Elton has caused outrage by branding the current black music scene "hugely disappointing".

Elton has turned his vitriol on R B, hip-hop and soul music, because he believes contemporary US stars have ruined the musical legacy of their black predecessors.

He says, "Black music is a huge disappointment, compared to how it used to be. There is not as much great music coming out of the US. I find that music has stagnated."

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