British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of...
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Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home...
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Elton John won't be able to adopt a 14-month-old HIV-positive child from Ukraine because the pop star is too old and isn't married, the government said Monday. Adoption and...
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Billy Joel and Elton John have postponed a second upstate New York concert on their top-grossing tour after Joel fell ill with flu-like symptoms. The Times Union Center in...
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The Tony Awards will include a few bona fide music stars among the usual song-and-dance numbers. Elton John, Dolly Parton and Poison will help toast Broadway's finest at...
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LONDON (Reuters) – British singers Paul McCartney, Elton John and Mick Jagger have lost large chunks of their personal fortunes during the economic crisis over the last...
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The music industry isn't recession proof, with many industry stars seeing their fortunes fade during the past year, according to a study by a British newspaper. Singers...
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The Rocket Man bid farewell to the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday after five years and 241 shows at Caesars Palace — but said it won't necessarily be a long, long time...
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On the surface, it always has seemed like a natural pairing: two of the rock era's most successful acts -- piano-based or otherwise -- dispensing hit after hit after...
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Elton John and Billy Joel's latest tour kicked off to a packed house in Jacksonville, Fla., on Monday, operating under the simple business model: maximized reward,...
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We had breakfast this morning with Robert Pattinson. Well, not exactly. But one of our early-rising spies spotted the Oscar-presenting Twilight star grabbing something to...
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The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are pairing up for a concert this summer at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Promoters announced Tuesday that Billy Joel and Elton John will play...
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Elton John is playing his final notes on the red piano in Las Vegas. Promoters say the pop singer will close his Las Vegas Strip show, "The Red Piano," on April 22. The...
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In a positive sign for the 2009 touring season, sales for the upcoming Billy Joel/Elton John looks to be a smash, according to the promoter. The tour begins March 2 in...
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During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl."...
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Elton John still can't believe he's a Broadway hitmaker. The 61-year-old musician marveled at his success Thursday night at the opening of "Billy Elliot." He composed the...
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The legendary moment in April 1964 when the Beatles claimed the top five places on the U.S. singles chart -- with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves...
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The Rocket Man just hooked up with the ice cream guys. Elton John has joined the rarified and rather delicious ranks of Stephen Colbert, Jerry Garcia, Monty Python, Dave...
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Broadway has its Billy Elliot — all three of them. The three young men who will alternate as the stars of "Billy Elliot the Musical" were introduced Tuesday by the...
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Experience is central to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, and Wednesday night she tapped one of pop music's most venerable rockers to help fill her...
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Elton John will help Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton raise cash for her presidential campaign with a solo concert next month at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "I'm not...
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The Crown Prosecution Service have ruled that a controversial piece of art owned by Elton John is not child pornography.
As previously reported, the picture was confiscated...
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Elton John has become an unwitting participant in a British child-pornorgraphy investigation.
An art photograph owned by the Rocket Man that features two naked young girl...
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British singer Sami Yusuf is not
exactly sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, instead writing songs
about topics as alien to rock music as the Beslan school
massacre in...
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More than 500 scuba divers and snorkelers listened to a local radio station's four-hour broadcast Saturday, piped in beneath the sea in the Florida Keys National Marine...
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Elton John has won 116,000 euros
($157,700) in damages and costs from a Paris art dealer who
sold him sculptures supposedly dating from the 18th century
that turned out...
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Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what...
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Sir Elton John was crowned karaoke king at a charity auction event held at Ronnie Scott's jazz club last night (June 21) in England.
Singing before guests including Kate...
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Elton John has performed a free open-air concert in Ukraine to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.
The star played in front of an audience of 200,000 people in the main square of...
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Country music icon Dolly Parton was
honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall
of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that
she quipped...
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Tom Jones and P. Diddy are the latest
artists to be added to the bill for the July 1 concert to mark
the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, organizers
announced...
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Veteran entertainer Bette Midler is
known for her larger-than-life persona as the "Divine Miss M,"
but she admits to being a bit intimidated by the huge space she
will...
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A British indie band is giving away its
new album for free online in a bid to create a fanbase that
could make it easier to make money in the future.
The Crimea is...
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Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile's
self-titled 2005 Columbia debut had a relatively quiet rollout.
Released on the label's Red Ink imprint, the album, which has
sold...
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Island Def Jam is reviving the
legendary Mercury Records imprint in the United States, eight
years after it was mothballed in the wake of a corporate
merger.
The label...
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Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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As South By Southwest's annual gathering of the indie universe kicked into full swing, rock's biggest mainstream magazine ran an online piece painting it as "a festival...
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Church leaders in Tobago have demanded Sir Elton John be banned from playing in their country because he is gay.
The pop legend, who celebrated his 60th birthday at the...
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Elton John should be banned from
performing at a jazz festival in Tobago because his
homosexuality could influence young people, some Christian
leaders on the Caribbean...
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British pop singer Elton John
celebrated his 60th birthday at Madison Square Garden on Sunday
by recalling late Beatle John Lennon and raising his own record
for most...
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More than 30 albums from Elton John will
be made available for digital download later this month, the
singer said on Wednesday, marking the first time his whole
catalog of...
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Call him the pocket Rocket Man.
Elton John has signed a deal to make available his entire back catalogue of music, comprising more than 30 albums, for digital download...
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Venezuelan singer/songwriter Franco De
Vita is often described as a "Latin Elton John" thanks to his
memorably piano-propelled story songs.
With an arsenal of compositions...
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Timbaland is gearing up for an
all-nighter. It's late afternoon on the Friday kickoff to the
Presidents' Day weekend. While traffic buzzes past Los Angeles'
Chalice...
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Guitarist Steve Cropper loves to tell
how he auditioned Otis Redding, but there is nothing but pain
when he recalls the day the soul-music giant died in a plane
crash 40...
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The Grammy Awards are the music
industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV
popularity race to "American Idol."
Last year, the two shows went head-to-head...
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Rocker James Blunt will perform at the 15th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards celebration Feb. 25 at the Pacific Design Center, the foundation announced...
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Toni Braxton is being released from
her current recording contract after just one album, sources
told Billboard.
The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's latest disc,...
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Eric Clapton will perform in Shanghai later this month, the latest rock legend to take the stage in China's business and entertainment hub.
Clapton, 61, will appear Jan....
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The sun will finally set on A New Day... in December.
Producers have announced that Celine Dion's hit Las Vegas concert spectacle will close Dec. 15 after nearly...
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If you were to line them up according to their new royal assignations, Rod Stewart would outrank Hugh Laurie, but the good doctor has one up on the Beatles.
Stewart...
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We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive...
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Tickets for a pop concert to mark the
10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death sold out in minutes
on Wednesday, organizers said.
The concert, organized by Diana's sons...
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Pop goes the memorial service.
Princes William and Harry have confirmed earlier reports that they will honor Princess Diana this summer with a tribute concert designed to...
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Elvis Costello and wife Diana Krall are the parents of twin boys.
The new arrivals — named Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James — were born on Wednesday,...
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its massive collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with British casino and...
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Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday.
Lippin died of a rare form of breast...
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British pop superstar Elton John had a
blunt message on Thursday for Australian Prime Minister John
Howard over his conservative government's ban on gay marriages.
"Up...
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As the saying goes, every time an American Idol alum becomes a star, Simon Cowell's ego gets new wings.
"We have our history together, don't we, Jennifer?" the...
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The people's princess is being honored with a royal affair.
Princes William and Harry are organizing a star-studded concert to be held in London next summer to mark the...
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Original handwritten lyrics by former
Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock
musician Jimi Hendrix are among the featured items in a major
New York...
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This birthday gift to
the grand old man of pop is probably the best thing of its sort
that you will ever see.
Nine Tony Bennett classics are heard in nine...
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Forget dissing Madonna and the media. Elton John is now turning his enmity on organized religion.
In an interview with The Observer's special gay edition of Music Monthly...
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Elton John has said organized religion
should be banned because it promotes homophobia and turns some
people into "hateful lemmings."
"I would ban religion completely,...
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Organized religion fuels anti-gay discrimination and other forms of bias, pop star Elton John said in an interview published Saturday.
"I think religion has always tried...
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Elton John has launched a furious attack on his record label, who he claims have made no attempt to promote his new album.
The pop legend used the words "f--k Universal"...
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Eccentric pop superstar Prince is
setting up shop in Las Vegas, performing twice a week at a
hotel nightclub on the Vegas Strip, organizers said on
Thursday.
Prince, 48,...
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British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck says he was inspired by Elvis, lucky to have a wife
who did not mind women throwing panties at him, and once fired
a manager who made...
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Can a voice from the grave earn a
Grammy?
That question is swirling around music circles this week as
nomination ballots for the upcoming Grammy Awards -- the
industry's...
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Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Their...
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When John Mayer
accepted the Grammy for best male pop vocal performance in 2003
for "Your Body Is a Wonderland," he promised to someday "catch
up" to the award, which he won...
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We love you Cher. But do we love
you enough to spend $800 for your high school yearbook or $700
for a pair of Sonny's brown fur boots or up to $6,000 for one
of...
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How wonderful celeb news is when Elton John's in the world. The ever-opinionated popster weighs in on a variety of subjects in a two-part "Access Hollywood" interview,...
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For the disco-influenced New York
band the Scissor Sisters, who have enjoyed major success in the
United Kingdom, the U.S. market remains a challenge.
"American music fans...
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Leading British film and music stars urged the British government Saturday to help end fighting in the violence-wracked Sudanese region of Darfur.
Musicians Elton John and...
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Elton John has ended his two-year feud with George Michael the
same way he started it--very, very publicly.
The Rocket
Man went on the British talk show Parkinson...
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Though he's one of the most successful pop stars in history, Elton John says he's given up on the idea of making hit records now that he's 59.
"Our day in the sun has...
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Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert Tuesday night as Stevie Wonder is going to be...
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Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio
Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans
with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New
Birth Brass...
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After 40 years of performing rock
music, pop ballads and movie soundtracks, Elton John is looking
to cross over to yet another musical genre -- hip hop.
"I want to bring...
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Elton John has decided that Captain Fantastic needs a partner.
A Sept. 19 release date has been set for the Rocket Man's
next studio album, a follow-up to 1975's Captain...
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Audioslave vocalist Chris Cornell
will sing the main title song for the upcoming James Bond film
"Casino Royale."
Cornell, perhaps best known as the frontman for...
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Elton John has become the latest pop star to mock England's failed attempts to win the World Cup.
Sir Elton, who is a renowned football fan and a good friend of player...
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Musician Jeff Buckley is
getting the biopic treatment.
Writer-director Brian Jun, whose "Steel City" was nominated
for the grand jury prize at January's Sundance Film...
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The Rocket Man is going after the taxman.
Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County, Georgia, tax
assessor's office, alleging that the county thinks too...
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Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County tax assessors office, saying the county overvalued his penthouse condominium.
The tax assessors office placed a...
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Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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The most popular recording this year
may not be a song, but rather a five-note melody called
"Bamboo."
The simple chant of the word, composed by the relatively
unknown...
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This is not your father's AARP.
Today's AARP members are more apt to shake what their mama
gave them by rallying around the music of Elton John and Paul McCartney and...
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Elton John may recently have told a group of photographers that
they should all be shot, but make no mistake—he's no demanding diva.
The "Still Standing" singer...
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Singer Elton John accepted libel damages
of 100,000 pounds ($188,000) from a newspaper on Wednesday
which claimed he behaved like "tinpot dictator" by ordering
guests at...
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In Tuesday night's final showdown between ashen-haired soulster Taylor Hicks and sultry Katharine McPhee, the "American Idol" winner was clear to one person: Simon...
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British pop star Elton John
launched an expletive-laden tirade against the press in Cannes
late on Saturday while presenting an award to a young actor
during the annual film...
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While veteran rocker Elton John was presenting an award to Transamerica co-star Kevin Zegers at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 20, he used the opportunity to...
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Andrae Crouch is celebrating his
40th anniversary in gospel music by releasing his first new
studio album in eight years.
"Mighty Wind," due May 30 on Verity, showcases a...
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Irish rock star and Third World
campaigner Bono turned guest newspaper editor on Tuesday with
Britain's Independent daily agreeing to give half its revenues
for the day to...
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The bitch is back--and he's brought his wardrobe with him, all for a worthy cause.
Elton John, a longtime AIDS activist, is selling off 10,000 outrageous clothing items...
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John Corbett, "John Corbett" (Funbone Records)
It may be hard for some to see actor John Corbett — Carrie's sweet, suffering boyfriend Aidan on "Sex and The City"...
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It looks like there won't be another day in paradise for Phil Collins and his wife of six years, Orianne.
The
couple announced they were splitting in a joint statement...
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The Rolling Stones will hold their first-ever concert in China in April, Chinese promoters said Tuesday, three years after canceling a pair of shows on the mainland because...
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For London's Sunday Times, sorry seemed to be the hardest
word. Of course, the sizable cash payout probably smarted a bit, too.
The British newspaper on Thursday offered...
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Can a stage musical about
vampires -- with a score by Elton John -- rise from the dead
after reviewers called it lifeless, dreary and dull, doing
their best to drive wooden...
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Louise Scruggs, who bucked
the male-dominated country music industry by managing her
banjo-playing husband Earl Scruggs, has died, hospital
officials said on...
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Can a musical about vampires --
with music by Elton John -- rise from the dead after reviewers
called it lifeless, dreary and dull and did their best to drive
wooden stakes...
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Tony Bennett breaks with tradition on his Grammy-nominated CD, "The Art of Romance," by doing something he had shied away from throughout a recording career dating back more...
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"Top of the Pops," the long-running British music program famous for performances by artists from The Beatles to Nirvana, is making another attempt to cross the...
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Singer/songwriter Fiona Apple and
Montreal rock band Arcade Fire are among the finalists for the
inaugural New Pantheon Awards, which continue the mission of
the defunct...
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"Phantom of the Opera" on Monday
becomes the most successful show ever on Broadway with its
7,486th performance over nearly 18 years, but composer Andrew
Lloyd Webber...
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"The Phantom of the Opera" strikes yet
again.
The romantic melodrama set to lush music by Sir Andrew
Lloyd Webber captures the title of longest-running show in
Broadway...
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Mick and the boys will surely get some satisfaction out of this.
The Rolling Stones raked in $162 million in concert ticket
sales in 2005, becoming the top-grossing tour...
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Powerhouse tours by the Rolling Stones, U2 and Paul McCartney helped drive concert ticket revenues in North America to a record $3.1 billion in 2005, even as the number of...
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Elton John and partner David Furnish exchanged vows Wednesday (December 21) during a civil partnership ceremony in Windsor, England. According to the Associated Press, the...
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British pop star Elton John tied the
knot with long-term partner David Furnish on Wednesday, joining
hundreds of gay couples across England taking advantage of a
new law to...
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You do not need to read an
analysis of the 2005 charts to know that Mariah Carey made an
impressive comeback, but a closer look at Billboard's year-end
surveys suggests this...
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Elton John said forming a civil partnership with his longtime lover David Furnish in England this week will be "the happiest day of my life."
But, the pop star added, he...
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If he really is retiring, then Eminem is going out with a bang.
The rapper's greatest hits collection, the possibly
prophetically titled Curtain Call, bowed on top of...
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Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
"Elton John:...
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Music, activism, vigils.
Things that were so much
a part of John Lennon's life are being used to mark the 25th anniversary
of his death.
In New York City, fans of...
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George Michael always said he wasn't planning on going solo, but
who knew Wham! lyrics could be so prophetic?
The
Grammy-winning singer and his longtime partner, Kenny...
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Throughout his incendiary career, Eminem has had no problem mining
his personal demons--from family issues to his money problems to his
tortured youth--for his music.
...
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The Shortlist Music Prize appears
to have come to an end. Artist manager and Shortlist co-founder
Tom Sarig is planning a like-minded new award for next year.
Sarig and...
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Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning.
The
country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday
night, including Album of the Year for...
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For Big & Rich, the CMAs in New York was more than unusual — it was out of this world.
John Rich brought three dates with him — each with purple hair, raccoon...
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Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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Moving the Country Music Association awards show from Nashville to New York seemed to make as much sense as a Toby Keith-Barbra Streisand duet.
The awards, which air...
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Billy Joel will return to the road
as a solo headlining artist for the first time in nearly eight
years next January, sources told Billboard.com.
Dates on the tour, which...
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Dolly Parton and Elton John will sing "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" at "The 39th Annual CMA Awards," which will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden on Nov....
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Little Yellow Jacket is retiring, and for those who don't put on cowboy boots and a hat in the morning and want to know why that's significant, just ask Bernie Taupin. This...
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Cameron Crowe was on tour with his
wife, musician Nancy Wilson. He gazed out the bus window at the
Kentucky landscape and thought of his father; he had not been
back to...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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Fats Domino proved you can go home again. You just might not like
what you see.
The rock 'n' roll pioneer returned to his New
Orleans home Saturday for the first time...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, when Rod Stewart decided to reinterpret pop standards with "It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook," it didn't seem like a...
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International entertainment company Sanctuary Group PLC said Monday it will cut its work force by a quarter after a series of profit warnings.
Sanctuary, which represents...
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Inspired by influences ranging from Harry Connick Jr. to Elton John to Herbie Hancock, crooning pianist Jamie Cullum finds his muse being tugged in many directions. On...
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Kevin Spacey launches his second season in charge of the Old Vic Tuesday, stepping onstage as a troubled British monarch in Shakespeare's "Richard II."
The Oscar-winning...
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Disturbed has given Bon Jovi the fist.
While the
latter scored a career-best sales week, it wasn't enough to keep
Disturbed from landing its second straight number one....
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A constellation of music icons, celebrities and dignitaries gathered for simultaneous shows at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall to raise money for victims of...
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ARTIST: BON JOVI
ALBUM: HAVE A NICE DAY (ISLAND)
People like Bon Jovi for its power-chord-laden songs and
Jon Bon Jovi's gravelly vocals. But the frontman has...
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Think of it as satellite radio without the satellite. Or the disc jockeys. Or the monthly fees.
The owners of three Long Island radio stations unveiled a new format...
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Now that he's a beloved
musical icon, turning 80 and embraced by both blacks and
whites, it's difficult to understand that B.B. King comes from
a time when there were two...
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Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New...
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Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New...
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Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
• Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site,...
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Big names such as Elton John and Rod Stewart will team up with some of New Orleans' most notable
musicians, including recently rescued veterans Fats Domino and
Allen...
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Elton John played the piano and delighted hundreds of thousands of fans with old hits such as "Daniel" at a concert outside the Colosseum on Saturday night.
People of all...
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Britney Spears apparently doesn't have a grudge with Sin City.
Despite having a 2004 trip to Las Vegas resulting in a quickie
marriage--and near instantaneous...
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Green Day, Santana, Kanye West and
Maroon5 are the latest additions to the lineup for "NFL Opening
Kickoff 2005," an hour-long September 8 ABC broadcast also
featuring taped...
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Kevin Sharp came out of the gate
swinging. His debut album on 143/Asylum Records, released in
1996, went gold. The first three of his six charting singles
went top five,...
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Long John Baldry, the British blues legend who helped launch the careers of such rock greats as Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, has died, his agent and friends said. He...
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North American concert attendance declined nearly 12 percent in the first half of 2005 despite the first drop in average ticket prices in a decade.
Fans purchased 14.5...
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They came out of charity. They left with
booming record sales.
The galaxy of rock stars who took part in Live 8 concerts
on Saturday to help beat the curse of poverty have...
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They came out of charity. They left with
booming record sales.
The galaxy of rock stars who took part in Live 8 concerts
on Saturday to help beat the curse of poverty have...
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After a galaxy of stars
rocked the world in the largest live concert ever held,
organizers on Sunday looked to a summit of rich nations to see
if people power would change...
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Icelandic singer Bjork rocked Tokyo on
Saturday, kicking off the biggest live music show in history
which aims to pressure world leaders to do more to fight
poverty.
Live...
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The full lineup for Live 8 in London:
Coldplay, Dido, Annie Lennox, Elton John, Keane, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Ms. Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Razorlight, R.E.M,...
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Nearly everyone in the world can tune in Saturday to Live 8, the all-star concerts urging a political solution to African poverty. "We want to stand shoulder to shoulder, to...
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Organizers promise it will be the
greatest music show on Earth, as final preparations for the
Live 8 gigs are made and pop stars prepare to leave their egos
backstage to...
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Organizer Bob Geldof promises it will be
the greatest concert ever, as final preparations for the Live 8
gigs are made and hundreds of pop stars prepare to leave their
egos...
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Bob Geldof makes an unlikely saint. The rangy, foul-mouthed Irish rocker who fronted the Boomtown Rats in the 1970s is now far better known as a champion of Africa,...
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Wrinkly rockers never die, they just do
charity gigs.
Teenage pop fans hoping to hail their heroes at Saturday's
Live 8 concerts are in for a rude awakening when headline...
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African musicians will perform in
South Africa next week at a gig scheduled to coincide with the
Live 8 rock concerts, which aim to draw world leaders'
attention to poverty...
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Irish rock star Bob Geldof had to be
pushed hard before agreeing to coordinate the Live 8 concerts
next month to draw world leaders' attention to poverty in
Africa, one of...
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Through his agile fingers, still soft despite decades of making love to the taut strings of his guitar, B.B. King becomes immersed in his music.
The high-pitched wail of...
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All you who missed out the ticket lottery or can't swing that
last-minute fare to London to see the anticipated Pink Floyd reunion,
fear not--Live 8 is going to be live in...
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Bob Geldof told Italy's rock stars Tuesday
there was no excuse to miss the Rome stage of the Live 8
concert next month, as some of the country's top acts hesitated
over...
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Elton John's "The Red Piano" will
play Las Vegas through 2008.
Originally scheduled for a 75-show, three-year run, the
show will now run on an accelerated pace that will...
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Organizers of the Live 8 concerts to raise awareness of poverty in Africa announced on Wednesday plans for a separate concert featuring African artists.
The event, called...
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The wall has come tumbling down.
After nearly a
quarter century of acrimony, the classic lineup of Pink Floyd, including
band cofounder and creative force Roger Waters,...
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Music fans broke a world record when
they sent more than 2 million text messages to try to get
tickets for next month's Live 8 concert in London, the Guinness
Book of...
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Organizers of the London Live 8 concert said Sunday that British rock band Pink Floyd would re-form for a performance at the July event.
Guitarist David Gilmour, drummer...
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The line-up of performers for Bob Geldof's upcoming "Live 8" concert in London for African
poverty relief was criticized by British artist Damon Albarn on
Friday as being...
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Twenty years later, it is still considered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll concerts of all time. During Live Aid, top musicians played simultaneous shows in London and...
more >
"Lotsa de Casha," the fifth and final installment in a series of children's books by Madonna, has been released. It tells the story of the richest man in the world, who...
more >
A texting lottery for tickets to
London's star-studded Live 8 charity concert opened on Monday
with hundreds of thousands expected to spend up to 20 million
pounds competing...
more >
Will an Internet leak leave Coldplay frozen out of
record-setting first-week sales?
Just days before its
official U.S. release, the band's hotly anticipated new...
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Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a political solution for African poverty.
"We don't want...
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Bob Geldof is at it again.
Two decades after he
masterminded Live Aid, the largest charity concert ever mounted, to
fight famine in Africa, the 58-year-old...
more >
Charity rocker Bob Geldof on Tuesday
announced plans for five star-studded concerts aimed at
pressuring world leaders into eradicating African poverty.
Twenty years after...
more >
London's Hyde Park, Circus Maximus in Rome and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia are among the venues for Live 8, a series of concerts being organized by Bob Geldof, the...
more >
Two decades after the original Live Aid, when rock stars descended on Philadelphia and London to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief, singer-activist Bob Geldof is...
more >
Motown Records won't
celebrate its 50th anniversary until 2009, but its Universal
Music Group parent is getting the party started early.
Hip-O Select, Universal's Web-only...
more >
As the host of her own syndicated
daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres is as warm and goofy as she
is intelligent and endearing. She asks her guests the questions
that are...
more >
Pop diva Kylie Minogue, whose hit album
"Fever" went platinum in the United States, has been diagnosed
with breast cancer and has postponed her Australian and Asian
tour,...
more >
If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on television than about honing their
craft.
"I...
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If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on TV than about honing their craft.
"I hate a...
more >
An "ecstatic" Elton John joined a host of British celebrities Thursday for the opening night of fleet-footed musical "Billy Elliot."
The rock legend wrote the music for...
more >
Having toured the States numerous
times in support of their debut album, "Hopes and Fears," the
members of U.K. rock trio Keane are beginning to think ahead to
their...
more >
Belly dancers, a dancing elephant and a video montage of her lengthy career marked the end of Cher's three-year farewell tour.
Cher, 58, played to a sold-out crowd...
more >
The Rocket Man is ready to become the marrying man.
Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish plan to wed in a civil
ceremony in England after gay civil partnerships...
more >
Middle-aged musicians who have neither
burned out nor faded away -- yet may be some years past their
creative peaks -- are pulling in the real money in today's
topsy-turvy...
more >
Elton John and the U.S. Government have something in common: They
are both operating under huge deficits.
While the "Still
Standing" singer may not be personally broke,...
more >
Elton John says that Eminem is on par with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger. In the new issue of Rolling Stone, the rapper is listed in the magazine's second "Immortals"...
more >
Elton John's next stage production will have its debut in San Francisco. John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin have been working on Lestat, which is a musical version...
more >
Elton John has found Sanctuary.
The British pop icon
has agree to sell Twenty-First Artists Ltd., the management company he
co-owns, to Sanctuary Group, a British based...
more >
From New York to London, the Kings of
Leon and their bluesy, garage-band music have been hailed as
the vanguard of new Southern rock.
Just don't expect the quartet from...
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Justin Timberlake promises a "warts-and-all" treatment of Elton John in an upcoming film about the British music icon. Timberlake was hand-picked by John to star in the $40...
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Sri Lankan musicians are trying to rally stars such as Elton John , Madonna and Ricky Martin to record an album to raise relief funds for countries hit by the Dec. 26...
more >
It's been a long time coming for T.
Rex fans, but the group's Ringo Starr -directed 1972 film, 'Born
To Boogie,' will make its DVD debut in May via Sanctuary.
Not only...
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Puerto Rican pop star/actor Chayanne
will soon release a greatest-hits album, but with a twist.
"Desde Siempre," due March 29 on Sony BMG, is a collection
of romantic...
more >
Sharon Stone's new basic instinct: helping victims of the tsunami
disaster.
The actress is ready to her best "We Are the World"
rendition, joining forces with socialite...
more >
Late "Genius of Soul" Ray Charles
won the album of the year prize at the 47th annual Grammy
Awards on Sunday, only the second time the coveted honor has
gone to a deceased...
more >
Sharon Stone and Denise Rich are producing a song to benefit victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in Asia.
The "Basic Instinct" actress and the socialite-songwriter are...
more >
Musicians want tsunami victims to know that the tragedy has not
been forgotten.
With news coverage fading fast six weeks
after the earthquake-generated waves killed...
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Singer Elton John said Wednesday he will entertain at Fourth of July events in Philadelphia to raise money for and promote awareness of HIV and AIDS .
John will perform...
more >
Elton John 's frequent flier miles are about to skyrocket.
An image of the globe-trotting rock star will begin appearing this week on 20 AirTran Airways jets to promote...
more >
Perhaps too flamboyant or eccentric for
more strait-laced American audiences, U.S. bands like Scissor
Sisters have gone to Britain to make it big.
Shortlisted for best...
more >
For Kings of Leon, fame is a
relative thing.
The four-piece rock outfit from Tennessee has achieved
platinum sales in the United Kingdom, where the group is a bona
fide...
more >
Apparently hands are about the only slow thing on Eric Clapton .
The aging guitar god, whose rock peers are busy becoming
grandfathers, is a father again at the age of...
more >
Ray Charles, posthumously nominated for seven Grammys — including album of the year for "Genius Loves Company" — will be honored in a tribute at next month's...
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NBC raised more than $18 million for the American Red Cross to send to tsunami victims with its benefit broadcast last weekend, the network said Friday.
Individual...
more >
Virgin Megastore pulled off a mega fundraiser Thursday.
The chain hosted concerts in every one of its U.S. stores in an effort
to raise money for the unprecedented...
more >
Elton John , Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart are piping
up for tsunami relief.
The quartet is among several music
stars who have begun recording a new...
more >
Elton John and Andrea Bocelli are joining several other major recording artists to produce a single to aid victims of the Asian tsunami.
John was to record his...
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Rock stars are combining forces around
the world to record Eric Clapton 's "Tears in Heaven" and raise
money for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
First up to...
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Madonna , Elton John , Nelly, Kenny Chesney and other musicians converged on an NBC Universal studio Saturday for a hastily arranged TV benefit concert for tsunami...
more >
The future is temporarily on hold for Jermaine Dupri.
The
star rapper-producer had been planning to record the charity single "We
Are the Future," a 20th-anniversary...
more >
Who knew Simon Cowell had a cuddly side?
Okay,
"cuddly" might be pushing it, but the notoriously nasty American
Idol judge showed off his softer side Friday, revealing...
more >
"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell said Friday he is working with Sharon Osbourne on producing a single to raise money for tsunami relief.
Cowell said he and Osbourne...
more >
Soprano Renee Fleming, star of opera
and concert stages, recording artist and single mother, has
added the role of author to her off-stage repertoire.
"The book is not the...
more >
First Old Navy brings back leg warmers and now this.
Proving the '80s are gone but definitely not forgotten, several of that
decade's top musical acts were among the top...
more >
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, were to host a lavish party Thursday evening for the christening of their sons, Romeo, 2, and Brooklyn, 5.
The couple's...
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Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria were hosting a lavish party Thursday for the christening of their sons Romeo and Brooklyn.
The couple's agents have...
more >
Adult contemporary radio in 2004
pulled a page from the adult top 40 songbook, culling more than
half its top 10 hits for the year from the sister format.
Instead of such...
more >
The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
more >
Queen has decided the show must go on.
Heeding
its own advice, the superstar British rock band is planning to tour next
year--the first time the band has gone on the...
more >
A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
more >
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
more >
Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
more >
Singer George Michael has written to a British celebrity magazine to rebuke Elton John for making unflattering comments about his personal life.
In an open letter to...
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Everyone from pop rockers John Mayer
and Maroon5 to hip-hoppers Slum Village and Dilated Peoples
wants to work with multiple Grammy Award nominee Kanye West.
So the fact...
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The mouth that roars has been temporarily silenced.
Elton John has canceled a second concert date due to a throat
infection.
The singer nixed a long-planned...
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After two years of preparation,
R&B/pop icon Dionne Warwick is in the middle of recording a
duets album for 2005 release.
She is working with her son, producer Damon...
more >
Gift cards are everywhere this time of the year, so why should Broadway be excluded from what could be the perfect stocking stuffer this Christmas?
Now, the League of...
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Six months after his death, Ray Charles is having a career year. He's the subject of the critically acclaimed biopic "Ray," his posthumous album, "Genius Loves Company," has...
more >
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
more >
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will
be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares' annual
pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said
Wednesday.
The...
more >
Since establishing himself as a solo
artist, Sting's tour's have become grand affairs featuring
large bands. That will change in April, when he launches the
Broken Music...
more >
Elton John has blamed former pop star Victoria Beckham for problems in her high-profile marriage to soccer star David Beckham.
But John, a close friend of the celebrity...
more >
Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
more >
Ozzy Osbourne and Liza Minnelli will perform at the annual Royal Variety show in front of Prince Charles at London's Coliseum Theatre on Dec. 14, organizers said...
more >
Deck the halls with concert
tickets.
With more than a dozen Christmas tours launching this
season, organizers say concertgoers are seeking out live
holiday entertainment...
more >
There is good news and bad news for
soundtrack sales in 2004.
The bad news is that 2004's soundtrack sales are down about
33% compared with last year. The good news is...
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Musicians, broadcasters and hundreds of music fans gathered at an English church Friday for the funeral of John Peel, an influential DJ beloved by generations of British...
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Hundreds of fans
joined friends and family on Friday for the funeral service of
John Peel, the legendary disc jockey credited with transforming
Britain's popular music...
more >
After almost two decades of refusing to rebroadcast the Live Aid famine-relief concert, organizer Bob Geldof said he changed his mind because of the large number of bootleg...
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After almost two decades of refusing to rebroadcast the Live Aid famine-relief concert, organizer Bob Geldof said Sunday he had, reluctantly, changed his...
more >
Pop star Elton John says he doesn't mean
to throw tantrums -- it just comes with the territory of being
creative.
John told Britain's Sunday Times magazine that his...
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Can you feel the love tonight?
It looks
like Elton John is finally ready to apologize to Madonna after recently
calling out the Material Girl for lip-synching.
...
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Elton John is ready to apologize to Madonna after recently accusing the pop star of lip-synching. "I don't want to escalate it because I like Madonna," the 57-year-old...
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Usher won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the Radio Music Awards Monday night. Linkin Park grabbed the Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Rock...
more >
Starbucks is pushing its new digital
music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month.
The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows
consumers to buy...
more >
Hollywood Records will on Nov. 9
unveil the first commercial release of Queen's 1982 concert at
London's Milton Keynes Bowl, originally broadcast on British
television and...
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R&B star Jamelia and guitar band Keane
took home the most coveted awards for best single and best
album respectively at this year's Q Awards.
Jamelia won best single for...
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It seems Elton John is not a Madonna fan.
Taking the stage at a music awards show Monday, John accused the queen of pop of lip-synching and said he was astonished she...
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"The next big thing." It's a phrase
that Joss Stone has heard quite a few times during the past
year.
Since S-Curve Records released the British singer's "The
Soul...
more >
British rock star Elton John ended his
whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local
media "rude, vile pigs."
John had been caught unprepared at Taipei...
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The Three Tenors have been to China to
sing. So has Elton John , not to mention Wham!.
Now R&B star Alicia Keys is set to rock China when she
headlines an unprecedented...
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To beat country music's two biggest albums it apparently takes a
double dose of the country grammarian.
St. Louis rapper
Nelly banked more bling last week as his two...
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Stevie Wonder, Usher and Norah Jones
are among the artists who will celebrate Ray Charles at an
October tribute concert that will be taped for later broadcast
on...
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A word of advice from Elton John to up-and-coming musicians: Pay your dues.
"Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were...
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Fashion rocks — and Beyonce put on shimmery hot-pants and Rod Stewart wore a three-piece suit with a pocket square to prove it.
Beyonce and Stewart, along with Avril...
more >
Peter Gabriel is re-mixing tracks for
an as-yet-untitled DVD compilation of his videos, due for
worldwide release Oct. 21 via Warner Vision.
Gabriel, working at his...
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It was a quiet moment in a recording studio between two old friends — the genius of soul and the king of blues.
Ray Charles and B.B. King were readying to record a...
more >
Back in the 1980s, when Bruce Hornsby couldn't flip on the radio without hearing one of his tunes, the singer-songwriter failed to impress one listener: himself.
"It was...
more >
The NFL on Monday announced its entertainment lineup for the first football game of the season, promising no repeat of the breast-baring performance by Janet Jackson that...
more >
William Hung, who shot to instant fame as a reject on the U.S. talent show "American Idol," has debuted in Asia at a Macau casino.
Accompanied by sexy dancers in red tube...
more >
Are stadium tours extinct?
Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather
concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from
this summer's...
more >
Tennis anyone? Elton John and Billie Jean King will play a celebrity doubles match to open the 12th annual World Team Tennis All-Star Smash Hits to benefit the Elton John...
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Elton John tells Interview magazine that the U.S. government is using "bullying tactics" to prevent anti-war music from being heard, and that performers are so scared that...
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Name the sitcoms that have been able
to attract the biggest music stars in recent years, and NBC's
"Will & Grace" will probably top that list.
Madonna , Cher, Elton John ...
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Elton John has performed with some big names — Cher, Billy Joel , Eminem — and at some big places — Westminster Abbey, Central Park, Caesars Palace —...
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Elton John will perform Tuesday at Radio City Music Hall in a benefit concert for The Juilliard School and London's Royal Academy of Music.
The concert will feature John...
more >
Extended in her leading role in
Disney's "Aida" through the show's planned Sept. 5 closing, R&B
singer Deborah Cox is contemplating stepping into another
musical in...
more >
Universal Music maintained its status
as the world's market leader in 2003, but a combined Sony/BMG
would have challenged its dominance.
The International Federation of...
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Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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Quotes about singer Ray Charles , upon his death at 73 Thursday:
"Ray Charles was a man we particularly admired both as a friend and as an artist. We had a great time...
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When Ray Charles was recording what would be his last CD, "Genius Loves Company," at times he felt too sick to sing his best. But even as his heath waned, the consummate...
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Fantasia Barrino, the newly crowned "American Idol," says her greatest desire now is to simply get a good night's sleep.
After the adrenaline rush of the show and the...
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Courtney Love , Wilco's Jeff Tweedy,
Whitney Houston , Kelly Osbourne , Jo Dee Messina , Scott Weiland .
The list goes on.
All are creative rock or pop stars and veterans...
more >
After a four-year hiatus, country singer Faith Hill will return to the stage this summer. She is scheduled to perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on...
more >
Hip-hop singer Frankee has knocked Eamon
off top spot in the U.K. pop charts with a song that is
believed to be a response to his expletive-filled lament about
his...
more >
Gospel artist Andrae Crouch will
receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame June 4 in Los
Angeles.
The 61-year-old music patriarch is only the third gospel
artist to...
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Elton John , who threatened a few
years ago never to record again, is eyeing a November release
for his next studio album, "Peachtree Road," a reference to the
famed...
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Celine
Dion's called a time-out, canceling three of her shows at Caesars
Palace this week for some much needed R&R.
The
French-Canadian chanteuse has nixed A New Day......
more >
Acidic tongue-lashings from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell could deflate anyone's musical aspirations, but many "Idol" losers are finding that second-chance success...
more >
At 35,000 feet, Sheryl Crow cracked
a smile after she sang the words "I don't have digital."
The lyrics to her hit single "Soak Up the Sun" were an
ironic twist on a day...
more >
American music icon Ray Charles ,
whose voice gave birth to soul music, has been reduced to a
whisper, and cannot stand without support.
The 73-year-old singer/songwriter...
more >
For Elton John , payback is a pleasure.
The British rock star, who more than 30 years ago attended
the Royal Academy of Music in London on a scholarship, beamed
happily on...
more >
British Rock star Elton John , a guest
judge this month on the U.S. talent hunt TV series "American
Idol," said on Tuesday that he found the voting by the national
viewing...
more >
A number of veteran artists have
inked new label deals and have their first releases in many
years forthcoming.
Brian Wilson 's album "Gettin' in Over My Head" will be...
more >
A reclusive record executive dubbed "the
Howard Hughes of the music business" has toppled Paul McCartney
to become Britain's wealthiest music millionaire in the...
more >
Even Usher
must confess, the man with the most sales can still be overshadowed by
the force that is William Hung.
Usher, who topped
the charts for a third straight...
more >
Pitching it as the New Millennium Sonny and Cher Show, ABC aired "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour" on Sunday. In what was billed as their first-ever TV special, Nick Lachey...
more >
Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
more >
Sarah Brightman tasted teenage fame as a
disco diva and then shot to international stardom in "Phantom
of the Opera."
Now, after selling 15 million albums around the...
more >
George Michael is beginning to find
out whether "Patience" is a virtue.
The title of the English singer-songwriter's new album --
released March 15 internationally on...
more >
Ray Davies , frontman of legendary
British rockers The Kinks, was due to be honored by Queen
Elizabeth Wednesday for his services to music.
The Kinks shot to fame in 1964...
more >
The boys are back in town.
For the second consecutive year, Embrace Productions and
Showtime Networks are teaming up for a Queer as Folk tour.
Subtitled the Future...
more >
Doris Troy, best known for the
1963 Atlantic R&B/pop crossover hit "Just One Look," died
Monday in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old singer/songwriter had
suffered from...
more >
Jason Mraz has guts. The
singer-songwriter took the stage with only his acoustic guitar
in hand and an accompanist at UCLA's Royce Hall in Westwood and
played for a packed...
more >
MAC cosmetics has introduced five new representatives — including Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott — for Viva Glam products that will benefit the MAC AIDS ...
more >
Dido on Saturday added two
awards to a bulging trophy case, scoring best international
female artist and international artist of the year at France's
biggest music awards,...
more >
They Might Be Giants, Daniel Bedingfield and a crop of teen artists have recorded Disney
classics for a new compilation.
Due Jan. 27 from Walt Disney Records,...
more >
New York-based Scissor Sisters
create smart, sexy and playful pop music. One listen to the
quintet's self-titled debut album makes this abundantly clear.
Also certain is...
more >
Some of Nashville's finest pickers threw a surprise party Tuesday for banjo great Earl Scruggs on his 80th birthday — and they brought their instruments with...
more >
He wasn't called Moon the Loon for nothing.
The late Who drummer Keith Moon , famed for trashing drum kits, cars and hotel rooms, topped a list of the "100 most insane...
more >
Glory days are here again for the Boss.
Hitting that
Thunder Road in support of The
Rising, his first album of new material with the E Street Band
in 18 years,...
more >
Bruce Springsteen was the boss of the concert business in 2003, raking in $115.9 million to rank second only to the Rolling Stones for the most money ever earned by a...
more >
Bruce Springsteen was the top
concert draw across North America in 2003 as more than 1.6
million fans paid to take in his marathon shows and musings on
the struggles of the...
more >
Sir Mick Jagger was delighted to become a knight. Keith Richards called it a disgrace.
As with the Rolling Stones, so with British society: Some crave titles, some...
more >
Elvis Presley is the all-time singles king in Britain, nearly a half-century after he first crashed into the pop chart here, according to a new list published...
more >
Across the pop, R&B and rap
genres, among top singles and albums, 50 Cent dominates the
2003 Year in Music charts.
The rapper from Queens, N.Y. has the No. 1 song of the...
more >
Who will be the world's favorite pop superstar? On "World Idol," a two-part special airing the evenings of Christmas and New Year's Day, "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson will...
more >
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spoken and nothing
was Lost
in Translation. Sofia
Coppola's semi-autobiographical tale of jet-lagged travelers in
Tokyo is a...
more >
Seven years after its beloved opera house burned down, Venice threw itself a party Sunday to celebrate the rebirth of the La Fenice with a gala concert that drew the Italian...
more >
He's 60, still singing, and now he's Sir Mick. That pouting, posturing icon of rock rebelliousness Mick Jagger officially joined the British establishment upon accepting a...
more >
La Fenice rises from the ashes again Sunday, eight years after the famous Venetian theater burned to the ground.
After years of squabbles and delays, Riccardo Muti will...
more >
British pop singer Elvis Costello has
married Canadian jazz artist Diana Krall in a private ceremony
in Britain, Costello's agent said on Thursday.
"Diana Krall and...
more >
Elvis
Costello and Diana
Krall's latest duet ended with the pair saying "I do."
The bespectacled tunesmith and the jazz chanteuse tied
the knot this past weekend at a...
more >
Everything old is new again.
For nine weeks, beginning in the Billboard for the week of
Oct. 4, remixes of Elvis Presley 's "Rubberneckin"' and the
Rolling Stones'...
more >
Mick
Jagger has postponed his rendezvous with Queen Elizabeth for months
but have a little sympathy for the devil--he's spent the past year on
the road.
Now, with his...
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Making his first trip to China, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Monday called for more cultural exchanges as a way of boosting understanding among people.
Events such as...
more >
From "The Monkees" to Broadway's "Aida."
Micky Dolenz , who played drums in the 1960s television pop group, joins the long-running Disney musical Jan. 6 as Zoser, the...
more >
"This is an organization that should
not have to exist," said Wendy Oxenhorn, executive director of
the Jazz Foundation of America, in her opening remarks Oct. 16
at the...
more >
A top MTV boss on Wednesday slammed
Pop Idol-type TV talent shows for producing a string of
manufactured stars who did nothing to salvage the beleaguered
music...
more >
Although some might consider Mandy Moore just a baby at 19, the singer-actress says she felt like an old woman during a recent photo shoot with teen starlets such as Hilary...
more >
Call it Revenge of the Nerd, Part II.
Geeky American
Idol runner-up Clay
Aiken proved to be second to none, holding the top spot for a second
straight week. For the...
more >
Rocker Rod Stewart feels he has been
unfairly criticized for dating a younger woman, especially when
ex-Beatle Paul McCartney escaped censure despite taking a wife
half...
more >
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been a
superstar for decades. He is a household name around the world
-- whether his fans first encountered him on the stage of
Milan's La...
more >
Elton John and his band have announced that they will perform at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida at 8 p.m. on Saturday (September 27), marking the...
more >
The nation of Malta will issue stamps of Elton John to commemorate his concert there on July 6. Four images of the pop superstar will be released as a one-sheet set on July...
more >
Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, and Elton John's band will provide the entertainment for John and his partner David Furnish at their 5th annual White Tie & Tiara Ball on...
more >
Nickelback and Kid Rock teamed up for a cover of Elton John's classic song "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)," which will appear on the soundtrack to the movie...
more >
Elton John was the opening act for James Brown Wednesday night (May 28) during the Robin Hood Foundation charity auction-dinner at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center....
more >
Elton John performed at Saturday's (May 24) 10th annual Life Ball fundraiser in Vienna, Austria, and was presented with a check for more than a half-million dollars for his...
more >
Elton John and Billy Joel have donated concert tickets for shows on their current tour to an auction that will benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. The organization...
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Billy Joel, Elton John, Faith Hill, and Sheryl Crow are among the entertainers who will perform at tennis superstar Andre Agassi's benefit concert, Grand Slam For Children....
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Elton John has been hired to compose the music for Vampire Lestat, a Broadway production slated to open in 2005. The production will once again team Elton with his longtime...
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Elton John will hold a press conference in New York City on Tuesday (May 6) to announce "an exciting new theatrical project," according to a press release. The details are...
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Elton John lost a legal battle with a Parisian art dealer, who he claimed sold him fake statues of Greek gods.
John was suing art dealer Jean Renoncourt for several statues...
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Elton John will make a guest appearance on an upcoming album by Beach Boys legend, Brian Wilson. John sings and plays piano on a song called "How Can We Still Be Dancing."...
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Elton John and Billy Joel have canceled Monday's (April 28) Face To Face concert at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, due to concerns about SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory...
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It appears that piano men Billy Joel and Elton John have been spending a little bit too much "face to face" time on their 2003 Face To Face tour. Joel is now sick, and the...
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Elton John performed with Grammy winner John Mayer and dance music star Anastacia during his annual Los Angeles Academy Awards party on Sunday, March 23, which raised...
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Justin Timberlake and Elizabeth Taylor were the guests of honor at a benefit hosted by Elton John and Sharon Osbourne at the Osbourne's home in Beverly Hills, California on...
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Anastacia will sing with Elton John at his post-Oscar party following the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday (March 23). The pair will share vocals on Anastacia's hit, "I'm...
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Elton John plans to duet with recent Grammy winner John Mayer at his upcoming annual Oscar-night benefit gala on March 23rd.
This year's party will take place at the...
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Billy Joel's weekend car accident won't affect his upcoming tour dates with Elton John. The duo's latest round of Face To Face dates gets underway on February 21 at the...
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Elton John thinks Madonna will "kill him" for slamming her James Bond theme song from 2002, "Die Another Day."
As we previously reported, last year the music legend called...
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Elton John's bandmembers Guy Babylon, Davey Johnstone, John Mahon, Bob Birch, and singers Ken Stacey and Billy Trudel will perform at a benefit concert in the Los Angeles...
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Elton John and Billy Joel have announced nine more concert dates for their 2003 Face To Face tour. The pair will perform at the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas, on February...
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Elton John is in shock over the death of fellow British hitmaker Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees.
John commented backstage Monday (January 13) at the American Music Awards:...
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The 2003 NAMM concert honoring Elton John and featuring a host of other artists is now offering a limited number of tickets to the public. Ray Charles, Brian Wilson, Jewel,...
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Elton John will be presented with the Yamaha Lifetime Achievement In Music Excellence Award at the 2003 NAMM Show Concert at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California on...
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Elton John has announced four 2003 Face To Face tour concert dates for which he will team up again with Billy Joel in 2003.
The piano men and their respective bands have...
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Elton John, Dave Matthews, Michelle Branch, and Wyclef Jean have joined Missy Elliott and other celebrities in taking part in Levi's Staying Alive Jacket Campaign for World...
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In an unconventional effort to promote the recently released Elton John greatest-hits package, the artist and his record label have given television networks a price break...
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Elton John, known as much for his flamboyant wardrobe and decadent eyewear as his music, is about to change his image permanently.
John, 55, revealed in a British...
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Tim McGraw's upcoming album, Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors, features a remake of the Elton John classic "Tiny Dancer." McGraw, who performed the song in concert each...
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Bob Dylan, Elton John, Sting, Alanis Morissette, and Ricky Martin are among the artists on Voices Of Hope, an album benefiting the Sabera Foundation, set for release...
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A new Elton John compilation, titled Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, will be released internationally on November 11 and in the U.S. on November 12. The three-disc set...
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An Elton John fan collected 38,000 grasshoppers to win concert tickets for a performance Friday (August 30) in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Brandy Elliot went into action after...
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Songs by the Rolling Stones, Elton John, David Bowie, Robert Plant, and others are featured on the soundtrack for the film Moonlight Mile, which opens September 27. Directed...
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Babyface (Kenny Edmonds) and comedian Robin Williams will join Elton John, Martina McBride, Dennis Miller, and Carlos Santana at Andre Agassi's Grand Slam For Children...
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Elton John will perform at a private fund-raising event for former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, who is campaigning for Governor of Florida, on September 18.
The...
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Elton John paid tribute to his late producer Gus Dudgeon at the funeral of the Dudgeon and his wife on Thursday (August 1), calling him "the greatest...
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Longtime Elton John producer Gus Dudgeon, 59, and his wife Sheila were killed in a car accident in the U.K. on Sunday (July 21). The couple died after Dudgeon's car "veered...
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Elton John has lost his case in London's Court Of Appeal, where he'd hoped to reverse the results of his failed multimillion-dollar negligence claim against his former...
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It's an unlikely combination--some of the hottest female porn stars and Elton John--but that's what happened, after a fashion, during a recent photo session.
Noted...
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Lawyers for Elton John appealed a court decision in England on Wednesday (June 12) in hopes of reversing the results of a multimillion-dollar negligence claim against his...
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Elton John has resigned as chairman of the Watford soccer club, ending a 25-year association with the English first-division team. John, 55, was born just a few miles from...
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Elton John is taking the British government to task for its record in AIDS prevention and awareness. The longtime activist is so upset that he's saying Prime Minister Tony...
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Elton John has announced that he is going to donate the proceeds of his June 16 concert at Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany, to the victim fund for the families of those killed...
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Elton John has recorded a new version of his first hit, "Your Song," to raise money for charity. Proceeds from the new version of the song, which also features vocals by...
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Elton John testified before Congress on Thursday (April 11), telling senators that the United States has an obligation to do everything within its power to combat the spread...
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Elton John appears on a special one-hour episode of NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly tonight (March 29). The show, which regularly airs Mondays through Thursdays from...
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the world's most successful songwriting teams, will be honored in Britain with the Music Industry Trusts' Dinner Award 2002 in...
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Billy Joel and Elton John have rescheduled the 10 canceled dates on the duo's current Face To Face tour sooner than anyone anticipated. As expected, the two artists will...
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Elton John played a rare, intimate show in New York City last night (March 19) during what was to have been a taping for CMT's Crossroads television show. John was scheduled...
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The remaining dates on the latest leg of Billy Joel and Elton John's collaborative Face To Face tour have been postponed. Joel's official website reports he is "currently...
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Billy Joel and Elton John were forced to postpone a Tampa concert on Monday (March 11) after Joel became ill during the duo's Face To Face tour. Joel's manager Max Loubiere...
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There's good news for Billy Joel and Elton John fans who had tickets to the duo's February 2 concert at the FleetCenter in Boston, which was canceled because Joel was ill....
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Epic Records recording artist Anastacia has stepped in to replace her friend Elton John at the Brit Awards ceremony. John recently announced that he would not be able to...
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Elton John has announced that he will be unable to perform his planned duet with Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay at the Brit Awards on February 20 after adding extra dates to his...
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Elton John would like to play Britney Spears's father in his next music video, according to Spears's official website (britneyspears.com), which cited entertainment news...
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Elton John has signed on to perform at the NBA's All-Star Game in Philadelphia next month. John will first play "Philadelphia Freedom" as the 2002 All-Stars take the floor...
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Elton John has been honored yet again for his charity work in support of AIDS and HIV prevention and research. John received the U.K. Coalition Of People Living With HIV And...
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Elton John is holding firm on his decision not to appear in his own videos any more. After using Robert Downey Jr. to lip-sync "I Want Love," the first single and video from...
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A wide range of musicians will join forces to play five benefit concerts in one night in and around Los Angeles, with proceeds going to battle the record industry. Acts...
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Musicians Elton John, Mary J. Blige, and Garbage singer Shirley Manson have been named as new spokespeople for MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam IV Lipstick and the MAC AIDS Fund. An...
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Elton John has pulled the "final tour" ruse on his fans before, but for the first time ever he's saying that he's ready to bring down the curtain on his recording career....
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Elton John broke the record for the most shows ever performed by a single artist or group at New York's Madison Square Garden on Wednesday (November 28). The concert, which...
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Elton John will make a special guest appearance on tonight's (November 26) episode of Ally McBeal, airing at 9 p.m. ET on Fox. On the show, John will appear in the bar...
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Get ready for the dueling piano men again: Elton John and Billy Joel will hit the road together again early next year for another leg of the Face To Face tours they kicked...
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Nights one and two of the three-night Silver Lining Silver Lake concerts, featuring Elton John, Sting, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and others, go on sale Saturday (November...
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Celebrity items from October 20's all-star Concert For New York City, including Elton John's grand piano, Bon Jovi's drum set, autographed guitars, posters and sports team...
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Elton John was a late addition to the Concert For New York City, which takes place tomorrow (October 20) at Madison Square Garden. John initially felt that his schedule,...
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As he prepares to perform at the Concert For New York City on Saturday (October 20) at Madison Square Garden, Elton John tells LAUNCH that his many years of going in and out...
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Will Elton John have a new song to sing at Saturday's (October 20) Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden? It's a possibility, he tells LAUNCH. John--who altered...
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Elton John and U2 singer Bono and guitarist the Edge have all signed on for the Concert For New York City, the Paul McCartney-led fundraising event that takes place Saturday...
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The stars of Detroit came out in force for Elton John's performance there on Saturday (October 13) at the city's Joe Louis Arena. Both Eminem and Kid Rock--who was...
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Elton John has been winning rave reviews for his latest album, Songs From The West Coast, and John credits some of that to the scaling down of his band for the sessions,...
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As a resident of Atlanta for much of the past decade, Elton John has become a fan of the city's baseball team, the Braves, who are currently up 2-0 in the National League...
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It was Thanksgiving Day in Canada, and the 600 fans at Lee's Palace in Toronto gave thanks that they were attendance Monday evening (October 8) when Elton John popped...
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Elton John joined rock up-and-comer Ryan Adams on stage at New York's Irving Plaza Wednesday (October 3) to perform a pair of songs. John took a seat at the piano to...
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Elton John is the October Artist Of The Month on Yahoo! Music (music.yahoo.com). Throughout October, fans can listen to John's new album in its entirety and download the...
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Brian McKnight, Elton John, Don Henley, Tim McGraw, Dennis Miller, and Ray Romano are scheduled to take part in Andre Agassi's sixth Grand Slam For Children tomorrow...
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Stars from all walks of the music and entertainment industries will gather this weekend in recording studios in New York and Los Angeles to work on an updated version of the...
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Elton John, no stranger to debilitating substance addictions himself, is offering a helping hand of sorts to Emmy Award-nominated actor Robert Downey Jr., who has been...
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Elton John and Don Henley are slated to perform at Andre Agassi's Grand Slam For Children benefit at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on September 29.
Other...
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Elton John is $2.75 million richer thanks to an auction of 20 classic cars from his personal collection in London on Tuesday (June 5). The total was nearly double what the...
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The 9-year-old son of guitarist Davey Johnstone, a longtime member of Elton John's band, drowned in the family's swimming pool at their home in Calabasas, California, on...
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Count the mayor of Plattsburgh, New York, as an object of high regard for Elton John. The piano-pounding pop star surprised Daniel Stewart, the first openly gay mayor...
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Elton John has a hot new acquisition, and it's not even related to clothes, cars, or music. The Watford Football Club, the soccer team John co-owns and serves as president...
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Elton John is not taking his defeat in a U.K. courtroom this week lying down. After losing his case in London's High Court, John issued a statement that reads, "I...still...
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Elton John's still standing, but he's not any richer for it. London's High Court ruled against the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer on Wednesday (April 11) in his case against...
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The Eminem/Elton John duet of "Stan" from the Grammy Awards continues to be in a cloud controversy even two weeks after the actual performance. Now it's at the core of a...
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Yes, you'll be able to buy a copy of Elton John's controversial collaboration with rapper Eminem from last week's Grammy Awards. According to the National Academy Of...
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(2/14/01, 7 a.m. ET) – The executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Joan M. Garry has made public a letter she sent to Elton John...
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In the wake of the Recording Academy's announcement that Eminem and Elton John will share the stage at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on...
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Elton John came out of the closet, so to speak, yesterday (November 29), donating 15,000 items of his clothing and that of his partner, David Furnish to raise money in the...
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Billy Joel and Elton John will play face to face once again in January when they reunite for another series of concert performances, hoping to recreate their tremendously...
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Two guys who have announced their separate retirements from touring and music, Billy Joel and Elton John seem to have changed their minds. They are reportedly discussing a...
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Elton John fans will have to decide how to spend their money in the upcoming weeks since there's a wealth of material on the way from the artist. Besides his new concert...
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Elton John shocked his audience at New York's Madison Square Garden when he said he was ready to hang up his piano. John, who played two shows at the venue that were...
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At least one noted British performer is involving himself in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. On Tuesday night (September 19), Elton John entertained nearly 300...
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Elton John has issued a statement on his official website (eltonjohn.com) that somewhat explains his mysterious disappearance before a scheduled September 13 performance in...
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Elton John has gotten himself into hot water with some fans in Portugal. According to published reports, John was scheduled to play a show at the Estoril Casino near Lisbon...
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Elton John has reportedly made his first trek to the gravesite of his close friend Princess Diana, according to U.K. tabloid The Mirror.
John spent close to three hours...
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Pop superstar Elton John has publicly accused Scotland's most senior Roman Catholic of being ignorant in the matter of homosexuality. The openly gay musician was reacting...
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Elton John spent his Memorial Day in England -- singing to help combat human rights abuse. On Monday (May 29), John played a solo benefit gig to benefit Amnesty...
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Elton John celebrates his 53rd birthday today (March 25).
Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born in Pinner, England in 1947, and at the age of 11, he won a piano scholarship to...
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Legendary musician Elton John has donated a famous article from his wardrobe for an online auction that will raise funds for the Elton John AIDS foundation. The garment up...
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The ever-colorful Elton John's new video for the song "Someday Out Of The Blue (Theme From El Dorado)," finds him in truly animated form. The song is the first single from...
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Elton John,
Billy Joel,
Sting,
James Taylor,
Tom Jones,
Gladys Knight,
Martha Reeves,
Percy Sledge and the
Impressions are the scheduled performers for the...
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Elton John will be the honored guest and focus of a tribute concert scheduled for April 3 at New York City's New Amsterdam Theater. The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS...
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Elton John was honored with the Grammy Legend Award, and his old friend Billy Joel was on hand to introduce him. Joel observed that Elton popularized the piano at a time...
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Elton John, who will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys tonight (Feb. 23) in Los Angeles, has announced a five-date summer tour of England and...
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Sting, Jewel, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Moby, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, and Phil Collins were among the stars that paid tribute to Elton John in Los Angeles on...
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The stars will be out to honor
Elton John when he is named Musicares Person of the Year for 2000 on Feb. 21 in Los Angeles. The star-studded event will feature...
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Elton John is holding a press conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City at 1:00 p.m. (ET) today to announce a new charitable partnership with the online ticket broker,...
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Sir Elton John will receive this year's MusiCares Person Of The Year award, presented annually by the National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, which presents the...
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Mary J. Blige is blazing hot with her recently released new album, Mary. The album features superstar collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Aretha Franklin, K-Ci Hailey, Kenneth...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
A&E:
One-On-One With David Frost--Elton John: My Gift Is My Song - In this special, Elton John publicly shares, for the first time,...
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Following a week of conflicting reports about the health of Sir Elton John, it was revealed this weekend that the singer underwent emergency surgery in a North London...
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Pop legend Sir Elton John has postponed a major, three-night solo concert stand in England for at least eight weeks, after being sidelined by what his publicists are...
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The sheet music for "Candle In The Wind '97," Sir Elton John's 33 million-selling tribute to the late Diana, Princess Of Wales, will be staying close to home after being...
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Rockers with decades-long careers have the good fortune of having audiences that will always shell out cash to see them in concert, expecting to hear the familiar hits....
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March is turning out to be quite a busy month for Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known to music fans around the world as Elton John.
In addition to participating in two...
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"Rocket Man" Elton John and "Private Dancer" Tina Turner will take the stage at the newly remodeled Thomas & Mack Center Dec. 30 to launch the Millennium Celebration at...
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The last time Elton John and composer Tim Rice collaborated, it resulted in the Lion King soundtrack, which topped the Billboard album chart for 10 weeks, was certified for...
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Looks like the 14-week reign of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart is over.
This week's chart sees "Candle" drop to No. 3, as...
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What could former Police man Sting, veteran singer-songwriter Elton John, and pop anarchists Chumbawamba possibly have in common? They were all honored as the writers of...
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Elton John is now the second-best-selling solo artist of all time, according to new figures released by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).
According to...
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What's up with Summer concerts this year? Aside from glaring absences (where's Lollapalooza?) and acts of God (lighting striking the Tibetan Freedom Concert on June 13), it...
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Billy Joel has been forced to cancel his six remaining European concert dates with Elton John on the "Face To Face" tour, because he is suffering from persistent laryngitis...
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Singer-songwriter David Crosby is jumping into the movie business with Stand And Be Counted, a documentary about the role of popular music in social activism and political...
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Elton John, as a personal favor for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, put on a concert Wednesday, May 27th in Belfast, Ireland.
The show was held outside the Stormont...
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In the biggest deal in music industry history, Canada's Seagram Company Ltd. has acquired PolyGram Entertainment and its associated record labels in a deal valued at $10.6...
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The news that the giant Hasbro toy company is negotiating to market an upscale Princess Diana doll is the last straw as far as Di's friend and defender Sir Elton John is...
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Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel and Elton John are among the acts scheduled to perform at a benefit concert April 27th at New York's Carnegie Hall on behalf of the...
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The big Grammy winners last night were Shawn Colvin, who in a bit of a surprise swept the Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year categories, and Bob Dylan, who claimed...
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Elton John's world tour has enlisted multinational moneymen Citibank to help with the dry cleaning bills. Citibank has formed a worldwide partnership with Elton, agreeing...
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Other nominations announced yesterday for the 40th annual Grammy Awards:
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
"Butterfly" - Mariah Carey, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" -...
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Elton John was made a knight December 31st at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's first New Year's Honors program. John's honorific had been anticipated for several...
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Holiday recording sales are up 6% over last year at this time, led by the tremendous out-of-the-box sales of Garth Brooks's Sevens, according to national retail tracker...
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Elton John, whose "Candle In The Wind 1997" became the fastest-selling single of all-time earlier this year, will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth early next year.
John was...
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As Fleetwood Mac continue to sell out arenas and scale charts with their hot-ticket reunion tour and accompanying live album The Dance, Atlantic Records' imprint Lava--the...
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At a $500-a-plate charity dinner held November 17th by CARE (a relief agency that has been aiding the poor, hungry and infirm since World War II), Elton
John received...
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Elton John, whose Princess Diana tribute version of "Candle In The Wind" is already a platinum-seller in its first week of release, issued an official statement this week...
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This week, the Minneapolis-based discount retail chain Target made the unpopular announcement that it intends keep all the profits from Elton
John's "Candle In The Wind...
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Okay, it's official: the Guinness Book Of World Records has declared Elton
John's Princess Di tribute "Candle In The Wind '97" the world's biggest-selling single of all...
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Though Elton John felt it would be inappropriate to play his Princess Diana tribute "Candle In The Wind" on his current U.S. tour, he sees no problem in reworking yet...
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Following the example set by Rolling Stone Keith Richards--who dubbed Elton John's Marilyn Monroe/ Princess Diana ode "Candle In The Wind" as "writing songs for dead...
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Yesterday LAUNCH Online reported that Michael Jackson cancelled his August 31st Belgium concert because he was so grief-stricken over the death of Princess Diana. Jackson...
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George Martin, the legendary 71-year-old Beatles producer who was the helm for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, is organizing a star-studded charity concert to...
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Some of pop music's biggest names are banding together for a Princesss Diana tribute album, the proceeds of which will go to the Princess Diana Memorial Fund. It promises...
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