This week's funniest and weirdest music news stories

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Lennon and McCartney wrote some songs that "weren't very good", but you haven't heard them

Paul McCartney says some early Lennon and McCartney songs were not very good, and that he and Lennon continued to act as creative sounding boards after The Beatles split.…

Andy Malt • 29 Sep 2020

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Bill Murray responds to Doobie Brothers' copyright infringement claim

Bill Murray's attorney has responded to a cease-and-desist letter from the Doobie Brothers' lawyer over golf shirt adverts using 'Listen To The Music', mainly disputing comments about the shirts.…

Andy Malt • 28 Sep 2020

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Doobie Brothers issue cease-and-desist to Bill Murray: "The only person who uses our music without permission more than you do is Donald Trump"

The Doobie Brothers' lawyer has sent Bill Murray's golf company a cease-and-desist over the unlicensed use of 'Listen To The Music' in adverts.…

Andy Malt • 25 Sep 2020

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Van Morrison to donate profits from anti-lockdown songs to hard-up musicians

Van Morrison says he will donate proceeds from three anti-lockdown singles to musicians facing hardship, with the first release due tomorrow.…

Andy Malt • 24 Sep 2020

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Steel Panther will personalise songs for cash

Steel Panther are offering fans personalised versions of their songs for $7,500, with custom lyrics written in a Zoom meeting and new vocals recorded over the original track.…

Andy Malt • 23 Sep 2020

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Van (versus) The Man

Van Morrison announces three anti-lockdown songs to be released over a month, and postpones his London Palladium shows to November.…

Andy Malt • 21 Sep 2020

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Eminem manager denies rumours about scrapped Shady Records compilation (but confirms there was a scrapped Shady Records compilation)

Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg confirms a Shady Records 20th anniversary vinyl box set was scrapped, denying that new Eminem music was planned.…

Andy Malt • 18 Sep 2020

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Lapsed Pirate Bay domain name sells for $50,000

A lapsed Pirate Bay domain name, piratebay.org, was snapped up by a drop catch domain trader and sold for $50,000, with other linked domains expected to become available.…

Andy Malt • 17 Sep 2020

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Madonna to direct and co-wrote own biopic

Madonna has confirmed she is co-writing and will direct an untitled film about her life with Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody, to be produced by Amy Pascall for Universal.…

Andy Malt • 16 Sep 2020

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Jedward claim Ian Brown has "lost all respect and credibility" over COVID tweets

Jedward have criticised Ian Brown after he dismissed claims that he is a conspiracy theorist, with the twins saying the public has lost respect for his anti-lockdown tweets.…

Andy Malt • 15 Sep 2020

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Sia says some of her songs are "shit", but that's OK

Sia tells Rolling Stone that some of the songs she writes are not very good, but that people still like them, and explains why she holds back her solo album.…

Andy Malt • 14 Sep 2020

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Everyone is playing guitar now

Guitar maker Fender reports record sales during the COVID shutdown, boosted by its tuition app and a new Billie Eilish signature ukulele.…

Andy Malt • 11 Sep 2020