With a career that has spanned 50 years, Paul McCartney is undoubtedly one of the music world's living legends.
And this week he joined an elite group of singer-songwriters when President Obama awarded him the US Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, one of the highest honours in music.
The Obama family hosted a tribute concert that brought together an eclectic group of talented musicians who performed Paul's songs at the White House.
One of Sasha and Malia's favourite bands, the Jonas Brothers, played Drive My Car, while Stevie Wonder – last year's recipient – entertained with We Can Work It Out.
Other stars who helped honour the ex-Beatle were Faith Hill, Elvis Costello and Jack White.
As for President Obama, he praised the impact the Beatles had on popular music, saying they "blew the walls down for everybody else" and "helped to lay the soundtrack for an entire generation".
Paul, one of only three winners of the Gershwin Prize and the only non-American, seemed excited to receive the award from Barack and expressed his support for the US leader.
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