Sir Paul McCartney has described the chart battle between US rock band Rage Against The Machine and the 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry as “funny”.

Paul McCartney performed at the Kölnarena in Cologne, Germany, on 17 December 2009.

Sir Paul McCartney performed live on last night’s X Factor final in the UK.

Paul McCartney’s sixth solo live album, Good Evening New York City, was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2009, a month after its US release.

Paul McCartney performed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 10 December 2009.

Paul McCartney performed at the Gelredome in Arnhem, Netherlands, on 9 December 2009.

Paul McCartney performed at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on 2 December 2009.

A special screening of Nowhere Boy, the biopic of John Lennon’s teenage years, was held at the famous Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios on 30 November 2009.

Y Not, the forthcoming solo album from Ringo Starr, is to feature guest appearances from his former Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney.

Two web sites which sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents each should remain indefinitely shut down, according to a Los Angeles federal judge.

Paul McCartney’s sixth solo live album, Good Evening New York City, was released in the United States on 17 November 2009, a month before its UK release.

Sir Paul McCartney has been named as the third recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced a limited edition USB drive containing The Beatles’ back catalogue.

EMI is suing an online music site, BlueBeat.com, for selling mp3s of The Beatles’ songs without permission.