Elton John has been wowing live audiences for almost 50 years and now after half a century he is ready to announce what is next for him. Some are speculating that the 70-year-old is going to announcement his retirement from touring after one more world tour. If that is the case, he has plenty to keep him busy. He is working on a Broadway musical for The Devil Wears Prada, a live-action version of The Lion King (he worked on the animated and Broadway version of it) and the animated film Sherlock Gnomes.
Now my speculation is that in that the video he posted A wrinkle in time. Past meets present, he mentions his first show was at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. I think he is going to announce at 9:30a ET that he will play a huge concert that will be filmed for YouTube. Since that latter is in partnership with the announcement.
If he is announcing his retirement from the road, I say go see him while you can. I have seen him in an auditorium, a converted movie theater and an amphitheater, and every show was amazing. There are a few people that can put on a show like him, so don’t miss it.
If he is retiring, he is the second artist to do it in just as many days. Neil Diamond announced he was done touring on Monday after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Eminem and Elton John are good friends, such good friends that the rapper got the Rocket Man an interesting present for his wedding to David Furnish. John told Graham Norton that Marshall Mathers got them each a diamond encrusted cock ring. Have they used it? Nope. Which is weird because if I was man I would love to have diamonds rapped around my privates. But then again, I guess diamonds are only a girl’s best friend.
BTW how weird is it that they are good friends and talk all the time? What could they possibly talk about? I am sure now they will talk about how John hasn’t used the ring he got for his Johnson.
Last year James Corden surprised us with a star studded Christmas Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show, and this year he followed it up with a bigger one. He asked Mariah Carey to sit in the drivers seat as they sang her huge Christmas hit, All I Want for Christmas. But what we didn’t know, he has been working on this since January. He had past passengers like Adele, Gwen Stefani, Elton John, Lady Gaga and shockingly Red Hot Chili Peppers sing the Billboard Holiday Chart Topper with him and created this epic version of the addictive tune. Now we have a new Christmas Classic for the years to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hFK4IdYp8
If someone would’ve ever told you that Ghandi was going to transform into the Rocket Man, you would think that they were crazy. But that exactly what is going to happen this Wednesday’s Lip Sync Battle on Spike TV.
I don’t have much to say because I am still absorbing it all in. It is a lot to take in.
Elton John held his annual Oscars viewing party yesterday to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and somehow Kelly Osbourne was invited. The socialite finagled her way over to the legendary singer’s table and said something to Sheryl Crow and him. I guess it wasn’t something to crow about because he said they were left unimpressed. Ouch! But then again, I can’t think of a time when she ever says anything impressive. Can you?
On a positive note about her, at least we no longer have to watch her on those E! Red Carpet shows.
