Paul McCartney appeared on Britain's The X Factor last night (December 13th), performing the Beatles' "Drive My Car" and Wings' "Live And Let Die." The show, which is the UK equivalent of our American Idol, is also executive produced and co-hosted by Simon Cowell. McCartney was joined by the season's contestants for the final portion of "Drive My Car" but performed the Wings' classic on his own with his band. Afterwards, Cowell joked that McCartney had made it through to the next round, to which McCartney threw his arms around the show's host and feigned tears.

The Beatles: Rock Band snagged the award for "Best Music Game of 2009" at Spike TV's Seventh Annual Video Game Awards on Saturday (December 12th) in Los Angeles. Stevie Wonder presented the award and took time out to call out for the video industry to develop games for the disabled. The Beatles: Rock Band was also up for the "Best Soundtrack" award but lost out to DJ Hero. (Abbey Road Best)

Ringo Starr is currently putting together the 11th edition of his All Starr Band for next summer, according to examiner.com. Although no names have officially been announced, Starr's shortlist reportedly features All Starr veterans Edgar Winter and Gary Wright, along with newcomers Rick Derringer and Wally Palmar from the Romantics.

Starr was asked how he's come about picking the assorted lineups for his ten different All-Starr Bands: "You know it's a process that takes a couple of months where we see, okay, who's interested, let's ask these people. And then we finally get it down to, we need keyboards, we need bass, we need guitar. It works like that."

Starr will release his latest album called Y Not on January 12th, with the obvious highlight being his first-ever duet with Paul McCartney on the track "Walk With You." Among the other notable guests on the album are Ringo's brother-in-law Joe Walsh, Gary Wright, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Dyke Parks, Don Was, Joss Stone, Richard Marx, Ben Harper, Glen Ballard, and Roundheads guitarist Gary Burr, among others.

Check out Julian Lennon tomorrow morning (December 15th) as he performs his new single "Lucy" on CBS' The Early Show. "Lucy" was written and recorded for his childhood friend Lucy Vodden, who died last year after battling lupus. Vodden, a school friend of Julian's was the inspiration for the Beatles' 1967 classic "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."

Out tomorrow is Julian's new four-track charity EP featuring "Lucy" with part of the proceeds going to help fund lupus research.

Maccreport.com posted instructions for fans who want to see the taping in New York City: Audience members should arrive on the Plaza at 59th Street and 5th Avenue next to the Apple Store at 7:00 a.m. Julian will also be meeting fans who have come to support him.