Singer/songwriters Brandi Carlile and Elton John Peggy Sirota/Universal Music Group hide caption
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Zoe Saldaña performs "El Mal" in the film Emilia Pérez. The song is one of two from the musical that was nominated for the Oscar for best original song. Shanna Besson/Netflix hide caption
Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 23, 2022.
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin promote the film Rocketman at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin win the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Elton John preformed to over 6 million fans across 330 shows in his farewell tour. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Elton John attends the photocall for the movie "Rocketman" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019 in Cannes, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption
Top row, left to right: Ondara, Sylvan Esso; bottom row, left to right: Nora Brown, Momma Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Elton John performs during his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour on Jan. 19 in New Orleans. Despite being vaccinated and boosted, John has contracted COVID-19 and postponed two farewell concert dates in Dallas. John "is experiencing only mild symptoms," according to a statement. Derick Hingle/AP hide caption
Elton John on World Cafe
Elton John and Dua Lipa on the single artwork for "Cold Heart." Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lady Gaga, photographed outside of the Met Gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Court filings made public Thursday revealed that master recordings by Nirvana, Elton John and more were damaged in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios. Ric Francis/AP Photo hide caption
Elsa sings "Into the Unknown" in Frozen II. Walt Disney Animation hide caption
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Lion King features Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Elton John, John Oliver, Billy Eichner and Shahadi Wright Joseph. Courtesy of Disney hide caption
Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in Rocketman. David Appleby/Paramount Pictures hide caption
A still from the Rocketman movie trailer. YouTube hide caption
George Michael and Elton John perform at Wembley Stadium in 1991. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Elton John performing his song "A Good Heart." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Smokey Robinson Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Elton John tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that The Diving Board is "a very adult album." Joseph Guay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption