Elton John

Elton John: Regimental Sgt Zippo review – the long lost ‘trippy’ album

This album of psychedelic, Beatles-inspired Taupin/John songs was shelved at the very start of Elton’s career, but it has a naive charm and shows hints of what was to come

Dave Simpson

11, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM

Superlative Guardian reading that lasts a lifetime | Brief letters

Brief letters: The paper’s best predictions? | A twist of front-page fate | The Guardian Readers and Elton John | Ringing out the bells for 200 years

Letters

14, May, 2021 @4:02 PM

Brit awards 2021: every performance reviewed, from Coldplay to Arlo Parks

From Coldplay’s opening spectacular on the Thames to Rag’n’Bone Man movingly performing with an NHS choir, we rate all of this year’s live performances

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

11, May, 2021 @10:52 PM

Brit awards 2021: the ceremony as it happened, with Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and more

Dua Lipa, the Weeknd, Elton John and more performed at the biggest night in British music to an indoor crowd of thousands of key workers

Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

11, May, 2021 @9:38 PM

‘Like a Starbucks’: Elton John and Donald Trump deliver damning Oscars verdicts

The singer and former president among those voicing scepticism about the experimental ceremony on Sunday

Catherine Shoard

28, Apr, 2021 @9:59 AM

Pino Palladino, pop's greatest bassist: 'I felt like a performing monkey!'

One of the world’s most celebrated bass players has worked with everyone from Adele to Elton John, the Who and D’Angelo. But the Welsh musician has hidden from the spotlight – until now

Alexis Petridis

06, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM

Elton John criticises 'hypocritical' Vatican over same-sex stance

Singer tweets that Holy See indirectly invested in his Rocketman biopic

Angela Giuffrida

16, Mar, 2021 @6:37 PM

Elton John and Michael Caine star in video to promote Covid vaccination

The NHS England video aims to encourage all people in high priority groups to book an appointment

Denis Campbell Health policy editor

10, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

Moved to tears by a frontline doctor | Brief letters

Brief letters: The Covid frontline | Ageism | Elton John | Matt Hancock and Contagion | Cricket

Letters

08, Feb, 2021 @5:10 PM

Elton John: Brexit negotiators 'screwed up' deal for British musicians

Singer calls for return to negotiation as touring artists face red tape and new costs, with Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood adding fresh criticism of UK government

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

07, Feb, 2021 @3:01 PM

From sharehousing with AC/DC to comforting Sharon Osbourne: life as the world’s first female roadie

Tana Douglas found her calling in 1973. Before she was 21, she had worked with Carlos Santana, Neil Diamond, and Iggy Pop

Jenny Valentish

31, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM

Tim Rice: 'Evita was a bonkers idea'

As the great songwriter prepares to take Jesus Christ Superstar on a 50th birthday tour, he talks about penning hits, his idea for a new musical – and drinking from Lloyd Webber’s Georgian wine glasses

Rob Walker

14, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM