Paul McCartney to Be Honored with Covers Album

George Harrison might have received a one night show to celebrate his legacy, but Paul McCartney is getting a special album.

It was announced that a new project titled, The Art of McCartney will be released to honor one of the guys who helped shape rock and pop music.

The record will feature classic tracks such as “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “My Love,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Helter Skleter,” “Live and Let Die,” personal favorite, “Eleanor Rigby” and many more. All tracks that will be featured on the record will include backing by McCartney’s longtime band.

Of course with such a project, it’s only natural to gather a long list of contributors including Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, The Cute, The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Heart, Owl City, Smokey Robinson, The Airbourne Toxic Event, Alice Cooper, and many more

The full list of performers and their tracks can be seen below as well as the extra tracks that come with the limited edition box set and the deluxe box set.

THE ART OF PAUL MCCARTNEY TRACKLIST/PERFORMERS:

1. “Maybe I’m Amazed” – Billy Joel
2. “Things We Said Today” – Bob Dylan
3. “Band On The Run” – Heart
4. “Junior’s Farm” – Steve Miller
5. “The Long and Winding Road” – Yusuf / Cat Stevens
6. “My Love” – Harry Connick, Jr.
7. “Wanderlust” – Brian Wilson
8. “Bluebird” – Corinne Bailey Rae
9. “Yesterday” – Willie Nelson
10. “Junk” – Jeff Lynne
11. “When I’m 64” – Barry Gibb
12. “Every Night” – Jamie Cullum
13. “Venus and Mars/ Rock Show” – KISS
14. “Let Me Roll It” – Paul Rodgers
15. “Helter Skelter” – Roger Daltrey
16. “Helen Wheels” – Def Leppard
17. “Hello Goodbye” – The Cure ft James McCartney
18. “Live And Let Die” – Billy Joel
19. “Let It Be” – Chrissie Hynde
20. “Jet” – Robin Zander & Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick
21. “Hi Hi Hi” – Joe Elliott
22. “Letting Go” – Heart
23. “Hey Jude” – Steve Miller
24. “Listen To What The Man Said” – Owl City
25. “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Perry Farrell
26. “Drive My Car” – Dion
27. “Lady Madonna” – Allen Toussaint
28. “Let ‘Em In” – Dr. John
29. “So Bad” – Smokey Robinson
30. “No More Lonely Nights” – The Airborne Toxic Event
31. “Eleanor Rigby” – Alice Cooper
32. “Come And Get It” – Toots Hibbert with Sly & Robbie
33. “On The Way” – B. B. King
34. “Birthday” – Sammy Hagar

LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOX SET/ DELUXE BOX SET EXTRA TRACKS:

1. “C Moon” – Robert Smith
2. “Can’t Buy Me Love” – Booker T. Jones
3. “P.S. I Love You” – Ronnie Spector
4. “All My Loving” – Darlene Love
5. “For No One” – Ian McCulloch
6. “Put It There” – Peter, Bjorn & John
7. “Run Devil Run” – Wanda Jackson
8. “Smile Away” – Alice Cooper

The Art of McCartney will be released on Nov. 18, but if you want to get a piece of the action, pre-orders are already available.

Oh yeah, don’t forget to check out The Cure cover “Hello Goodbye.”

The Music World to Unite for “Songs for the Philippines”

Every time there seems to be a natural disaster, it takes musicians no time at all to come together to help those that are in need. When Superstorm Sandy destroyed the Northeatern coast, the 12-12-12 concert came in and raised money to help those that had been affected by all the storm.

A few weeks back, the Philippines had been hit by Typhoon Haiyan which damaged most of the Asian nation and resulted in the death of more than 5,200 (currently).

Now, musicians are coming together to make a fundraising compilation featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry. Songs from musicians such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, U2, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and many more. All proceeds from the album will go directly to the Philippine Red Cross to help those in need. 

surprisingly, three major music companies have band together to help put this 39-track album which has been titled, Songs for the Philippines together and could be purchased on iTunes here.

Check out the full track list for the compilation  and if you can, don’t forget to donate if you can.

‘Songs For The Philippines’ track listing: 

1.      The Beatles – “Across The Universe”
2.      Bob Dylan – “Shelter From The Storm”
3.      Michael Bublé – “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You”
4.      U2 – “In A Little While”
5.      Bruno Mars – “Count On Me”
6.      Beyoncé – “I Was Here”
7.      Eminem – “Stan” (Live from BBC Radio 1)
8.      Cher – “Sirens”
9.      Adele – “Make You Feel My Love”
10.   Katy Perry – “Unconditionally” (Johnson Somerset Remix)
11.   One Direction – “Best Song Ever”
12.   Fun. – “Carry On”
13.   Lady Gaga – “Born This Way” (The Country Road version)
14.   Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
15.   Justin Bieber – “I Would”
16.   Alicia Keys – “New Day”
17.   Imagine Dragons – “30 Lives”
18.   Madonna – “Like A Prayer”
19.   P!nk – “Sober”
20.   Kylie Minogue – “I Believe In You”
21.   Enrique Iglesias – “Hero”
22.   Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Factory Of Faith”
23.   Linkin Park – “Roads Untraveled”
24.   Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”
25.   Muse – “Explorers”
26.   Lorde – “The Love Club”
27.   Josh Groban – “Brave”
28.   Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger”
29.   Paolo Nutini – “Simple Things”
30.   Ellie Goulding – “I Know You Care”
31.   James Blunt – “Carry You Home”
32.   Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
33.   Earth, Wind & Fire – “Sign On”
34.   Apl.De.App – “Going Out” feat Damian Leroy
35.   Sara Bareilles – “Brave”
36.   Jessica Sanchez – “Lead Me Home”
37.   Lily Allen – “Smile”
38.   The Fray – “Love Don’t Die”
39.   The Beatles – “Let It Be”

Bob Dylan Announces Upcoming Tour

Bob Dylan announced yesterday that this Summer he’ll be doing what all the cool kids are doing and head out on his Americanarama Festival of Music. Along for the ride will be Wilco and My Morning Jacket.

The announcement came via Dylan’s website where the festival’s logo appeared with “Meet me there – Beat me there!” written. But Dylan, his band, Wilco and My Morning Jacket aren’t the only ones that will be performing; on selected dates, the Richard Thompson Electric Trio and Ryan Bingham will be joining the fun.

While news of this came as a nice surprise, it shouldn’t have come as one because last Thursday, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James sort of dropped the news during a Record Store Day interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

As of right now, the tour is slated to start on June 26th in West Palm Beach, FL and end on August 4th in Mountain View, CA. Tickets for the upcoming tour will start pre-sales on Wednesday, April 24.

TOUR DATES:

6/26 West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
6/27 Tampa, FL – Live Nation Amphitheatre
6/29 Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
6/30 Nashville, TN – The Lawn at Riverfront Park
7/02 Memphis, TN – AutoZone Park
7/05 Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
7/06 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
7/7 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
7/10 St. Paul, MN – Midway Stadium
7/11 Peoria, IL – Chiefs Stadium
7/12 Chicago, IL – Toyota Park
7/14 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/15 Toronto, Ontario – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/18 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/19 Bridgeport, CT – The Ballpark at Harbor Yard
7/20 Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
7/21 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/23 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/24 Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
7/26 Hoboken, NJ – Pier A Park
7/27 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/28 Camden, NJ – SusquehannaBank Center
7/31 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/01 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
8/03 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/04 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre