Paul McCartney News

Columbia Records announced today that music is now available from the '12-12-12' benefit concert, presented by Chase, to provide the most assistance possible to the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The fundraising concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday featured iconic performers, and a selection of 24 live tracks from the event is available starting today at itunes.com/121212. The track listing for the digital album is below. A physical album will be available in January.

The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing will celebrate its sixth annual GRAMMY Week event titled 'An Evening of Jazz' honoring 27-time GRAMMY winner and multi-talented music producer Quincy Jones and 18-time GRAMMY-winning producer/engineer Al Schmitt for their commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. The event will be held onWednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles. GRAMMY Week culminates with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, airing live on the CBS Television Network, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. For updates and breaking news, please visitwww.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook:www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

'Saturday Night Live,' with host Martin Short and musical guest Paul McCartney (5.1/12 in metered-market households) dominated its time period. 'SNL' scored the #1 rating of the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in metered-market households, topping all primetime telecasts on those networks.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE spoofed 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' last night, adding a little twist of their own to the holiday classic. Check out the Broadway-themed sketch below!

Check out SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's sketch 'What Up With That? Christmas Spectacular' from last night's episode, below! Actor and funnyman Martin Short hosted this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Christmas Special on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney.

Check out SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's sketch 'Old Friends' from last night's episode below! Actor and funnyman Martin Short hosted this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Christmas Special on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney.

Former BEATLES member Paul McCartney was featured as the musical guest on this weekend's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Christmas Special. The acclaimed musician performed 'My Valentine,' the single he released last April. Check out his performance below!

Check out the clips from SATURAY NIGHT LIVE's infamous comedic-news segment 'Weekend Update' from last night's episode! Actor and funnyman Martin Short hosted this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Christmas Special on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney. The episode aired last night, Dec. 15.

In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy, the New York City Children's Chorus opened SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's holiday special this weekend by singing 'Silent Night.' Check out the extremely powerful video below. Actor and funnyman Martin Short hosted this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Christmas Special on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney.

Actor and funnyman Martin Short will host this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney. Check out the duo in a promo for tonight's show below!

Former cast member Martin Short returns for his third hosting appearance tonight, December 15 for SNL's Christmas show. Short is a veteran performer in film, television and theater

The Bedford Hills based, much buzzed about and highly acclaimed new intergenerational rock band, JAZMO, will make its New York Premiere at the world-renown Iridium (1650 Broadway at 51st Street, NYC) on Tuesday, January 8th at 8:00pm and 10:00pm.

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that Carole King is the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

performed a 'new song' with members of Nirvana. The performance marked a reunion for the late Kurt Cobain's band featuring surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. The duo has not performed together in 20 years. Check out the performance below!

Actor and funnyman Martin Short will host this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC with musical guest Paul McCartney. Check out the promo for the upcoming show below!

The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy relief concert is underway - click below to watch the performances live! The all-star musical lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney.

According to the web site Ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com, Sir Paul McCartney will stand in for Kurt Cobain during a set at tonight's much-anticipated 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. The performance will mark a reunion for Cobain's band Nirvana featuring surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. The duo has not performed together in 20 years, but will reportedly play a new song they've been working on with McCartney.

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company announced that the "12-12-12" concert tonight, December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden will feature Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Kanye West, and The Who and more.

Sirius XM Radio announced today that '12-12-12,' the concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, will air on E Street Radio, channel 20, and Pearl Jam Radio, channel 22, onDecember 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm ET.

The Los Angeles Company of the Off-Broadway smash hit Silence! The Musical at the Hayworth Theatre ends its run today, December 9, 2012.