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Photo: Global Citizen/YoutubeElton Johnis getting ready to hit the Yellow Brick Road one last time, and then go home to be with his family.The music icon, 74,spoke toTodayon Friday about the upcoming final legs of his ongoingFarewell Yellow Brick Roadworld tour, and what he’s most looking forward to when it concludes.“They’re going to be teenagers soon,” John toldTodayhostCarson Dalyof his two sons –– Zachary, 10, and Elijah, 8 –– whom he shares with husband David Furnish....

WhenQueen Elizabethhas a request, it’s best not to argue. InElton John‘s upcoming memoir,Me, the iconic singer wrote about witnessing a time when the monarch playfully slapped her nephew, Viscount Linley, across the face after he ignored her instructions to check on his sister, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, after she fell ill at a party. “When he [Linley] repeatedly tried to fob her off, the Queen lightly slapped him across the face, saying ‘Don’t’ — slap — ‘argue’ — slap — ‘with’ — slap — ‘me’ — slap — ‘I’ — slap — ‘am’ — slap — ‘THE QUEEN!...

Elton John in March 2023 and Madonna in September 2022.Photo:Natasha Campos/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Natasha Campos/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Elton Johnappreciates his friendMadonna’s continued efforts to speak up about AIDS and those who’ve died from the disease. During the 65-year-old Queen of Pop’s ongoing Celebration Tour, she features photos of several individuals who lost their lives to AIDS — including Keith Haring, Herb Ritts andFreddie Mercury— while she sings the 1986 hit “Live to Tell,” an anthem about perseverance....

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Elton Johnis on the mend. Hours before his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour concert in Indianapolis on Saturday, the singer, 72, announced he will be postponing the show due to illness. “To my dear fans in Indianapolis, It is with the heaviest heart that I’m forced to deliver the news that I am extremely unwell and therefore unable to perform at @TheFieldhouse tonight,” John said in a statement on social media....

Elton Johnis opening up further about his contentious relationship with his late mother, Sheila Farebrother. In a preview for his interview withCBS Sunday Morningset to air on Oct. 13, the legendary musician said that his mother never met his two sons, Zachary, 8, and Elijah, 6, whom he shares with husband David Furnish, before her death in 2017. “She never liked David. She never liked anybody. She never asked to see the children,” John, 72, said....

Elton John pictured at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center in November 2023.Photo:Theo Wargo/GettyElton Johnis releasing new music!On Friday, the music legend, 76, took the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to induct his close friend and longtime songwriting partner,Bernie Taupin, into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.During his speech, John revealed that the duo — whosemusic partnership spans over 50 years— had just finished a new album....

Elton Johnhad a very important FaceTime call to make after his big win at Sunday’s 92nd annual Academy Awards. Moments after accepting his Best Original Song Oscar, the 72-year-old legendary singer/songwriter sweetly checked in with the two children he shares with husband David Furnish: 9-year-old son Zachary and 7-year-old son Elijah. “I just FaceTimed them,” John told reporters backstage at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, California, where the 2020 Oscars press room was staged....

Elton John.Photo: Arne Dedert/picture alliance/Getty Elton Johnis using his music to inspire inclusivity everywhere — including fitness! “I am honoured to have my music curated into playlists for Apple Fitness+ workouts in hopes of inspiring people around the world to move together, as we collectively celebrate Pride Month,” John, 75, tells PEOPLE of the collaboration. “Music universally brings people together and now more than ever, it’s important to champion our diversity and love people for who they are....

Elton Johnis reminiscing about one of his favorite performances. Speaking toJimmy FallononThe Tonight ShowWednesday, the “Rocketman” singer, 74, revealed one of his most cherished memories: a performance alongside the lateJohn Lennon. After mentioning John’s upcoming performance atMadison Square Gardenon Feb. 22 and 23, Fallon asked the musical legend about the last time he ever performed with the Beatles singer. “I’ve always wanted to ask you this story about… John Lennon performing with you at the Garden,” Fallon said....

Princess Dianahad quite the effect on gentlemen, according toElton John. In his upcoming memoir,Me, which was exclusively excerpted in theDaily Mail, the musician recalled a dinner party he once held where actorsRichard GereandSylvester Stalloneappeared to come very close to duking it out over Diana. The legendary singer, 72, writes that the London dinner party was held for former Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg while John was working on music for the 1994 filmthe Lion King....

Photo: SnickersSir Elton Johnis a man of many talents, but winning a rap battle isn’t one of them.In a new Snickers commercial that premiered on Thursday, the 71-year-old singer becomes the latest famous face to appear in the brand’s “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” campaign.In the humorous ad, John stars as the “hungry” version of the rapper Boogie. When it becomes time for the rising star to spit his best flow in a rap battle, John appears in his place and proceeds to launch into an off-key rendition of his 1976 hit “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart....

Photo: Getty (2) “Treatment is so advanced that with one pill a day, HIV can become undetectable in your body so you can’t pass it onto other people,” John wrote. “Homophobic and HIV mistruths have no place in our society and industry and as musicians, we must spread compassion and love for the most marginalized people in our communities,” John added. “A musician’s job is to bring people together.⁣” “I know my fans know where my heart lies and that I stand 100% with the LGTBQ community,” she added....

Elton Johnis slamming Russian movie distributors after they censoredRocketmanand excluded several scenes showing gay sex and affection from the film. “Paramount Pictures have been brave and bold partners in allowing us to create a film which is a true representation of Elton’s extraordinary life, warts and all,” the statement continued. “That the local distributor has edited out certain scenes, denying the audience the opportunity to see the film as it was intended is a sad reflection of the divided world we still live in and how it can still be so cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people,” it read....