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New York Post
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reflect on ‘special' bond as only living members of The Beatles
They get by with a little help from each other. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are looking back on their decades-long friendship as the only surviving members of The Beatles. The duo reflected on their 'special' bond in a profile of Starr in The New York Times published on Wednesday, July 2. Advertisement 7 McCartney and Starr have been the last Beatles standing for nearly 25 years. AP 'With John and George not here, I think we realize nothing lasts forever,' McCartney, 83, said. 'So we grasp onto what we have now because we realize that it's very special.' The Beatles were active from 1960 until the four-piece rock band formed in Liverpool broke up in 1970. Advertisement McCartney and Starr, 84, were joined by John Lennon, who was shot and killed in 1980 at age 40, and George Harrison, who died from lung cancer in 2001 at age 58. 7 The Beatles were active from 1960 until they broke up in 1970. Bettmann Archive The pair have been the last Beatles standing for nearly 25 years. 'It's something hardly anyone else has. In fact, in our case, it's something no one else has,' McCartney continued. 'There's only me and Ringo, and we're the only people who can share those memories.' Advertisement In December 2024, McCartney and Starr reunited on stage for the first time in five years during the final night of McCartney's 'Got Back' tour. 7 McCartney and Starr reunited on stage for the first time in five years in December 2024. REUTERS Starr joined McCartney at London's O2 arena to perform Beatles hits 'Helter Skelter' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' 'Should we rock? Get on your kit,' McCartney said as Starr appeared. Advertisement At the end of the show, Starr said, 'It's fantastic, playing with me old mate, but there comes a time when we've got to go home. All that remains to be said… I've had a great night, and I love you all.' 7 McCartney and Starr released 'Now and Then' in 2023. Getty Images McCartney told The New York Times that even though 'Helter Skelter' is an 'out-and-out rocker,' he found himself getting 'a little bit emotional.' In 2023, McCartney and Starr released 'Now and Then,' billed as 'the last Beatles song.' Originally written and recorded by the late John Lennon before his death, the track was completed with the help of AI, which was used to refine the 'Imagine' singer's vocals. 7 'Now and Then' earned the band a Grammy for Best Rock Performance at the 2025 awards. Getty Images The final version earned the band a Grammy for Best Rock Performance and a nomination for Record of the Year at the 2025 awards. Starr also recently admitted that McCartney was the reason the 'Twist and Shout' band released so much music. Advertisement 'Because of Paul, who was the workaholic of our band, we made a lot more records than John and I would've made,' Starr told Dan Rather for AXS TV. 'We liked to sit around a little more and then Paul would call, 'All right lads,' and we'd go in.' 7 The Beatles are set to get the silver screen biopic treatment. AFP/Getty Images The Beatles are the latest musical act set to get the silver screen biopic treatment — in four separate films. Directed by Sam Mendes ('1917' and 'Skyfall'), each installment, together titled 'The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event,' will focus on one member of the iconic group. Advertisement The cast of the biopic series was announced at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas. 7 Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn will portray the iconic British rock band in the upcoming biopic series. Ilaria Urbinati / Instagram Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon and Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison. All four movies are set to hit theaters in April 2028.
Montreal Gazette
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Dunlevy: Jazz fest turns into giant Nigerian pop party for free outdoor blowout
'Montreal, can you hear me?' bellowed the DJ who came out to warm up the crowd just past 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. 'Who's ready for Ayra Starr? There are two rules: you gotta sing or you gotta dance. You can't do neither, alright?' It was the midpoint free outdoor blowout at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and like her name implies, Starr is a star. The 23-year-old, Grammy-nominated Nigerian Afrobeats singer, born Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, is one of many artists in the surging music genre that is taking over the globe. The proof was in the massive, multicultural crowd that filled the festival site on Tuesday night. 'Look at the density,' jazz fest co-founder André Ménard marvelled, pointing to the throngs of young people extending all the way down Jeanne-Mance St. to Ste-Catherine. 'C'est jam-packed,' said Evenko media relations manager Christine Montreuil. The rain held off and much fun was had by all. In the crowd an hour before showtime was Rogeyatou Kanteh. A native of Gambia, the 28-year-old has been in Canada for just over a year, moving between Montreal and Ottawa. She had come down to the jazz fest site 'just to have fun.' 'It's important to be outside and refresh your brain,' said Kanteh, who noted Starr is 'not my kind of artist, but I know I will enjoy it. She's an R&B artist; I enjoy Afrobeats, but I'm not familiar with her songs.' Jevenson Dominique, 32, and his friend Steven (who preferred to give only his first name), 25, didn't hesitate to declare themselves Starr-struck. 'We like her style,' Steven said. 'I love Afro music,' Dominique explained. 'And she's hot,' he added, with a chuckle. The two were waiting for a crew of about 10 people to join them. In the peer group of the two Haitian-Québécois men, Starr's free performance was an event. 'She's the crush of our friends,' Steven said. 'It's exciting,' offered Dominique, who hadn't seen Starr perform before. 'We're looking forward to it.' Maezie Holubowicz-Levington, 19, and Lucie Mitima, 20, know each other from a downtown brasserie chain they work at. Mitima arrived in Montreal in January from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she discovered Starr's music on YouTube and TikTok. 'She sings well,' Mitima said. 'She's pretty, too,' Holubowicz-Levington mused, adding that the two friends had come down 'to spend time together.' 'To feel good, dance and sing if we have to,' Mitima riffed. They pretty much had to. Starr took the stage at 9:40 p.m. with a beckoning look and a shake of her hips as she shimmied into her smoothly funky hit Fashion Killer. Flanked by four male dancers and backed by an air-tight band, she controlled the stage like a pop star on par with Beyoncé, Rihanna or any other modern American chart-topper. And if you have any doubt that that's where she's headed, know that Starr is signed to Republic Records in North America, home to Taylor Swift and Lorde, among others. She turned and shook her behind for the audience, drawing cheers during Control. Her moves garnered roars of approval throughout the night. Fans pulled out their phones to record the action during Bloody Samaritan, while Starr cooed and grooved to the bumping club beat. She stuck around for the first few minutes of a DJ interlude to shake her money maker with her beat-maker, a smile on her face as she sang the words to the dance hits he dropped, including David Guetta's Titanium feat. Sia, which elicited a massive singalong from the crowd. Starr bantered with the audience upon her return. 'Everybody's good?' She asked, reading signs held up by fans in the front, including 'My first concert' and 'Do you want to be my copine?' She led a chant of 'Away, away, away ah-ah' during her 2021 single Away. And the crowd went wild in the final stretch for her hits All the Love, Commas and Rush. In the grand list of jazz fest moments, this was one to remember: the night the Montreal International Jazz Festival turned into a giant, jubilant Nigerian pop party.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Yahoo
'Turn yourself in': Police release footage of New Year's Eve shooting that injured 2 girls
On New Year's Eve 2024, not long before midnight, a family was changed forever after someone pulled up in a vehicle and shot multiple times into a home on the 400 block of Trevitt Street on Columbus' East Side. Columbus police are not sure who the intended targets were, but the bullets struck 11-year-old Amiyah and 13-year-old Starr. Starr suffered bullet wounds to her foot and leg, while Amiyah was shot multiple times in the back, paralyzing her from the waist down. Now, six months later, Columbus police, Central Ohio Crimestoppers, and Tiana Hall, the mother of the two girls, are asking for the public's help to identify the shooter and demanding that those involved come forward. On June 20, Columbus police and Central Ohio Crimestoppers held a media briefing on Trevitt Street, just a few houses down from where the shooting took place, to provide an update on the case. Detective Ryan Steele said they are looking for an orange Dodge Challenger that was seen on that street just minutes before the shooting, which happened at around 11:37 p.m. Steele said that the shooter fired into a bedroom window that was "filled with kids." According to police, the Challenger fled south on Trevitt Street and turned west on Atcheson Street. Steele said that the city's ShotSpotter sensors — an array of sensors designed to detect gunshots and notify police within a minute — detected the shooting, but it hasn't been helpful in the investigation. "Help this community. These girls were doing nothing wrong," Steele said. "If anybody knows anything, please step forward. And my message to the shooter is this: turn yourself in." Hall described how both of her daughters are still suffering in the aftermath of the shooting. Amiyah, who was paralyzed, lost the confidence she had before being shot and restricted to a wheelchair. Amiyah was doing physical therapy, but the family chose to take a three-month break from the training because of the difficulty. "Amiyah doesn't want to leave home. She drops her head when she's in public," said Hall. She said that both Amiyah and Starr were too scared to attend the press conference, fearful that the shooter may target them there. "10 seconds changed my daughters' lives forever," Hall said. She said she also has to remind Starr that it wasn't her fault that Amiyah was shot and paralyzed. When asked about what she would say to the shooter and other suspects who were involved, Hall echoed police detectives and asked that they surrender to police. "No one really cares until it's you," said Hall. "Just turn yourself in." Anyone with information on the shooting can contact the Columbus police felony assault unit at 614-645-4062 or Central Ohio Crimestoppers at 614-461-8677. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police hold press conference on shooting that hurt two girls
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14
Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14 originally appeared on Parade. A legendary and influential rocker is making his Grand Ole Opry broadcast debut on Saturday, June 14, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. , 84, of the worldwide smash British band made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage back in February, but it is now going to air for all the world to enjoy on Saturday, June 14. You can watch a couple of preview clips here. The full concert will stream on Saturday evening beginning at 8 p.m. CT on Circle Country TV and the Opry's Facebook and YouTube pages. The Ringo Starr and Friends Opry Live show is part of the Opry celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Starr was there to promote his new country album, Look Up. He was joined by Opry members Rhonda Vincent and Mandy Barnett as well as musicians Molly Tuttle and Mickey Guyton. The press release trumpeting Starr's new album reads, "Starr's lifelong love of country music has been apparent and celebrated throughout his illustrious career. He performed and wrote numerous country and country-tinged songs throughout his years with The Beatles (i.e. 'Act Naturally,' 'What Goes On,' 'Don't Pass Me By') as well as with the earlier Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, and recorded a country album, Beaucoups of Blues, in 1970 as his second solo album."His love of country and the blues led him to try and emigrate from London to Texas while still a teen, after reading that Lightnin' Hopkins lived in Houston. Starr's new album comes after a chance meeting with T Bone Burnett at an event in Los Angeles in 2022 (the two had first met in the 1970s), where Starr asked Burnett to write a song for an EP he was recording. Taking the task to heart, Burnett returned with nine songs, all in a country vein, which happily put Starr on a path to record Look Up." Ringo Starr and Friends will also air on Sky Arts in the United Kingdom on August 29, so that his fans across the pond can enjoy the Opry performance as well. Upcoming Opry Live premieres include Riley Green, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Ashley McBryde on June 21; a July 4 special featuring Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Sara Evans, and Old Crow Medicine Show on July 5; Opry Honors Loretta Lynn featuring Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde, Emmy Russell, Twitty & Lynn, Carly Pearce and Crystal Gayle on July 19; and Carrie Underwood, HARDY, and BRELAND on July 26. Additional upcoming Opry Live premieres on Sky Arts in the U.K. include Jon Pardi, Zach Top, and Ashley McBryde on June 13; Keith Urban, Scotty McCreery, and 49 Winchester on June 27; Darius Rucker, Nate Smith, and Ashley McBryde on July 18; and Jelly Roll, Gabby Barrett, and Brandon Lake on July 25. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14 first appeared on Parade on Jun 13, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
Los Angeles Times
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘The Boys' never pulls punches. But its creator fears a ‘cooling effect' on political TV
'The Boys' is known for chest-bursting tentacles, shape-shifters who bed your boyfriend and merciless satire of capitalist excess and corporate-controlled media. But last year, Season 4 of the Prime Video series set its sights on a new target in its evolution from comic-book adaptation to hot-button must-see: politics. Set during a presidential election cycle that eerily reflected the one going on in the real world, the show's metaphorical relevance soared to an all-time high. 'Despite all the sex and violence and madness, we take a lot of pride in, maybe, being the most current show on TV right now,' showrunner Eric Kripke says on a Zoom call from Toronto, where 'The Boys'' fifth and final season is in production. 'You're not really expecting a superhero show to have the vibe of 'Veep.' It's just another way that we try to be unexpected.' Unexpected yet strangely prescient. As an election that will determine the fate of democracy looms, the season details the megalomaniacal Homelander's schemes to gain political power to match his Superman-like abilities. There's something Elon Musk-like about how the most powerful man on Earth wants to make himself — and Vought International, the media/chemical/defense corporation he heads — America's governing oligarch. There are other elements we might associate with the current administration sprinkled throughout the season too. A Vought network tries to turn a 'Sesame Street'-style show into fascist propaganda. Collectible Homelander NFTs are proposed. Masked agents grab dissidents off the streets. All coincidental, considering scripts are written long before the final product debuts. 'Sometimes we joke, a little unsettlingly, that we're Satan's Writers' Room,' Kripke says with a laugh. 'But because we're writing about what we view as societal problems, the unfortunate truth is these things were problems two years ago when we wrote them and they'll be ongoing until we really figure out how to get a handle on a lot of this and maybe stop trusting the people in power quite so blindly.' The mightiest of Vought's ultra-marketed superstars, Homelander, played by Antony Starr, is believed by many in the world of 'The Boys' to be America's greatest hero; in reality, he's an oversensitive, egotistical demagogue. Seemingly invincible, he tends to win despite setbacks that might destroy a lesser being. But Starr insists he doesn't model the character on President Trump. Much. 'Not specifically,' the blond, square-jawed New Zealander says during the same Zoom interview. 'I'm an equal-opportunity poacher. I've taken from a lot of different people. Last season, the idea was really teased about Homelander being like a Caesar. If you dip not far back into history, there are just so many people to choose from. 'What I have found about using one specific person for any character — especially with someone like this — is it doesn't work,' Starr continues. 'You get a two-dimensional portrayal. So, Homelander is a conglomerate of tyrants.' After all, Homelander, unlike the president, craves breast milk, collects his gray hairs and tears people's torsos apart. Although Kripke has described him as analogous to Trump in the past, he notes that Starr brings out aspects of the character that make him his own man. 'I don't think Homelander is sympathetic, but you can empathize with him,' the showrunner says. 'That's the magic trick that Antony pulls off. Homelander sees himself as so much better and bigger than human, and yet he's inescapably human. That conflict, I think, is driving him slowly insane. 'But he's authoritarian in general,' Kripke admits. 'Obviously, things are happening in the particular country I live in that I respond to. This is a reflection of the things we see and the writers are scared of. What we found early on about the superheroes in this world is there's this interesting intersection of fascism and celebrity. It's a unique yet very current notion — not just in the States but all over the world — how people are using the power of celebrity to advance authoritarian ideas.' With studios backtracking on diversity initiatives and media magnates like Jeff Bezos — who owns the Washington Post as well as Amazon — reticent to find themselves on the wrong end of the president's bully pulpit, concerns that there may be pressure to ease off on 'The Boys'' scathing satire seem appropriate. Kripke says no. 'There's been a total of zero notes about pulling our punches or about making things less political or less savage,' he reveals. 'The various powers that be have been really great about it. I think they know that we'd just do it anyway, so why bother? 'Look, not about this particular show, but I'm certainly worried about a cooling effect when, now more than ever, you need people in the back of the classroom throwing spitballs,' Kripke cautions. 'That's not just healthy, that's vital. It's really important that people who can thumb their nose at it don't get scared.' And though he leaves the politics to the writers' room, the man who plays Homelander understands that 'The Boys'' bold perspective is what's made it so compelling. 'I think actors are some of the worst people to listen to for political advice, especially ones from New Zealand,' Starr says. 'But I will say the passion that our writers clearly put into what they're doing, the care and the love that they have for their country, for what's happening socially and politically, has a broad impact. We all feel like we're part of a machine that has something to say. 'It's a big show in every way and its message is bigger: Never pull punches. Regardless [of] whether you agree or disagree, at least we are part of a show that's putting its neck on the line and taking risks across the board, from performance to thematics to commentary.'
