Swift, McCartney mutual praise
Taylor Swift Praises Paul McCartney's New Album as Mutual Admiration Continues
Taylor Swift publicly endorsed Paul McCartney’s new, nostalgic solo album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, sharing a post from the Beatles legend and saying she is “never not inspired” by him. McCartney, meanwhile, has praised Swift’s career and, when asked whether she needs advice amid their shared levels of global fame, said he doesn’t think she does—though he would help if she asked, likening himself to an older relative to her generation. The two stars also have a history of exchanging admiration, including a 2020 Rolling Stone interview where they discussed each other’s songwriting and recording craft. McCartney has said he met Swift at a family-organized party also attended by other major pop artists, adding that he enjoys their voices and cool presence. Swift’s shoutout arrives alongside separate news that she wrote and produced an original track for Toy Story 5.
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In their 2020 Rolling Stone “Musicians on Musicians” conversation, Swift specifically praised McCartney’s self-sufficiency on *McCartney III*, saying it “really did feel like kind of a flex to write, produce, and play every instrument on every track.” McCartney responded that he didn’t “think like that,” explaining he “picked around” on instruments he learned from over the years—including writing the melody to “When I’m 64” as a teenager.
Billboard adds new detail from the same 2020 interview: McCartney said he had planned to ask Swift to join him onstage for his COVID-canceled Glastonbury set—so they could play “Shake It Off” again—after Swift asked, “Were you going to invite me?” and McCartney quipped, “I know it, it’s in C!”
Billboard reports that McCartney appeared as a VIP guest at one of Swift’s Eras Tour shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2024, and was shown dancing along in fan video to “But Daddy I Love Him.”
Also per Billboard, Swift and McCartney have previously shared a stage at a Saturday Night Live 40th-anniversary afterparty in 2015, performing “Shake It Off”—a history that contextualizes why the 2020 onstage-invitation plan mattered to both of them.
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