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- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John Tops Pollstar’s Mid-Year Touring Chart with $82.6 Million Gross
By Anna Tingley LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Elton John came out on top in Pollstar’s 2019 mid-year touring charts with a $82.6 million gross, based on...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John delivers message of tolerance at first, last Montreux show
By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) – Elton John made his first and last appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday, delivering a slick and...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John blasts Putin for calling liberal values ‘obsolete’
(Reuters) – British singer Elton John said on Friday he was deeply upset by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comment that liberal values were “obsolete” and had...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John Responds to Vladimir Putin’s Comments on LGBTQ Rights After ‘Rocketman’ Censorship
By Dano Nissen LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Elton John released a statement responding to Vladimir Putin’s interview the Financial Times, accusing the Russian president of “hypocrisy”...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John Has a Message for Struggling LGBTQ Youth: ‘Be Proud of Who You Are’
By Marc Malkin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Elton John isn’t at a loss for words when asked if he has a message for young LGBTQ people who...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
‘Rocketman’ Music Producer Giles Martin on Making Elton John’s Classics Blast Off Again
By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Giles Martin is the man who made you re-meet , through his “Love” mashups and “Sgt. Pepper” and White...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John slams Russian cuts to ‘Rocketman’ gay scenes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Elton John on Friday criticized Russia’s reported censorship of gay sex scenes in the new movie musical based on his life, “Rocketman,”...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John, ‘Rocketman’ Filmmakers Blast Russia’s Censorship of Sex Scenes
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Elton John and the “Rocketman” filmmakers have rebuked a Russian distributor for cutting scenes with gay sex and men...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
‘Rocketman’ Team Celebrates Elton John’s Legacy at New York Premiere
By Mackenzie Nichols LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Welcome to the whimsical, sometimes tragic, wholly musical world of Sir Elton John. On Wednesday, fans lined up at...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Elton John to Celebrate ‘Rocketman’ With Hourlong iHeartRadio Special
By Variety Staff LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – In advance of Friday’s release of “Rocketman,” the “fantasy musical” celebrating the life and music of Elton John, the...