McCartney awarded Gershwin prize (10 images)

Sir Paul McCartney speaks at a press conference at the Library of Congress in Washington on June 1, 2010. McCartney will be presented the LibraryÕs Gershwin Prize for Popular Song award by U.S. President Barack Obama at a concert at the White House on June 2. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn

U.S. President Barack Obama presents former Beatle Paul McCartney the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a concert in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. The prize is awarded by the Library of Congress. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to former Beatle Paul McCartney during a concert in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Obama presented McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song awarded by the Library of Congress. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool

Former Beatle Paul McCartney performs "Michelle" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama presented McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song awarded by the Library of Congress. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool