Hours after being awarded the French Legion of Honour in Paris by French President Francois Hollande, Sir Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance at the closing Africa Express event in London on Sept. 8 to share the stage with an already stellar line-up. But even backstage special moments were made – as we quietly stumbled across the Beatles legend getting into an impromptu jam session with Shingai Shoniwa [of UK band the Noisettes] and emerging US violinist/singer/producer Marques Toliver.
10 Singers/Rappers who wrote their own Biggest Hit Record
When it comes to writing hit records the Babyface's, Stevie Wonder's, Ne-Yo's, and Diane Warren's of the world have penned chart topping songs for more artists than we could even imagine. They are probably still living off royalty checks from the days when their pen first hit the pad for the first artist they worked with. While the songwriter still plays a major role in today's industry, there are artists that have the ability to write their own songs and u=in many cases, these are artists are even responsible for penning the lyrics and melody the to biggest songs of