Reuters - Nov 6, 2009
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 concerts, his representative...
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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 Friday and was feeling fine...
More »AP - Sep 14, 2009
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 gay rights advocates expressed...
More »AP - Jul 25, 2009
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 Albany says in a release the...
More »Reuters - Jun 5, 2009
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 Sunday's ceremony, performing...
More »Reuters - Apr 24, 2009
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 year, according to a rich list...
More »AP - Apr 24, 2009
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 such as Elton John, Robbie Williams...
More »AP - Apr 23, 2009
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 before he returns. Wearing a bright...
More »Reuters - Mar 31, 2009
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 hit. But look a little deeper...
More »Reuters - Mar 3, 2009
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, exceedingly minimized risk. The...
More »E! Online - Feb 22, 2009
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 eat at the Palihouse hotel in...
More »AP - Feb 10, 2009
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 together at the home of the...
More »AP - Feb 4, 2009
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 show made its debut in February...
More »Reuters - Dec 21, 2008
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 Jacksonville, Fla., with tickets...
More »AP - Nov 30, 2008
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. Instead, the conversation turned...
More »AP - Nov 14, 2008
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 score for that show, Aida and...
More »Reuters - Sep 13, 2008
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 You, I Want to Hold Your Hand and...
More »E! Online - Jul 15, 2008
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 Matthews and Phish, becoming...
More »AP - Apr 22, 2008
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 show s composer, Elton John, in...
More »AP - Apr 10, 2008
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 campaign coffers with $2.5 million...
More »AP - Mar 17, 2008
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 a politician but I believe in...
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