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“Prince said, ‘Think more Elton John.’ I was like, ‘Is he clowning? Is he trolling me?’” Session ace Ella Feingold once auditioned to join Prince’s band – and was told her playing was “too funky”

Feingold has discussed her 2005 audition, during which her chops proved to be too funky – and not enough ‘Elton John’ – for Prince

Guitar World

Cher left David Walliams mortified with embarrassing encounter at Italy restaurant

Singer ‘clearly couldn’t have given a s***’ about the ‘Little Britain’ star

The Independent UK

‘Every minute at Vogue felt like an emergency’: Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger on igniting a scandal

Her novel about being Anna Wintour’s assistant caused such a storm, she wished she’d never written it. As the story becomes a musical with songs by Elton John, the author reveals why the imperious editor hasn’t spoken to her since

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‘Nobody had a career as incredible as Quincy Jones’ – Elton John

The record producer and jazz musician worked with Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

The Independent UK

‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s

They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ...

The Guardian - UK

“We did Yellow Brick Road in 16 days! That’s the magic you get with a band like that”: Dee Murray was the centerpiece of the early Elton John band – and the last bassist to play onstage with John Lennon

In May 1973, Dee Murray anchored what would become one of Elton John’s most celebrated hits

Guitar World

Neil Patrick Harris And His Family Nail Halloween 2024 Costume Again, Internet Is Obsessed

Neil Patrick Harris and his family return for yet another legendary Halloween photoshoot, this year posing as some of the greatest music icons. The post Neil Patrick Harris And His Family Nail Halloween 2024 Costume Again, Internet Is Obsessed first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Scissor Sisters on reunion tour: ‘We didn’t make sense anywhere else but the UK’

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Twelve years after breaking up, the Noughties pop sensations are marking the anniversary of their debut album with a new tour. Louis Chilton speaks to Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis about reforming, being embraced by the UK, and why they initially pushed back on ‘the gay thing’

The Independent UK

The Standard 100: People shaping London in Music, Culture, Art, Stage, Screen and Podcasts

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London across arts and culture from Charli XCX to Tracey Emin and Idris Elba

Evening Standard

‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney

The Guardian - UK

An Evening With Dua Lipa to air on ITV with guest appearance by Elton John

The concert special will show Lipa’s performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Evening Standard

Joni Mitchell review – a triumphant star-studded Hollywood show

The star delivered a transcendent, career-spanning retrospective, surrounded by famous faces including Elton John and Meryl Streep

The Guardian - US

Joni Mitchell's LA homecoming: a glorious night that no one there will ever forget

The 17,500-strong crowd knew this would be a momentous show – they were not disappointed

Evening Standard

How stars like Taylor Swift and Eminem ended up at the F1 race in Austin

The idea of having a concert at a Grand Prix is certainly not new, but the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) brought this concept to a whole new level when it introduced the Super Stage in 2015. Since that year, visitors of the F1 race in Austin have been treated…

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The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: Pacino on making The Godfather, Elton on his keyboard heroes, and when veneers go wrong

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - UK

Dua Lipa review – orchestral special boasts Elton John but tips into old-fashioned Eurovision

Accompanied by a 53-piece orchestra and 14-strong choir, the pop superstar forsakes many of her biggest hits to perform the entirety of her coolly received new album

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Dua Lipa brings out Elton John at Royal Albert Hall concert

Dua Lipa performed 'Cold Heart' with Sir Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall this week.

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa at the Royal Albert Hall review: pure pop perfection

5/5 The megastar pulled out all the stops for her orchestral performance – which included a cameo from Elton John

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The Independent UK

Dua Lipa, Royal Albert Hall review: Even Elton John can’t upstage a night that has no right to work this well

The pop star is accompanied by a full 53-piece orchestra as she rebuilds London’s grand concert hall in her image

Louder

Pete Townshend, Elton John, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and more have combined forces to reimagine Siddhartha, Herman Hesse’s classic tale of self-discovery and enlightenment

The project, named after The Who's 1970 classic The Seeker, features music from Pete Townshend and classical composer Rachel Fuller

Louder

"When I listen to him it's like: Why am I even playing?” Paul Gilbert reveals the guitarist who blows his mind as he unveils the soundtrack of his life

Mr. Big guitarist and solo artist Paul Gilbert picks his records, artists and of lasting significance

Guitar World

“Pete Townshend said, ‘I wish I could play like you.’ I thought, ‘I wish I could come up with the three chords you take to the bank!’” How Caleb Quaye became Elton John’s go-to guitarist – and took over Jimmy Page’s session work

He was one of the 1970s’ most successful session players – but the Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney collaborator is glad he bowed out in the ‘80s

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"I didn’t know how to work any of it. It felt like being at the controls of a spacecraft: a spacecraft that I had absolutely no idea how to fly": Elton John says he’s never got over his Hammond organ “phobia”

“I was a piano player trying to play the organ like a piano, and it just doesn’t work that way - it’s a completely different technique, one I couldn’t master”

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John to receive 'gravity defying' figure at Madame Tussauds

Sir Elton John’s was the first talking wax work at Madame Tussauds in the 1970s

The Independent UK

Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway

When Elton John was on tour in America during the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye

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