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The great song explosion of 2020: Why Paul McCartney and other artists are dropping albums at a pace we haven’t since the 1960s.

In 2020, music acts can't tour to earn their keep. But acts from Paul McCartney to Taylor Swift to Jeff Tweedy are spending quarantine in the studio, recording songs they never planned to write.

Paul McCartney is releasing "McCartney III" in December. The former Beatle plays all the instruments himself on the album, which he recorded while in quarantine during the pandemic.
Paul McCartney is releasing "McCartney III" in December. The former Beatle plays all the instruments himself on the album, which he recorded while in quarantine during the pandemic.Read moreMary McCartney