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Anyone who thinks Paul McCartney isn’t happy that Beyoncé has covered The Beatles classic “Blackbird” on her album Cowboy Carter would be very wrong.

“I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,’” McCartney shares on Instagram. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place.”

He adds, “I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out. You are going to love it!”

Bey’s version of the song, retitled “Blackbiird,” includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by McCartney, taken from the original backing track he recorded back in 1968 for the Beatles’ self-titled album aka The White Album.

McCartney also reveals in his post that he had a FaceTime conversation with Bey about the song, noting, “[S]he thanked me for writing it and letting her do it.” He says, “I told her the pleasure was all mine and I thought she had done a killer version of the song.”

McCartney also shared his feelings about the song still being so relevant today.

“When I saw the footage on the television in the early 60s of the black girls being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now,” he continues. “Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud.”

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Megan Thee Stallion wants some thoughts from fans as she works on her upcoming album. In an Instagram Live Wednesday, she asked for opinions on how long the record should be and what kinds of songs should be included, while giving some insight on what she has in the vault so far. 

“How many songs do y’all want to hear on this album? In my mind, I was thinking 14,” she said. “I keep recording songs that’s so good. I’ll be in one mood one week, and I’ll be in another mood the next week. I was like, ‘Damn, I need to rap my a** off.’ So, the first 20 songs I had, I’m just straight rapping. And then I started being in a better mood, so it’s like feel-good songs, and then I got in a ratchet mood ‘cuz you know it’s about to be summertime!”

“Twenty? Fifteen? ‘Twelve is not enough?’ OK, but that’s my ears. I got things to say, so I was thinking maybe I could drop an A-side and a B-side,” Meg continued. “To me, it’s giving 14. Twenty? Y’all think 20? ‘Cause I got 20 songs to give, that’s the thing.”

The rapper also contemplated whether she should include “pop-that-a** music,” given the criticism she says she faced for releasing that kind of music in the past.

“I just remember how y’all used to really whack me for making pop-that-a** music,” she expressed. “I really wanted to get on y’all’s a**** and show y’all how bad I can rap, so I really haven’t been in touch with my roots. I’m tryna see if y’all wanna pop that a**.”

Until those decisions are made, fans can hear Meg on GloRilla‘s new single, dropping Friday.

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