Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd were among the winners at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday. SirElton John was also presented with an icon award - with a medley of hits performed in his honour.
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Elton John and Olly Alexander’s fans were left in awe at their show-stopping performance of their latest single It’s a Sin by the Pet Shop Boys as the pair pulled out the stops for their first live performance since the national lockdown at the Brit Awards.
After a moving speech about the medical advances that have made to battle AIDS, Elton John, 74, took to the piano while his co-singer Olly, 30, made the most of the free stage and danced along to their hit song with rainbow lights shining
.Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd were among the winners at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday. SirElton John was also presented with an icon award - with a medley of hits performed in his honour.
Gallery: College dropout to superstar DJ! 10 things you never knew about Craig David (BANG Showbiz)The 22-year-old superstar thanked Elton for being a "trailblazer" who has shown people they can live "freely and unapologetically". He said: "To me, he's a trailblazer who paved the way for people to live their lives freely and unapologetically.
Elton John has a lot of love for the new generation of musical groundbreakers.
Chris Martin is making a rare public appearance to honor his longtime friend Elton John!
Chris Martin was one of the artists presenting Elton John with the icon award at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday but it was the Coldplay frontman’s banter ahead of John’s speech that drew laughs from many in attendance. Martin flat out admitted, "I don't really know anything about Elton John" and jokingly quipped that he hoped the "fistfight" he had with the show’s teleprompter guy didn’t lead to any mix-ups as he was "just going to read what iHeart wrote for me.
Elton John received the Icon Award at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards and he was treated to a star-studded tribute performance at the show!
Chris Willman Music WriterIt took a village to salute Elton John at Thursday’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, as H.E.R., Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato came on stage sequentially to sing to Sir with love, with testimonials before and after the medley from Lil Nas X and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.Lovato, singing “I’m Still Standing,” was the only one of the three medley performers to rock a pair of Elton-esque sunglasses, although the not previously so blonde Carlile was sporting a new look of her own
Mark Sutherland It was one of the highlights of the U.K.’s biggest music awards show — but mystery surrounds why the Pet Shop Boys didn’t join Elton John and Years & Years’ performance of their classic song, “It’s a Sin,” at Tuesday night’s Brit Awards.Elton and Years & Years’ Olly Alexander pre-recorded their cover of the song — originally released on Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 album, “Actually,” and a U.K. No.1 and U.S.
Mark Sutherland It was one of the highlights of the U.K.’s biggest music awards show — but mystery surrounds why the Pet Shop Boys didn’t join Sir Elton John and Years & Years’ performance of their classic song, “It’s a Sin,” at Tuesday night’s BRIT Awards.Sir Elton and Years & Years’ Olly Alexander pre-recorded their cover of the song — originally released on Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 album, “Actually,” and a U.K. No.1 and U.S.
Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander “hijack” our interview with Adam Lambert on the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2021. Watch our video interview above.Ahead of taking to the stage to debut his cover of Pet Shop Boys’ ‘It’s A Sin’ with Elton John, Alexander strolled past our chat with the pop icon and touring Queen singer Lambert for a little catch up.Asked how long the pair had been friends, Alexander replied: “How long have been gay? Forever! Tove Lo introduced us.
BRIT Awards 2021 have said they were “baffled” after hearing Harry Styles’ accent during his acceptance speech.The former One Direction singer picked up the Best British Single award for ‘Watermelon Sugar’ at the event, which took place at London’s O2 last night (May 11).Accepting his award, Styles said “moments like this make me more incredibly grateful to get to do this,” at which point many viewers expressed surprise that Styles’ accent sounded Americanised.“Has Harry Styles set his accent to
Elton John and Olly Alexander’s performance at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night (11 May) has been hailed as “utterly incredible” by viewers. John and the Years & Years singer debuted a new version of Alexander’s cover of the Pet Shop Boys hit “It’s a Sin” from the acclaimed series of the same name.
The Brit Awards took place at London’s 02 Arena on Tuesday, May 11, and a performance from Elton John and Olly Alexander stole the show.
It has only been onwards and upwards for Taylor Swift! The singer-songwriter on Tuesday made history as she became the first female, non-UK artist to be awarded with the Global Icon honour at the Brit Awards 2021. Only three artistes namely Sir Elton John, David Bowie and Robbie Williams have been awarded this honour.
Elton John and Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander teamed up for a cover of Pet Shop Boys‘ ‘It’s A Sin’ at the BRIT Awards 2021 tonight – watch below.After teasing the live collaboration on social media yesterday (May 11), the pair took to the O2 Arena for a spectacular performance of the 1987 single – which inspired the title of Russell T Davies’ recent drama, starring Alexander.A studio version of the joint cover – produced by Stuart Price (Madonna, The Killers, Scissor Sisters) and the Pet Shop