Elton John’s The Lockdown Sessions storms to Number 1 on Official Albums Chart: "I am so proud of what we have created"

Taylor Swift and Little Mix are neck-and-neck for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this Friday, with one of the closest chart battles of the year so far.

ABBA are well and truly back as Voyage charges straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.

Prince Charles anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.It is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to citizens in Britain and across the Commonwealth.

Elton John has no doubt been a member of many exclusive clubs over the decades, but probably nothing quite as exclusive as the one he formally joined on Wednesday.  In an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Prince Charles anointed the rock star and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.  It is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to citizens in Britain and across the Commonwealth.The 95-year-old monarch is also a

Prince Charles anointed the rock star and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.It is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to citizens in Britain and across the Commonwealth.

Elton John has shared an update on his health following hip replacement surgery, as he was made a member of the Order of Companions of Honour by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, during a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony.

Ed Sheeran’s = (Equals) enters straight in at Number 1 with huge opening week numbers on the Official Albums Chart. 

Boris Johnson calling on him to remove barriers faced by UK performers in Europe.It comes after the government jeopardised the future of touring for UK artists when the Brexit deal secured with the EU failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew.Problems remain 11 months on when it comes to new rules and red tape, creating huge costs to future live music tours of the continent for both musicians and crew – which could create a glass ceiling that

Elton John has given an update about the hip injury that caused him to postpone his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour in September.The pop star said in a new interview that he remains in pain with restricted movement in his hip joint, which means that he currently cannot manoeuvre himself in and out of a car.He explained in more detail to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV chat show this week why he was forced to postpone the remaining dates on the UK and European legs of his tour, which had also been

Ed Sheeran’s = (Equals) is racing ahead to Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart, posting impressive numbers at the halfway stage of the chart week.

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

“=” (pronounced “equals”), on schedule Friday morning.But the English singer-songwriter — who announced he had contracted the coronavirus last weekend — had to have a solo album release party from his quarantine.

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

Brexit deal, calling it “so fucking disgusting”.The comments come after a number of leading organisations in the music industry penned an open letter to the government criticising “misleading” new claims about the status of post-Brexit touring in Europe.Last week (October 19), figures from the live music industry hit back at the government for another “non-announcement” of “spin and misinformation” concerning the ability for British musicians to tour on the continent.Speaking to NME for a new

Four chart titans are battling it out for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

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

Elton John‘s latest album is out now!