Elton John: Last News

UK Eurovision and Brotherhood of Man singer Martin Lee has died at the age of 77.

Disney+‘s upcoming career-spanning Elton John documentary has been released – watch it below.Last night, Elton John unveiled the trailer, which chronicles his meteoric rise to fame, the dark spells in his life, his struggles with drug addiction and the road back to sobriety. “At that time, there was an emptiness within me.

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has shared details of his first shows with a new band called Close Enemies.News of the new band comes as Aerosmith confirmed that their days of touring had come to an immediate end, following frontman Steven Tyler seriously injuring his voice at a gig.Now, while the ‘80s icons seem to have put everything on hold, Hamilton has taken to X/Twitter to confirm details of his latest project – including information about their first live show.“Hey, I need to tell you something about a band I’m playing with called Close Enemies. We have a bunch of good songs recorded.

Harry Styles and Jared Leto stepped out for the Valentino Pavillon des Folies fashion show held on Sunday (September 29) in Paris, France.

Queen Elizabeth II, Sir David Attenborough and James Bond have been named the most popular British cultural figures in a survey.

Ed Sheeran has opened up about his chart-topping career after celebrating a huge musical achievement.The 33 year old singer revealed that his debut single The A Team, which was released in 2011, has surpassed one million streams.To mark the occasion, the Lego House singer revealed that he was touched to know that his music had been listened to by so many people across the world, and reflected on how each song would allow people to connect with “different memories and emotions”. Joining forces with Spotify for its Billions Club: The Series, Ed visited his home county of Suffolk where he showed off some of his favourite locations - and he even used one of his awards as a plate to eat some scampi and chips off of.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The devil is making them do it… or maybe it’s actually an exercise in divine justice. “Randy Newman‘s Faust,” the only musical comedy ever written for the stage by the dean of barbed American singer-songwriters, has never been produced in its creator’s hometown before.

Ballerina, a John Wick spin-off film, has been released – watch it below.Ballerina is the first feature-length spin-off film set in the John Wick universe, following the spin-off series The Continental. The upcoming film stars Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who is trained to be an assassin in hopes of avenging the death of her family.The trailer – which is aptly backed by Elton John‘s ‘Tiny Dancer’ – sees the return of several faces including Ian McShane’s Winston and the late Lance Reddick‘s Charon, who take in a young Macarro and begin training her to be an assassin.The film is set after the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, with Macarro seeking revenge agains the people who killed her family.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Variety is excited to announce that singer-songwriter Charli xcx will be honored with the Hitmaker of the Year award at its eighth annual Hitmakers celebration. The Dec. 7 event and accompanying magazine look back at the year in music and recognize the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make — and break — the 25 most-consumed songs of the year, as measured by Billboard and Luminate Charts.

Elton John has declared that Fontaines D.C. are “the best band out there at the moment”.The pop icon made the statement during the band’s appearance on his Rocket Hour show on Apple Music this week, where he conducted an interview with Fontaines frontman Grian Chatten.“For me, you’re the best band out there at the moment,” John said during his introduction of the group.“Having watched you at Glastonbury, having heard the new album, you’ve just grown every album,” hw told Chatten.

A post shared by katja virtanen (@katja_virtanen_)A post shared by MuchMusic (@muchofficial)A post shared by Pure Country Radio (@purecountryca)lang was inducted alongside Gilles Godard, and joins the likes of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray in the institution.The singer got her artistic break when she, keyboardist Stu Macdougal, drummer Dave Bjarnason, guitarist Gary Koligar and bassist Farley Scott formed The Reclines in 1983 as a Patsy Cline tribute band, recording their debut single ‘Friday Dance Promenade’ that year.In 1985, lang won a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist, and with The Reclines she recorded three albums: 1984’s ‘A Truly Western Experience’, as well as ‘Angel With A Lariat’ in 1987 and ‘Absolute Torch And Twang’ a year later.lang had substantial solo success in the late-’80s and ‘90s, including hits such as ‘Constant Craving’, ‘If I Were You’ and ‘Crying’ with Roy Orbison. Other high-profile collaborations would come with Tony Bennett, The Killers, Elton John and Ann Wilson.The singer has been a prominent LGBTQ+ rights campaigner ever since coming out as a lesbian in 1992, often donating to HIV/AIDS care and research.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Orville Peck may be headed to Broadway. The masked country singer hinted that he could be working on a project for the New York stage at an appearance Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. During conversation moderated by Rolling Stone writer Tomás Mier, Peck was asked by an audience member if he was interested in combining his acting background and music success on Broadway.“It’s crossed my mind,” he said to applause.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Joan Vassos will begin her quest for love on Wednesday night as ABC‘s first-ever “Golden Bachelorette.” The first episode of the “The Golden Bachelor” spinoff premieres Wednesday, Sept 18 on ABC at at 8 p.m. ET.

EXCLUSIVE: Irish rock knight Bob Geldof and the producers of Just For One Day, the musical about the Live Aid rock concerts in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, will transfer the show, which world-premiered at London’s Old Vic Theatre last January, into the West End in 2025 to mark the seminal event’s 40th anniversary.

Before Prince Harry embarks on an adventurous birthday celebration in the mountains with friends, he is reportedly celebrating at a lavish gathering at his Montecito, California estate first with wife Meghan Markle, but a couple of important pals will be notably missing. Local florist, Felipe Sandoval, has hinted that music icon Elton John, who was a close friend of Harry's mum, the late Princess Diana, might not join the party.

Sir Elton John has cheekily taken a swipe at King Charles and Queen Camilla while reminiscing about his own wedding.The Rocketman hitmaker, who is reportedly still close pals with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, tied the knot with David Furnish in a civil partnership at Windsor Guildhall in 2005. Interestingly, this was the same venue where Charles and Camilla had their nuptials just eight months prior. Chatting about his big day in Variety magazine, Sir Elton couldn't resist making a comparison.

Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols and David Bowie.Now, launching in mid-October, the new site will mark the first time that the iconic street has had a record shop. It will be spread over two floors and carry a huge selection of curated vinyl across all genres, as well as books, clothing, merchandise and limited edition one-offs.It’ll join the three other Rough Trade stores in the UK capital – Rough Trade East, Rough Trade West and Soho.

Chappell Roan has shared an update on her “weird” sophomore album – see what she had to say below.In a new Rolling Stone feature, the former NME Cover star shed new light on how the follow-up to ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’. The album’s still a work in progress, and no hints have been shared on when it might arrive, but Chappell Roan has now revealed that she has around five or six songs completed for the project.“We have a country song. We have a dancy song.

Peep Show star Matt King has announced he has quit X/Twitter after he said he discovered a disturbing video on the social media site.In his final post, King wrote that he had clicked on a user’s profile in order to limit their access to his account when he came across a video that left him “shaking”. He also criticised owner Elon Musk.“Someone who follows me said something fucked up so I checked on their profile before potentially blocking them,” he added.“First thing I see is an uncensored compilation video of people getting shot dead in America. I’m shaking.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have completed the EGOT!

Elton John has shared that he would love to collaborate with the likes of Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and more.While speaking to Variety in a new interview, the pop icon – who has recently retired from touring but is still in the studio working on music – spoke about the artists – mainly female pop artists – with whom he would love to work.“There are plenty of young singers around. I mean, this has been the summer of the great female singers and songwriters.