Sir Paul McCartney has become the first billionaire musician from the UK, according to the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List. A new song by the Liverpool-formed band, Now And Then, was put out in 2023 as the final Beatles track. The song was finished by the remaining Beatles Sir Paul and Sir Ringo Starr decades after the original recording thanks to audio restoration technology. Sir Elton John performs on stage during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road show. Sir Elton came eighth in the rankings of the proportion of wealth given or generated for charity.

Source: New York Times May 17, 2024 21:53 UTC