Metallica will mark the 30th anniversary of their 1991 self-titled classic — best known as The Black Album — with a special reissue and a compilation featuring 53 artists covering their favorite songs from the LP. Both will be released on September 10th. The official reissue will be released in …
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When Bernie Taupin auctioned off his extensive archive of original lyric manuscripts last year, many crucial Elton John songs were missing, including “Candle In The Wind,” “Border Song,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Bennie and the Jets” and “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting.” It turns out they’d been in the possession …
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Elton John is the latest celebrity to defend Ellen DeGeneres’ friendship with former president George W. Bush, joining Reese Witherspoon and Kristen Bell who also stood by the talk show host. When asked about the situation in an interview with NPRwhile promoting his forthcoming autobiographyMeon Sunday, John said, “I admire …
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The new Elton John movie Rocketman never pretends to be a traditional biopic. It’s a fantasy musical told from the perspective of a burned-out, drug-addled Elton reflecting on his wild life from a rehab facility in the early 1990s. Characters frequently burst into elaborately choreographed song and dance routines, songs …
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