On the heels of Paul McCartney's Super Bowl

On the heels of Paul McCartney’s Super Bowl halftime show, the former Beatle says he’s now open to licensing his work for commercial use. More than 30 years of music, the entire catalog of the songwriter’s post-Beatles career is being pitched to film, TV and ad execs with a promo CD sampler sent out this week featuring his greatest hits, including “Jet,” “No More Lonely Nights” and “Let ‘Em In.” “For years, Paul has been very selective with what we’ve done licensing-wise,” says Bill Porricelli, svp of promotion and new product development at McCartney’s publishing company, MPL Communications in New York.