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Child He’s a Wealthy Man. Paul McCartney has added one other feather in his cap as the UK’s first billionaire musician, the Sunday Times reported within the 2024 version of its annual Wealthy Listing, revealed Friday.
In line with the Instances, the 81-year-old Beatles alum and his spouse Nancy are price £1 billion ($1.3 billion), up from £950 million ($1.2 billion) in 2023. The newspaper attributed the milestone to McCartney’s longevity and continued attraction with followers throughout generational traces.
Oh, and Beyoncé.
Beyoncé earlier this yr launched her hit album “Cowboy Carter,” by which she reimagined the Beatles’ 1968 music “Blackbird,” initially written by McCartney. The pop icon made historical past as the primary Black girl to return in at No. 1 on the Prime Nation Albums, according to Billboard, and McCartney praised the duvet.
McCartney has launched some music of his personal over the previous yr: Final November, the Beatles launched the chart-topping “Now and Then,” marketed because the group’s ultimate music. Splicing collectively John Lennon’s vocals from a 1977 demo recording, George Harrison’s guitar enjoying, in addition to McCartney and Ringo Starr’s recently-recorded elements, “Now and Then” debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Scorching 100, marking the group’s thirty fifth Prime 10 hit.
The McCartneys’ internet price has been steadily climbing for the previous six years, based on information from the Instances, rising from about £750 million in 2018. In 2022, McCartney headlined at Glastonbury, England’s greatest music competition. It was his first time headlining the competition since 2004.
In June, the stay studio album “One Hand Clapping,” is because of be launched for the primary time because it was initially recorded by McCartney’s band Wings in 1974. McCartney famously sang that he doesn’t care an excessive amount of for cash, however the brand new album’s launch is anticipated to offer the rock star’s internet price one other enhance.