Blair CaldwellOne of the standout songs on Beyoncé s new album, Cowboy Carter, is a cover of The Beatles 1968 classic song "Blackbird." Bey has changed the title to "Blackbiird" with two "i"s, but she literally hasn t changed much else about the song.Variety reports that according to a rep for Paul McCartney, the backing track of her take on the song uses the instrumental elements from McCartney s original recording: specifically, his acoustic guitar and foot tapping. He s actually credited as playing guitar on the track, but as Variety points out, it was not clear if he rerecorded any of the guitar parts for the record.Many reviewers have noted that it s especially fitting that Bey recorded a cover of "Blackbird," given that McCartney has said the song was inspired by the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and in particular, the struggle of Black women.In addition to Beyoncé s singing and McCartney s guitar, the song feature
Steve Martin and Beyonce in 2006; E. Charbonneau/WireImage for Sony Pictures-Los AngelesLegendary comic actor Steve Martin may not seem like the type to listen to current music, but he s all over Beyoncé s "Texas Hold Em," from her new album, Cowboy Carter.Speaking to Access Hollywood, the Only Murders in the Building star called the song "fantastic," especially because, as a banjo player himself, he s a huge fan of the woman who plays the instrument on the song: Rhiannon Giddens. "[She s] one of the great banjo players," Martin raves."And I kissed Beyoncé," Martin noted. "In Pink Panther, I kissed Beyoncé. I m a very lucky man."He then changed his story: "I can t remember if we kissed or just stared into each other s eyes."If you re not familiar, Martin was talking about the 2006 movie The Pink Panther, which starred Martin as bumbling detective Jacques Clouseau and Beyoncé as Xania, a pop star who s the g
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesActor Michael Stuhlbarg, who starred in Dopesick and Your Honor, as well as movies like Marvel Studios Doctor Strange, will take to the Broadway stage Monday evening as scheduled, a night after he was attacked in Central Park.According to New York affiliate WABC-TV, the Boardwalk Empire star was walking near East Drive at East 90th Street on Sunday evening when a homeless man threw a rock that struck him in the back of the head.Stuhlbarg, 55, chased down his alleged attacker, who was apprehended by police. Xavier Israel, 27, was charged with felony assault. Israel has three prior arrests, two for misdemeanors and one for theft, all from January 2022, according to WABC-TV.Stuhlbarg suffered a small bruise and declined medical attention at the scene, WABC-TV reports.The play Patriots will have its first preview performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and Stuhlbarg will be there, producers said Monday. "As media outlets have reported, the actor was ran