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Elton John has revealed that his requests to meet with Boris Johnson regarding Brexit and touring visas for musicians have so far been ignored.Back in August, the UK Government’s Department of Culture, Media & Sport announced they had secured “short-term” visa-free touring in 19 European countries.
This news was criticised by a number of music industry figures, including John, who called it “a rehash of what we already know”.Addressing the topic on a recent episode of his Apple Music 1 radio
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Ed Sheeran and Elton John are set to collaborate on a new Christmas single this year, the former has revealed.In an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2, Sheeran revealed 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.“Elton rang me on Christmas Day to say Merry Christmas. Elton rings me almost every single day,” Sheeran said.
Ed Sheeran has confirmed that he will be releasing a new Christmas single with Sir Elton John.
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Boris Johnson has admitted that the HGV shortage crisis could last into Christmas. The Prime Minister was asked about his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s interview with the Daily Mail on BBC's The Andrew Marr Show this morning.
first reported how internal messages revealed it was “extremely unlikely” kebabs and koftas will be part of the initial deal – despite the Prime Minister saying they would be. An official said there is no “deadline” for lifting the ban.Johnson’s announcement prompted a civil servant to email a colleague telling him “some of what he said was misleading”.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson revealed for the first time the number of children he actually has.
Elton John won't be completing his farewell tour anytime soon.
Sir Elton John has gone breaking some hearts as it has been announced that he has been forced to postpone his upcoming farewell tour across Europe and the UK.
Elton John is postponing European tour dates so that he can undergo an operation for his injured hip. The 74-year-old singer-songwriter had been due to play cities in Britain and Europe this year as part of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, followed by shows in the U.S.
Elton John has had to postpone his upcoming Scottish tour dates after suffering a nasty fall. The music legend was forced to postpone his Farewell Yellow Brick Road European and UK tour dates after telling fans he is finding it difficult to move around.
Elton John has postponed the 2021 UK and European legs of his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’.The already-rescheduled farewell shows had been set to take place from the end of this month through to December, with UK dates including gigs in London, Manchester and Birmingham.John has now confirmed this morning (September 16) that he has been forced to reschedule his remaining 2021 tour dates to 2023, saying that it is a decision he took “with great sadness and a heavy heart”.“At the end of my