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Friday 3 November 2023

Listen to the last new Beatles’ song with John, Paul, George, Ringo

and AI tech: ‘Now and Then’

By MARIA SHERMAN ods that separated the
AP Music Writer Beatles’ voices from back-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ground sounds during the
final Beatles recording is making of director Peter
here. Jackson’s 2021 documen-
Titled “Now and Then,” the tary series, “The Beatles:
almost impossible-to-be- Get Back.” And so, they
lieve track is four minutes were able to isolate Len-
and eight seconds of the non’s voice from the origi-
first and only original Bea- nal cassette and complete
tles recording of the 21st “Now and Then” using ma-
century. There’s a count- chine learning.
down, then acoustic gui- When the song was first
tar strumming and piano announced in June, Mc-
bleed into the unmistak- Cartney described artificial
able vocal tone of John intelligence technology as
Lennon in the song’s intro- “kind of scary but exciting,”
duction: “I know it’s true It’s adding: “We will just have
all because of you And if I to see where that leads.”
make it through It’s all be- “To still be working on Bea-
cause of you.” tles’ music in 2023 wow,”
More than four decades he said in “The Beatles
since Lennon’s murder and Now And Then The Last
two since George Harrison’s Beatles Song.” “We’re ac-
death, the very last Beatles tually messing around with
song has been released as The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney arrive in state-of-the-art technol-
a double A-side single with Liverpool, England on July 10, 1964, for the premiere of their movie “A Hard Day’s Night.” ogy, which is something
“Love Me Do,” the band’s Associated Press the Beatles would’ve been
1962 debut single. struct the songs “Free As a And Then The Last Beatles “And in those days, of very interested in.”
“Now and Then” comes Bird” and “Real Love,” re- Song” was released, de- course, we didn’t have the “The rumors were that we
from the same batch of un- leased in the mid-1990s. But tailing the creation of the technology to do the sepa- just made it up,” Ringo Starr
released demos written by there were technical limita- track. On the original tape, ration.” told The Associated Press
Lennon in the 1970s, which tions to finishing “Now and Lennon’s voice was hid- That changed in 2022, of Lennon’s contributions
were given to his former Then.” den; the piano was “hard when the band now a duo to the forthcoming track in
bandmates by Yoko Ono. On Wednesday, a short film to hear,” as Paul McCart- was able to utilize the same September. “Like we would
They used the tape to con- do that anyway.”q
titled “The Beatles Now ney describes it. technical restoration meth-

Usher uses first Super Bowl performance as ‘cheat sheet’ for 2024

show and urges diabetes screening

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Super Bowl performance, but the moment gave him sic projects of all time and portunities to perform part
AP Entertainment Writer he descended from the plenty of insight into con- launched No. 1 hits such as of “God’s plan to entertain
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While stadium ceiling to perform ducting a show with such “Yeah!” with Ludacris and the world.” As he prepares
Usher gears up for his 2024 “OMG” in Arlington, Texas. limited time. His album Lil Jon, “Burn” and “Confes- for the Super Bowl stage,
Super Bowl halftime perfor- Usher’s appearance last- “Confessions” ranks among sions Part II.” He’s had other the singer is promoting
mance, the singer will lean ed less than two minutes, one of the best-selling mu- hits such as “U Got It Bad,” Type 1 diabetes screening
on his previous experience “U Remind Me,” “You Make through an ad campaign
of hitting the NFL’s biggest Me Wanna” and “Love in called The 1 Pledge move-
stage to help prepare for the Club” lots of material ment, which launched
the 13-minute set. to cover during one of the Wednesday.
The Grammy winner said year’s biggest cultural mo- Usher’s child was diag-
he’s using his appearance ments. nosed with Type 1 diabetes
with Black Eyed Peas front- “Don’t take the moments at age 6 in 2014.
man will.i.am in 2011 as a for granted because you “Had I known about this
“cheat sheet.” He was re- only get 13 of them,” said opportunity early, I would
cently chosen to headline the singer, who is currently feel better,” said Usher,
the halftime festivities from headlining his “Usher: My who is a paid spokesperson
Allegiant Stadium in Las Ve- Way” sold-out residency of the healthcare compa-
gas on Feb. 11 the same in Las Vegas. “The hard- ny Sanofi on the ad cam-
day he’s expected to re- est part is trying to figure paign. “There’s a range of
lease his ninth studio album out how to squeeze it all things that you have to get
“Coming Home.” in when you actually have acclimated to like identify-
“I got a chance to see a Usher performs at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame a large catalog, or a lot of ing the doctors, the philoso-
bit of what it felt like,” Usher induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis records people celebrate phy of how you want to live
told The Associated Press in Hotel on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. and love.” your life and manage you
a recent interview. In his first Associated Press Usher called his musical op- blood glucose levels.”q