Charlie Puth Says Elton John's 'Tough' Criticism About His Music Became a ‘Wake-Up Call’

Elton John has announced a special 50th anniversary reissue of his 1971 album ‘Madman Across The Water’.The singer/songwriter’s fourth studio album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in central London in February and August 1971, featured such songs as ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Levon’ and ‘Indian Summer’.‘Madman Across The Water’ will be reissued on June 10 via UMe to celebrate its recent 50th anniversary, and will be available as a 3xCD and 1xBlu-ray super deluxe box set, as well as in 4xLP, 1xLP limited edition coloured vinyl, and 2xCD formats. Pre-order is available now from here.The reissue features Bob Ludwig’s 2016 remaster of the main album, as well as 18 previously unreleased tracks, rare, restored material from the era, piano demos of the album, and the audio from John’s 1972 BBC Sounds For Saturday concert.The box set, which is detailed further in the above video, also includes photos, an essay with interviews with those who helped make the album, memorabilia and artwork taken from the Rocket Archive.You can see the tracklist for the super deluxe box set reissue of ‘Madman Across The Water’ below.CD 1CD 2CD 3 Elton John recently announced a number of new dates for his farewell North American tour.

Sir Elton John and David Furnish's sons have made a surprise appearance in a brand new Instagram post.The couple – who have been together since 1993 – share two boys together, Zachary, 11, and nine-year-old Elijah, who were born through the same surrogate on Christmas Day 2010 and 11 January 2013, respectively. WATCH: Lady Gaga supports Elton John's son on the red carpetSir Elton and his husband tend to keep their children out of the spotlight – but they did feature in a carousel shared by David on social media on Wednesday.“I can’t think of a nicer way for our Elton John Eyewear tour to end than to arrive in Atlanta and see our sons,” he explained in the caption.A post shared by David Furnish (@davidfurnish) “It’s been an amazing and inspirational 10 days, starting in Arkansas, travelling across 5 States and ending in Georgia. I want to say a big personal thank-you to all the @walmart and @samsclub club Associates who greeted us so warmly.

Charlie Puth is opening up about a major “wake-up call” after receiving criticism from Elton John, explaining that it helped him reflect on his music career and his process in the studio.The two artists joined forces and collaborated in Elton’s latest album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ for the track ‘After All’ however Charlie recalled the moment he received a harsh comment while at a restaurant in Los Angeles.“When you write a song, it’s important to tell the truth, and I wasn’t kinda doing that in 2019. And the person who kind of awoken my senses was none other than Elton John,” Charlie continued, revealing that Elton said to him “You know, your music sucked in 2019.

Sometimes you need one of your heroes to set you straight.

“not good,” and he agreed, so they’re all being left in the past. Recently, he officially kicked off the promotional campaign surrounding what will be his third project, an album titled, simply, Charlie.Whenever he has something to promote, Puth likes to fall back on a tried-and-true method of making sure all eyes (and ears) are on him: sex.

U2’s Bono and Edge, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John are among the litany of artists mounting Global Citizen’s new ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ campaign – billed by the organisation as “the world’s largest social media rally for refugee relief” – sharing messages in support of and solidarity for Ukrainian peoples.It comes ahead of summit being held today (April 9), with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau co-hosting the main conference alongside European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen. According to the campaign’s website, Global Citizen aim to raise billions of dollars to fund “UN agencies that are part of the flash appeal as well as GlobalGiving, which gives money to 30+ grassroots organizations in the [Ukrainian] region”. “Refugees in Ukraine and around the world need our help now,” Springsteen said in his video message, shared to Instagram yesterday (April 8) with the hashtag #StandUpForUkraine.

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The creme de la creme of the entertainment and fashion world is set to attend Brooklyn Beckham's extravagant nuptials to Nicola Peltz. However, one person who will not be in attendance at the ceremony, set to be held on Saturday 9 April at Nicola's billionaire parents' Florida estate, is Brooklyn's famous godparent, Elton John.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the lawsuit launched against Fortnite maker Epic Games by the choreographer behind the dance routine in the video for the Charlie Puth song ‘How Long’ alleging that an ’emote’ available within the gaming platform utilises his choreography without licence, and the US Copyright Royalty Board’s rejection of industry proposals on royalty rates for discs and downloads.SECTION TIMES01: Fortnite dance (00:05:56)02: Copyright Royalty Board (00:15:57)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Choreographer on Charlie Puth video reignites debate about dance copyright on Fortnite• US Copyright Royalty Board rejects proposal to keep mechanical royalty on discs and downloads unchangedALSO MENTIONED• Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies• Mira Calix dies• The Wanted’s Tom Parker diesMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

Elton John credits teenage AIDS victim Ryan White and his family with saving his life. The singer told the crowd at his concert at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday that spending time around White’s family caused him to make changes in his life. White was from Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Elton John credits teenage AIDS victim Ryan White and his family with saving his life.The singer told the crowd at his concert at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday that spending time around White’s family caused him to make changes in his life. White was from Indiana.“I knew that my lifestyle was crazy and out of order.

His perfect “Love Song”! Sir Elton John and David Furnish have an everlasting love story after connecting right off the bat.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Some of the biggest names in Hollywood and fashion gathered in West Hollywood Sunday night for Elton John’s annual Oscars viewing party, in support of the music legend’s eponymous AIDS Foundation. This year, the star-studded event was hosted by Billy Porter, Eric McCormack and even Lady Gaga, who made a quick appearance before heading to Dolby Theatre to act as a presenter.For much of the evening , attendees such as Caitlyn Jenner, Sofia Richie and Donatella Versace hovered around the Belvedere Bar at the center of the outdoor-indoor tent before sitting down for dinner — and considering the dramatic events that transpired on the Oscars stage later that night, we can only assume that they were happy to have a few drinks in their system before watching the awards.

Following in Elton John’s footsteps? The singer and husband David Furnish’s two sons are music lovers.

Chris Willman Music WriterAt Elton John’s 30th annual viewing party to benefit his AIDS Foundation, there was little danger of the crowd not sticking around after the Oscars were over, with Brandi Carlile and her full band doing an hour-long set to cap off the night. “It ain’t a mini-set,” Carlile said on the red carpet. “We’re going all the way.

For the first time at the Elton John Aids Foundation’s Academy Awards viewing party, Elton John… wasn’t there. Elton, 75, missed the gala to play a rescheduled date on his long-delayed “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. “He does want to finish touring,” said David Furnish, Elton’s husband, while speaking EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife at the Mar. 28 part. “It is very important for him to spend more time with the family, but Elton will never stop.”

The Oscars might be Hollywood’s biggest party, but it’s only the start of a night of festivities that extends from the Governors Ball through Vanity Fair’s soirée to the Elton John AIDS Foundation benefit and finally to Madonna’s annual afterparty in the hills. Scroll down to see a selection of photos from this year’s fêtes.