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The singer recently stated his wishes of collaborating with the famous former Beatle musician. Bob Dylan said: “That would be exciting to do something with Paul. But you know your paths have to cross for something like that to make sense.” A source also added the following about a possible collaboration between Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney: “This would obviously be a major moment in musical history if Bob and Paul got together and it’s quite likely that Paul will be interested.” A major moment in musical history? The invention of the flute was a major moment in musical history… this is just a vague possibility of circumstance. Either way, Paul McCartney doesn’t seem to have any thoughts on the matter as of yet so revolutionizing musical history will probably have to wait for a bit.

Beatles fans can be brutal – at least the ones who like Paul McCartney. It’s been reported that three people were detained at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas recently after they allegedly stole boxes of hotel magazines with Sir Paul on the cover, touting the re-opening of The Joint’s new venue which the rocker christened on Sunday. The funny part of the story is that the alleged thieves are in their 50s. Who knew that the older fans still have some bad in them? I bet that thievery proved to be the biggest rush of their life in a long while.

The former Beatles musician commended his daughter’s success and gave his genes as the main reason for it. Paul McCartney said the following about his daughter, Stella McCartney: “Well, the genes are there. She’s a very clever girl. She’s very brave, and she has solid principles that she’s stuck with against all odds, so I respect her for that. I’m a very proud dad.” Yeah, well, what father wouldn’t be proud of a daughter like that… and use the opportunity to polish his image a bit with it. Paul McCartney seems to be no exception, still he should be commended for Stella McCartney’s solid principles… he must’ve been quite the “vigilant” parent to inspire her in that direction.

Ringo Starr & Sir Paul McCartney, two of the remaining Beatles legends are set to reunite to a studio album reunion which if it happens will be the 1st time in over decade that the two will collaborate together.

The new music collaboration is seen as a direct result of the stage reunion that the pair had on Saturday in New York where they took to the stage for David Lynch’s Change Begins Within concert in aid of Transcendental Meditation. The last time Ringo Starr & Sir Paul McCartney were on stage together was in 2002 as part of a tribute concert for George Harrison.

It’s always better late than never but what I clearly fail to understand is what draws them together at times and then what reason is behind falling apart sooner than later. The latest example is ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ drummer quitting the band after rejoining the band post years of staying away.

But you to say that this would be one of the more pleasant reunions as against other whom just join hands again to pull commercial value that remains in the former band’s name.

Paul McCartney says that he has with him in a collection, old Beatles songs that have never been released or heard before. He says the reason why they weren’t release earlier is that other members of the band thought that the experimental track ‘Carnival of Light’ was way to adventurous.

But he know considers that the public will appreciate that track and is planning to seek the permission of Ringo, the only other surviving Beatle, George’s widow Olivia & John’s widow Yoko Ono to release the 1967 record.

Paul told BBC Radio 4 “I said to the guys, this is a bit indulgent, but would you mind giving me 10 minutes? All I want you to do is just wander round all the stuff and bang it, shout, play it. Then we put a bit of echo on it. It’s very free.”

Well certainly the public would love to hear something that the Beatles as a band found indulgent. But these things come in installments, like every few years there is a noise of some unreleased, unheard Beatles composition waiting to be heard after so many years.

Paul McCartney is bringing back his alter ego, Fireman, by collaborating with some producer named Youth. Their new project, a CD called ‘Electric Arguments’ is set to come out on November 17th. Paul and Youth released an ambient dance album called ‘Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest’ back in 1993. The former Beatle’s involvement was initially a secret but later leaked out. They followed that up with another electronic release in 1998. The new offering from Paul and Youth will reportedly feature more traditional song writing, including classic rock and acoustic tracks, “yet is in keeping with the genre-hopping spirit of the first two Fireman albums.”

What do Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, and Feist have in common? Besides having an incredibly successful 2007, each artist has been nominated for a Grammy and has secured a spot on the 2008 Grammy Nominees CD. The 15th edition of the best-selling compilation includes 21 tracks nominated across the spectrum of categories this year. Over 15 million Grammy® Nominees CDs have been sold worldwide!

2008 GRAMMY® Nominees CD Final Tracklisting

1. Justin Timberlake
What Goes Around… Comes Around (Interlude)
Record of the Year

2. Amy Winehouse
Rehab
Record Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year

3. Beyoncé
Irreplaceable
Record Of The Year

4. Foo Fighters
The Pretender
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year

5. Maroon 5
Makes Me Wonder
Best Pop Vocal Album

6. Feist
I234
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

7. Bon Jovi
(You Want To) Make A Memory
Best Pop Vocal Album

8. Paul McCartney
Dance Tonight
Best Pop Vocal Album

9. Christina Aguilera
Candyman
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

10. Nelly Furtado
Say It Right
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

11. Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Good Life
Album Of The Year

12. Herbie Hancock
River Featuring Corinne Bailey Rae
Album Of The Year

13. Vince Gill (Guest Vocalist: Sheryl Crow)
What You Give Away
Album Of The Year

14. Carrie Underwood
Before He Cheats
Song Of The Year

15. Plain White T’s
Hey There Delilah
Song Of The Year

16. Corinne Bailey Rae
Like A Star
Song Of The Year

17. Green Day
Working Class Hero
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

18. Daughtry
It’s Not Over
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

19. Nickelback
If Everyone Cared
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

20. The White Stripes
Icky Thump
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

21. U2
Instant Karma
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals