the Archive Collection. |
| January 2017 | McCartney filed a suit against Sony/ATV Music Publishing to reclaim ownership of his share of the Lennon–McCartney song catalogue. |
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