Brit Beat: Paul McCartney, Chris Martin and More Lobby for Streaming Reform, BRIT Awards Move Forward (Cautiously)

Chris Martin has claimed that he wants to use “emojis” as song titles for the next Coldplay album.The frontman told Radio X that “service providers” aren’t so sure on the idea, but he’s hoping to use the animated images to represent a number of the band’s new tracks.He told Chris Moyles: “We’re trying to have the first album with some tracks that have titles of just emojis.“But it’s proving tricky because of all the service providers, some say, ‘You can’t do that’.

The UK Government announced in March that it plans to increase a cap on missiles from 180 to 260 as part of its recent defence review. Labour has questioned whether the increase is really necessary at a time public finances are under pressure from covid while anti-nuclear campaigners have said Boris Johnson risks starting a “new nuclear arms race”.

Paul McCartney has teamed up with Rick Rubin for a new documentary series on Hulu.McCartney 3, 2, 1 will explore McCartney’s musical history as a former Beatle, for a rare one-on-one interview with Rubin.The six-episode series will span McCartney’s work with The Beatles and Wings as well as his 50 plus years as a solo artist.

Later this year, Disney is set to release the highly-anticipated documentary, “The Beatles: Get Back” from director Peter Jackson. But if you’d like to have a little bit of a Beatles-adjacent documentary experience from a Disney-adjacent studio, you can check out the upcoming series “McCartney 3,2,1” when it comes to Hulu in July.

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Paul McCartney has claimed that regularly practising eye yoga has helped preserve his eyesight over the years.The Beatle spoke about the practice during a guest appearance on the latest episode of the Jessie Ware-hosted podcast Table Manners.McCartney’s daughter Mary McCartney, who also featured on the podcast, brought up her father’s eye yoga routine which, he claims, has helped maintain his eyesight without the need for glasses.“I learned [it] off some yogi in India,” McCartney then explained

The Brit Awards 2021 marked the first indoor music event since the coronavirus pandemic and the glittering music event featured some truly unforgettable moments. Little Mix made history as they became the first female group to win the British Group award and thanked their fellow “incredible female bands” including the Sugababes and Spice Girls in an emotional speech at London's O2 arena.

Dua Lipa urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give National Health Service staff a pay rise as she landed a double victory at Tuesday's BRIT Awards. Dua was the big winner at the ceremony, taking home awards for Album of the Year and British Female Solo Artist, and while accepting her first gong, she honoured healthcare workers for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dua Lipa was among the many stars in attendance at the Brit Awards, held in London on Tuesday, May 11.

Little Mix, Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, HAIM and Billie Eilish were among the winners at the female-dominated Brit Awards. The event, which featured an audience of 4,000 people including 2,500 key workers, marked the return of live music to London’s O2 Arena after more than a year.

Haley Bosselman editorAs part of the rollout for the release of Coldplay’s new single “Higher Power,” Chris Martin joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily earlier this week.

Paul McCartney has paid a heartfelt tribute on social media following the sad death of his good friend, American recording engineer Al Schmitt.MORE: Paul McCartney reveals exciting family news - and it involves his children!The Beatles star took to Instagram to share a black-and-white photo of the pair in a recording studio laughing, alongside a personal message.The music icon wrote: "So sad to hear of the passing of my friend Al Schmitt.

Dominic Fike performed his recent cover of Paul McCartney‘s ‘The Kiss Of Venus’ on US TV last night – check out the video below.The Florida artist recorded a rendition of the song for ‘McCartney III: Imagined’, a re-working of Macca’s latest studio album featuring St.

Coldplay have been announced to perform at the 2021 BRIT Awards.