Elton John is showing Ed Sheeran some serious support after the «Bad Habits» singer shared that he tested positive for COVID-19.
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Chris Willman Music WriterCelebrated newcomer Arlo Parks and the singer-producer Inflo were among those receiving special honors at the BMI London Awards, while Elton John and Ed Sheeran received awards for all-time or annual play in the U.K.The 2021 honors were again held virtually, with many of the winners turning in video acceptance speeches.
“To be able to move people and affect positive change is a beautiful thing,” said Parks, accepting the BMI Impact Awards — “given for groundbreaking
.Elton John is showing Ed Sheeran some serious support after the «Bad Habits» singer shared that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Sir Elton John has shared some incredible news with his fans following his recent hip surgery.MORE: Elton John reveals his sons are the driving force behind retirementThe 74-year-old pop icon has scored his eighth UK number one album with his The Lockdown Sessions, which was released last week on Friday 22 October.
Elton John has earned his first UK Number One album in almost a decade with new LP ‘The Lockdown Sessions’.The legendary musician’s new record, which arrived last week (October 22), debuted at the top spot shifting 31,000 chart sales, 84 per cent of which were made up of physical salesThe collection – which includes collaborations with Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj and Charlie Puth – is John’s eighth UK Number One album and his first since 2012’s ‘Good
Congratulations to Elton John, whose new album The Lockdown Sessions lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart.
Ed Sheeran has played a snippet of his forthcoming Christmas single with Elton John.The singer-songwriter was speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 today (October 29) when he was asked if he could give fans a preview of the collaboration he’s teased in interviews.Sheeran duly obliged and picked up the acoustic guitar next to him.
Olivia Rodrigo reclaims Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart, holding off challenges from new releases by Lana Del Rey and Elton John.
Ed Sheeran has given a sneak preview of his upcoming Christmas single, which is a duet with Elton John.
Bad Boy Chiller Crew have said they’d like to collaborate with Elton John for a remixed version of his 1979 hit ‘Are You Ready For Love’.The Bradford group told NME in this week’s Big Read that it’s an ambition of theirs to persuade the pop legend to work with them.Bad Boy Chiller Crew’s first CD, ‘Git Up Mush’, was handmade and self-released by the boys who sourced copyright-free vocals from online sample library Splice for their songs’ choruses.“Tell Elton John that if he clears the ‘Are You
Ed Sheeran has revealed that Elton John rings him up for a chat every single day.The pair are close friends and are set to release a joint Christmas single later this year.Speaking to the NZ Herald, Sheeran revealed that he turned to John for advice and comfort after his friend and music promoter Michael Gudinski died earlier this year.“I say this to people and they think I’m lying or exaggerating, but Elton calls me every single day,” he said.“He used to ring me about once a month – well, we do
Elton John still values the friendship he had with John Lennon.
Elton John has discussed his delayed ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, saying it’s “something I wanna finish”.The already-rescheduled farewell shows had been set to take place from the end of September through to December, with UK dates including gigs in London, Manchester and Birmingham.John then confirmed last month that he was forced to reschedule his remaining 2021 tour dates to 2023, after he “fell awkwardly on a hard surface and have been in considerable pain and discomfort in my hip ever
Four chart titans are battling it out for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
Some opinions really can go too far for Elton John and Dua Lipa.
Elton John has praised a host of his new favourite bands, including Leeds post-punks Yard Act.Speaking to NME for a new Big Read cover feature around the release of his new collaborative album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’, John said he is hungrier than ever to discover exciting new music.“I’ve never lost the desire to hear new music,” he told NME, discussing how his Apple Music radio show has introduced him “to a whole ballgame of new artists – music that I wouldn’t otherwise necessarily have heard
Elton John is opening up about his future.
Young Thug fans will remember the sheer magic he made with "High," a 2018 song that sampled Elton John's classic song "Rocketman." John was more than happy with the collaboration, calling it "so cool and so good" when it dropped. The song is now ranked among Thug's best, so it's good news that Sir Elton and Young Thug have teamed up once more on "Always Love You," a new song that also sports a feature from Nicki Minaj.
Sir Elton John is back with a brand new album.
Elton John has confirmed to NME that he and Ed Sheeran are working on a Christmas song together, and joked about a battle for Number One with LadBaby.Sheeran revealed the news this month in an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2, saying that John reached out to him for the collaboration last year after he discovered that his own Christmas song ‘Step Into Christmas’ had hit the UK Top 10 for the first time ever.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover feature, John says he was