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As his time with the Beatles came to a close, Paul McCartney began a long and successful solo career. As both a solo singer and with his band, Wings, Paul had numerous hits. He knew what pop music fans wanted to hear. However, some rock fans felt much of Paul’s solo career didn’t live up to his time with the Beatles. With a few exceptions, Paul’s post-Beatles songs lacked the edge of John Lennon’s solo work. Although Paul wasn’t a provocateur, he managed to get one of his songs banned by the BBC over a miscommunication. Paul McCartney | Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images/Hulton ArchiveWings’ sexually-charged hit that could be about drugs Paul’s post-Beatles career includes some ubiquitous songs like “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Ebony and Ivory,” “Wonderful Christmastime...

When Hamilton: An American Musical first opened on Broadway in 2015, it became an instant phenomenon and was met with critical acclaim. Five years later, the hype for Hamilton has continued and a filmed stage performance featuring the original Broadway cast is available to stream on Disney+. On July 3, the day the movie premiered on the streaming platform, Showbiz Cheat Sheet caught up with actor Sydney James Harcourt to discuss his time as an original cast member in the history-making show. Sydney James Harcourt | PAL Public RelationsHow Sydney James Harcourt joined the cast Hamilton tells the story of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton is the main protagonist and title character. Non-white actors are purposefully cast as the Founding...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just took another step away from their formal royal duties. Meghan and Harry closed down their charity, SussexRoyal. Just in case we didn't get the memo that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry want very little to do with the royal family, they just reminded us again. They formally closed down their charity, SussexRoyal, filing the relevant paperwork with the authorities in the U.K., People has confirmed. Instead, Meghan and Harry will focus on their brand-new foundation, Archewell, which was of course named after their son, Archie. "Our focus is on supporting efforts to tackle the global COVID-19 pandemic, but faced with this information coming to light, we felt compelled to share the story of how this came to be," they revealed in a statement. ...

Kim Kardashian West has spent a fair amount of time at the White House the past few years, but now it looks likes she is seriously thinking about moving into the ultimate reality show as First Lady – at least if her husband has his way. Kanye West let off a July 4th fireworks display of his own today by announcing that he is running for President this year. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 Within minutes incumbent Donald Trump seemingly lost not just one, but two of his highest profile supporters as SpaceX founder Elon Musk also took to social media to give the ‘Power’ rapper his backing: You have my full s...

Kim Kardashian West has spent a fair amount of time at the White House the past few years, but now it looks likes she is seriously thinking about moving into the ultimate reality show as First Lady – at least if her husband has his way. Kanye West let off a July 4th fireworks display of his own today by announcing that he is running for President this year. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 Within minutes incumbent Donald Trump seemingly lost not just one, but two of his highest profile supporters as SpaceX founder Elon Musk also took to social media to give the ‘Power’ rapper his backing: You have my full s...

Kim Kardashian West has spent a fair amount of time at the White House the past few years, but now it looks likes she is seriously thinking about moving into the ultimate reality show as First Lady – at least if her husband has his way. Kanye West let off a July 4th fireworks display of his own today by announcing that he is running for President this year. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 Within minutes incumbent Donald Trump seemingly lost not just one, but two of his highest profile supporters as SpaceX founder Elon Musk also took to social media to give the ‘Power’ rapper his backing: You have my full s...

Kim Kardashian West has spent a fair amount of time at the White House the past few years, but now it looks likes she is seriously thinking about moving into the ultimate reality show as First Lady – at least if her husband has his way. Kanye West let off a July 4th fireworks display of his own today by announcing that he is running for President this year. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 Within minutes incumbent Donald Trump seemingly lost not just one, but two of his highest profile supporters as SpaceX founder Elon Musk also took to social media to give the ‘Power’ rapper his backing: You have my full s...

Meghan Markle is reportedly set to produce a film based on a politically-motivated novel, in a project that could ruffle feathers in the White House. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is believed to have worked out a deal with the author of Election Year, Lloyd Scott. They are said to have drawn up non-disclosure agreements, which will see Meghan overseeing the script's development in a producer role, The Sun reported. Meghan Markle is reportedly set to produce a film with a politically-motivated 'renegade' as the main character, based on author Lloyd Scott's novel Election Year Meghan Markle, who starred as Rachel Zane in Suits from 2011 until 2017 (above), has insisted she does not want to act again Scott's novel, Election Year, follows Senate staffe...

Chris Evans won over audiences as the ever-so-charming Steve Rogers — aka Captain America — in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 39-year-old has been involved with the major movie franchise for almost a decade. He also had a healthy career ahead prior to taking on the iconic character. But even so, Evans has had his fair share of stressful auditions throughout the years. Then recently, the Avengers: Endgame star reflected on a role he bombed not once, not twice, but three times. Chris Evans shares a story about auditioning for Seth Rogan’s ‘Observe and Report’ RELATED: Chris Evans Lost a Role to Ryan Gosling After the ‘Best Audition of His Life’ In an interview with Backstage, Evans was asked for an “audition horror story,” and boy, did the actor have a tale to...

Macy’s capped off its five nights of “pop-up” fireworks displays with a brief but beautiful blitz of explosives atop the Empire State Building. The demonstration kicked off at 9:38 p.m. with colorful fireworks shooting off the Art Deco landmark’s observatory, sending sparks and smoke drifting down over Midtown and drawing “wows” from the crowd. “I’m so glad they did that. What a cool idea to shoot them off the building like that,” said Geela Roland, 54, a Pilates instructor who was among more than 150 people lined up along 34th Street between 5th and Madison avenues to watch the surprise light show. Macy’s had not publicized the fireworks locations in advance in order to prevent crowds from gathering in violation of social-distancing rules. “It looked like they were shooti...