Guardian Music — In what has become a recent tradition in the States, Bruce Springsteen was yesterday the fifth veteran act in a row to be booked by the NFL for the allotted 12 minutes during half-time at the Super Bowl, following on from Janet Jackson and Justin Tim... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Take That star Gary Barlow has been voted the greatest British songwriter.Gary, 38 — whose hits include Pray, Back for Good and Patience — pipped Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney.Singer Gary has also written hits for Blue, Charlot... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — A "clean" and abridged version of Allen Ginsberg's "Ballad of the Skeletons", with music by Paul McCartney, and video directed by Gus van Sant. YouTube [link]: more info

Scotsman.com — GARY Barlow was yesterday voted the greatest songwriter ever – beating John Lennon and Paul McCartney – in a survey of 3,000 music fans. more info

Chicago Tribune — Awards show, music industry in need of a makeover If the sagging music industry really wanted to turn itself around, Radiohead, Lil Wayne and Paul McCartney wo... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Way before Prince, Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones ever stepped onto a Super Bowl stage, there was Shirlee Bertolini. In her donkey costume. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Way before Prince, Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones ever stepped onto a Super Bowl stage, there was Shirlee Bertolini. In her donkey costume. more info

Associated Press — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Way before Prince, Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones ever stepped onto a Super Bowl stage, there was Shirlee Bertolini. In her donkey costume.... more info

Monsters and Critics — The news is out that Sir Paul McCartney is booked as the headliner of sorts for the alt desert music festival: more info

BBC News - UK — Sir Paul McCartney is to play a headline set at California's Coachella music festival in April, organisers announce. more info