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Paul McCartney<\/a> has spoken about his love for early hip-hop, why he stopped listening to the genre, as well as naming the female modern pop stars that he admires most.<\/p>\n McCartney, who previously collaborated with Kanye West, made the comments to BBC Radio 2\u2019s Tracks of My Years ahead of the release of his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, on May 29th.<\/p>\n When asked by host Vernon Kay about keeping his ear to the ground regarding new musical trends, McCartney shared, \u201cI keep my eyes open, so you can\u2019t miss it if you do that. First, when hip-hop came in, and rap, I\u2019d known Jamaican rap, so I thought it was a modern take on that.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he did concede, \u201cI went off it because the lyrics went a little off-putting.\u201d<\/p>\n But nevertheless, he does have admiration for those who have mastered the craft, sharing, \u201cI think there\u2019s some good classic stuff in there, some great musicians, and you know, it\u2019s not easy to do.\u201d<\/p>\n McCartney continued, \u201cGoing more to modern day, I like a lot of\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of girl singers, and there wasn\u2019t when we were kids. It was all guys for a long time, I\u2019ve met a few of these girls and admired what they\u2019re doing. I think they are good singers, Taylor (Swift) is very good. She\u2019s very clever.\u201d<\/p>\n As much as McCartney admires Swift<\/a>, he doesn\u2019t believe that she needs any advice from him, but did admit while comparing her success with The Beatles, \u201cYou do see the parallel, you know like, fame and the amount of fame, and the worldwide fame that Taylor Swift has and that we had. But, I don\u2019t think she needs any advice, to tell you the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n While also on the topic of the current female stars dominating pop music in 2026, McCartney revealed that he met Swift, as well as Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish<\/a> and Sabrina Carpenter at a party hosted by his daughter Stella.<\/p>\n He shared, \u201cThey\u2019re really cool people, they\u2019re very good, so basically, I like their voices. If they needed any advice, I\u2019d be happy to give it. I don\u2019t think they do.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere on his\u00a0Tracks of My Years\u00a0appearance, McCartney picked out the ten tracks<\/a> which have soundtracked pivotal moments through his life from the \u201950s to the modern era, including everything from Chuck Berry to The Human League.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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