CBS will present An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, a new primetime concert special featuring live performances, captivating stories about the pair’s enduring friendship, and an intimate look at their new joint album.
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile will be broadcast on Sunday, April 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.
Elton and Brandi Carlile will appear on the April 5 SNL . They will be peening tracks from their collaboration album “Who Believe In Angels” released on
Elton and Brandi to perform on SNL with Jack Black hosting.
Elton has racked up his 60th Top 40 hit with "Merry Christmas" the duet he released in 2021 with Ed Sheeran. This is the first time it has reached the Billboard Top 40 entering the chart at #38.
From Billboard's Chart Beat...
As holiday hits decorate the Billboard Hot 100’s entire top 10, and top 16, spots for the first time, another seasonal song, among others, makes a notable jolly jaunt: Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” jingles four places to No. 38, marking its first week in the chart’s top 40 – and John’s milestone 60th top 40 hit and Sheeran’s likewise landmark 25th.
The team-up, which Sheeran and John co-wrote, was released in 2021 and first peaked at No. 42 a year later.
Apparently Elton has recently finished and turned in his newest album to his label. Still no word on when it will be released. Some interesting info in this article but its still very confusing about when this was recorded since reports at the beginning of the year said it was already completed.
Few singers match the success that followed Elton John over the decades. Embracing the title of icon, John released over 30 albums throughout his career. His last, Regimental Sgt. Zippo, released back in 2021. And although 77 years old, the singer continues to spend time in the studio, working on new music. Recent reports even suggested that John finished work on yet another album. Hoping to share his work with fans around the holidays, it appears that might not happen as John continues to suffer from an eye infection.
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Elton John is releasing new music!
On Friday, the music legend, 76, took the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to induct his close friend and longtime songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
During his speech, John revealed that the duo — whose music partnership spans over 50 years — had just finished a new album.
“We’ve just finished an album in Los Angeles, which is going to surprise the s--- out of you,” John told the audience in fan-recorded footage of the event. Referring to his swearing, he then joked, “Oops I can’t say that.”
Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo's chance first meeting "one of the greatest moments of my life," declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. "We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale."
Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo's chance first meeting "one of the greatest moments of my life," declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. "We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale."
Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo’s chance first meeting “one of the greatest moments of my life,” declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. “We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale.”
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Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo's chance first meeting "one of the greatest moments of my life," declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. "We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale."
Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo's chance first meeting "one of the greatest moments of my life," declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. "We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale."
Elton John inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with a touching speech filled with gratitude and love.
John declared the duo's chance first meeting "one of the greatest moments of my life," declaring that he not only found a lifelong creative partner but the best friend he never had. "We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale."
Great interview with Bernie about his upcoming book...some interesting takeaways;
Bernie Taupin is still standing
Looks like this is a tease for the Deluxe set expected later this year.
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player is Elton John’s sixth studio album. Released in January 1973 on DJM Records, it features the hits “Crocodile Rock” and “Daniel.” The first of two studio albums he released that year, it was his second straight #1 album in the U.S. and his first U.K. chart-topper.
2 LP set pressed on Propeller Splatter
vinyl for Record Store Day 2023
SIDE A:
1. Daniel
2. Teacher I Need You
3. Elderberry Wine
4. Blues For My Baby And Me
5. Midnight Creeper
SIDE B:
6. Have Mercy On The Criminal
7. I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol
8. Texan Love Song
9. Crocodile Rock
10. High Flying Bird
SIDE C:
11. Daniel - Session Demo
12. Teacher I Need You - Session Demo
13. Elderberry Wine - Session Demo
14. Blues For My Baby And Me - Session Demo
15. High Flying Bird - Session Demo
SIDE D:
16. Have Mercy On The Criminal - Session Demo
17. I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol - Session Demo
18. Hi-Heel Sneakers - Session Demo
19. Skyline Pigeon - Session Demo
20. Jack Rabbit - Session Demo
It was the embodiment of a hard-earned victory. By the turn of 1973, Elton John had been releasing albums for several years, not to mention all the dues he had paid in obscurity as a touring and session musician from the mid-60s onwards.
At times, even after his breakthrough across the Atlantic, he had felt like giving up. But finally, his sixth studio album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player, gave him a No.1 album in his own country.
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Elton appears in the Jack Harlow Super Bowl ad...
Try another angle. Super Bowl goals.
— Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) February 8, 2023
Look out for me and my dawgs on live television this Sunday.#Doritos_Partner @Doritos pic.twitter.com/yxuPt9zGeS
Elton John has made Billboard Boxscore history. His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is the highest-grossing concert tour of all time.
As Eric Frankenberg reported on Monday: “According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour has grossed $817.9 million across 278 shows so far — more than any tour in Boxscore history. Bypassing Ed Sheeran’s The Divide Tour ($776.4 million), it is the first tour in Billboard’s archives to cross the $800 million benchmark.”
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Elton John thanked Britney Spears for collaborating with him as their hit track Hold Me Closer topped the Billboard reader poll.
Taking to Instagram, the Sacrifice singer expressed gratitude to the Toxic hitmaker and the Billboard fans for voting for their song, which marks the comeback of Spears to music after conservatorship.
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Disney+ will exclusively live stream “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium” on Sunday, Nov. 20.
The three-hour livestream “will showcase Elton John as audiences have never seen him before, paying tribute to the icon and the seminal moment in 1975 that cemented his global success. The concert will begin with “Countdown to Elton Live” from Dodger Stadium, beginning at ... 10:30 p.m. EST.”
Disney+ said the concert also will include “yet-to-be-announced big-name
artists who will honor the legendary megastar on stage.”
That was quick. Down to #23.
Mediabase does show an increase in spins and has it at #17 up 2 from last week on their Top 40 airplay chart. On their AC chart its at #11 and Hot AC at #15 also with an increase in spins. So we'll see how it goes. The performance of this mashup may determine if we get any more of them.
Pretty interesting read from Variety on how the "Hold Me Closer" remix was put together including using a mostly unheard guitar lick within the recording of Tiny Dancer played by Caleb Quaye. I believe the guitar part referenced by Andrew Watt can be heard isolated in Rick Beato's "Tiny Dancer" episode of "What Makes This Song Great"
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