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Elton John Leads Levon Helm Tribute at 2013 Grammy Awards

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:15:50 +0000

Elton John led an all-star performance of the Band's classic anthem 'The Weight' in tribute to Levon Helm during the 2013 Grammy Awards telecast tonight (Feb. 10).

Elton John to Appear on Next Queens of the Stone Age Album

Billy Dukes — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:01:59 +0000

Dave Grohl can now add Elton John to his growing list of famous collaborators. The classic rocker has joined Queens of the Stone Age, with whom Grohl is drumming while Foo Fighters are on hiatus, to record a song on their upcoming album. During an interview the two indicated that the style is very different from what fans have come to expect from the famous piano player.

Elton John, Chris Cornell Nominated for Golden Globes

Billy Dukes — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:40:47 +0000

Elton John and Chris Cornell both were announced as nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in January. In fact, both were nominated for awards in the same category: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture. The one-time Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman wrote ‘The Keeper,’ a song from the film ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ starring [...]

Puddle of Mudd Covers Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and More on New Album [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:30:39 +0000

When they entered the studio to work on songs for a follow-up to 2009′s ‘Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate,’ Puddle of Mudd had a hard time finding the inspiration for new material — so they decided just to have fun playing some of their favorite tunes by other artists.

“We were really burned out, and when we started trying to write again it just wasn’t time yet,” said guitarist Paul Phillip in a recent Billboard interview. “We had been doing (AC/DC’s) ‘TNT’ and (the Steve Miller Band’s) ‘The Joker’ and had so much fun with those that one thing led to another, and we decided to make a covers record. It was just something fun to do, and we had a blast.”