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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
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Musicians call on politicians to stop using their music without permission
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completemusicupdate.comA group of musicians – including Elton John, Sia, Lorde, Linkin Park, REM, Pearl Jam and Alanis Morissette – have signed a letter calling on US politicians to stop using music in their political campaigns without asking first.“This is the only way to effectively protect your candidates from legal risk, unnecessary public controversy, and the moral quagmire that comes from falsely claiming or implying an artist’s support or distorting an artists’ expression in such a high stakes public way”, says the letter, organised by the Artist Rights Alliance.The letter notes that this is “not a new problem”, nor one that is limited to any one specific political party. “Every election cycle brings stories of artists and songwriters frustrated to find.
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