Elton John
Hulton Archives, Getty Images Forbes Magazine has released their much publicized list of the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities, and 'Captain Fantastic' himself, Elton John, is the top-ranking classic rocker.
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Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Elton John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin are being sued for copyright infringement over John's 1985 hit 'Nikita.' TMZ is reporting that papers filed in a federal court in Illinois state that Guy Hobbs claims that lyrics are very similar to his own composition 'Natasha,' which he wrote in 1982.
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"She packed my bags last night, pre-flight..."
Elton John's 'Rocket Man' is not the first classic rock song about a lonely dude drifting through space. Hell, it may not even be the best, although a debate on the merits of this track versus David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' (which, hint-hint, we just might see later on in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list) is a conversation for another day.
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Dave Hogan, Getty Images Today, March 25, marks Elton John's 65th birthday. With scores of albums under his bedazzled belt, he's had an incredibly long and successful career -- but which of his early releases is your favorite?
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Ethan Miller, Getty Images It was not even two years ago that Elton John released 'The Union,' his album-length collaboration with Leon Russell -- and it was mere weeks ago that Cameron Crowe's documentary about the making of the album premiered on HBO. But Elton is nothing if not prolific, and he's already prepping his next release.
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Michael Webb / Mike Coppola, Getty Images Dick Clark once famously said, "Music is the soundtrack of our lives." And for many of us, Elton John takes up a whole lot of real estate on life's mix-tape.
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Larry Busacca, Getty Images We tend to think of awards shows as excuses for famous people to get together in their finest duds and pat themselves on the back -- and the same goes for the countless pre- and post-parties that go along with them. But while that may be true most of the time, Elton John's Oscar party is different -- to the tune of more than $225 million raised for HIV/AIDS research over the last couple of decades.
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Roberto Serra/Iguana Press, Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II has been the monarch of Britain for almost as long as Paul McCartney and Elton John have been alive. In fact, the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne this year. Her fellow Brits are coming together to honor those six decades as the figurehead of the country at a bash to be held in front of her Buckingham Palace digs. Sir Paul and Sir Elton are both set to perform and serve as the event’s headliners.
Read More‘Soul Train’ Creator Don Cornelius Dead at 75 – Watch Elton John and David Bowie Perform on the Show
Frederick M. Brown/Dave Hogan/Getty Images The music world was shocked this morning to the news that Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the legendary 'Soul Train' program, was found dead at age 75 in his Los Angeles home of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
Beginning his career as a journalist in Chicago, Cornelius began 'Soul Train' in 1970 on local televisi
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Teaukura Moetaua / Theo Wargo, Getty Images Madonna is preparing for her first-ever Super Bowl halftime performance this Sunday (Feb. 5) and in an interview with ABC News, singer Elton John has offered some unsolicited advice to the Material Girl about how to handle the big show. Elton’s No. 1 suggestion? "Make sure you lip-sync good." That's free advice and Madonna can take it or leave it as she wishes.
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