MUSIC INDUSTRY: Best Original Song Nominee List Missing a Few Songs of Note

ORIGINAL SONG U2, Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige are among those who miss out on the short list. By most criteria, Paul McCartney and U2 have little reason to regard French composers Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas with envy. But Tuesday, Wagner and Thomas scored an Oscar nomination for best original song -- for "Loin de Paname" from the little-seen French movie "Paris 36" -- while neither "Winter," U2's contribution to the soundtrack of Jim Sheridan's "Brothers," nor McCartney's "I Wa...

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18:59 on February 3 2010

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Best Original Song Nominee List Missing a Few Songs of Note

All About Jazz — ORIGINAL SONG U2, Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige are among those who miss out on the short list. By most criteria, Paul McCartney and U2 have little reason to regard... more info

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18:50 on February 3 2010

Paul McCartney's son hits the road

The Mirror — Sir Paul McCartney's son James is keeping the family trade alive by going on his first ever tour - with songs partly inspired by The Beatles. more info

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