Did the Beatles cryptically hint a new, final single is coming soon in 2023?
I know, I know: You’re looking at that headline and thinking, “Uh, the Beatles broke up years ago, there are only two of them that are alive, how could they release a new single?”
Here’s the answer: Back in June, Paul McCartney announced he would be using AI to help turn a demo with John Lennon into a new single with all four Beatles on it. There was a ton of speculation — would it be the much-discussed Now and Then? — and some uproar over the idea of using AI assistance.
McCartney then tweeted this to clear up confusion, which … didn’t clear up much beyond “It’s all real and we all play on it.”
Been great to see such an exciting response to our forthcoming Beatles project. No one is more excited than us to be sharing something with you later in the year.
We’ve seen some confusion and speculation about it. Seems to be a lot of guess work out there. Can’t say too much…
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) June 22, 2023
Got all that? Good. Because this was a tweet from The Beatles on Wednesday:
Source: Charles Curtis/ftw.usatoday.com
