Month: February 2024

Elton John is celebrating his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ with a new book that will arrive this fall.  ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour’ will be released on September 24. Elton’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ kicked off on September 8, 2018, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and featured a total of 330 concerts before it wrapped up on July 8, 2023, in Stockholm, Sweden.

According to a statement, ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour’ will offer readers “an epic visual journey” documenting the the tour and will also will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at various aspects of the trek, including John’s Gucci-designed wardrobe, the detailed stage design, and the celebrities who attended the shows. Among the memorabilia featured in the book are posters, sketches, and postcards from John’s personal archives. In addition, the book will highlight memorable moments on tour including the last U.S. concerts at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in November 2022, and Elton’s performance at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival in June 2023. The book also includes a foreword written by John’s husband and manager, David Furnish, who was the creative director of the tour.

John said of the book on his socials: “I am incredibly excited to announce my new book, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life On Tour”, which goes behind the scenes on my final tour, from Allentown, PA, to Stockholm, Sweden and everywhere in between. It’s been a beautiful journey creating this book and remembering the people and places that shaped an incredible chapter in my life. As well as the stories and memories, not just from this tour but from throughout my career, I’ve included unreleased photography and memorabilia that I hope give you never-before-seen insights of my life on the road. I can’t wait to share it with you all on 24 September. Rocket Club members and those buying through my official store will receive their copy two weeks early, so head to store.eltonjohn.com to pre-order your copy now.”

Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour can be pre-ordered now at the link: here.

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Taylor Swift has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department. The album will include 16 new songs, with features from Post Malone and Florence + the Machine, along with a 17th bonus track titled “The Manuscript.”  You can see the full tracklist via Swift’s social media: here.

Details of the album comes days after Swift had announced she would be releasing The Tortured Poets Department during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. After winning the Grammy for best pop vocal album for her 10th album, ‘Midnights,’ Swift said during her acceptance speech: “This is my 13th Grammy … I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans. So I want to say ‘thank you’ to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years — which is that my brand new album comes out April 19.” Later in the evening, Midnights went on to also win Album of the Year, making Swift the first person to win that award four times.

The Tortured Poets Department will be released on April 19; to preorder, head here.

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Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement on Monday, February 5 that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer. The 75-year-old Charles recently underwent a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate last month.

A statement from the Palace posted to social media read as follows: “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. * His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual. * The King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible * His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.”

The palace did not offer further details on the type of cancer that King Charles was diagnosed with, nor did they share what stage the cancer is. The King was last seen publicly attending church on Sunday with Queen Camilla at St. Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham, marking the monarch’s first outing since leaving the hospital on Jan. 29 following a three-day stay after his prostate procedure. King Charles returned to London from Sandringham on Monday to commence treatment as an out-patient.

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Director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. will theatrically re-release his 2020 sci-fi film “Tenet.”  The film, starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki, follows an ex-CIA agent who is tasked with investigating mysterious, time-traveling objects linked to an attack from the future to the present.

Tenet will return to movie theaters on 70mm Imax, Imax, digital and 70mm film screens for one week only, starting Feb. 23. The screenings, held across the U.S. and in select international markets, will be accompanied by exclusive footage of “Dune: Part Two,” which debuts on March 1.

Nolan said in a statement, “Seeing the way audiences responded to our large format presentations of ‘Oppenheimer,’ I’m thrilled that Warner Bros. is giving audiences a chance to see ‘Tenet’ the way it was intended to be seen, on the largest Imax and large format film screens, and I’m honored to have our movie warm up the film projectors for Denis [Villenueve]’s jaw-dropping ‘Dune: Part Two.’”

‘Dune: Part Two’ director Denis Villeneuve added: “As an audience member, I have always valued Chris’s forward thinking when it comes to shooting on film and especially in large formats. As directors, we are completely in sync; on ‘Dune,’ we shot several sequences for Imax, and I simply loved it, so for ‘Dune: Part Two,’ we pushed it to 100% of the movie. Working with the Imax format was the only way to capture the experience of Arrakis, Giedi Prime and the Imperium for audiences. That is why I am just as eager to see ‘Tenet’ again, but now in 70mm Imax, the way they filmed it, to fully appreciate his vision for this incredible film.”

Tickets for “Tenet” are on sale now. You can watch the re-release trailer: here.

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The 66th Annual Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena, hosted by Trevor Noah and airing on CBS and Paramount+.

Taylor Swift made history winning ‘Album of the Year’ and her 14th Grammy Award overall for with her LP, Midnights. The win makes Swift the first artist in Grammys history to win the ‘Album of the Year’  award four times. Swift also won the Best Pop Vocal Album award, and announced during her acceptance speech that she would be releasing her next album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19. Swift later posted a preview of the album cover to her socials. In a surprise appearance, Celine Dion presented Swift her ‘Album of the Year’ Grammy. In 2022, Dion revealed she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome, which causes spasms that affect her ability to walk and sing.  Dion told the crowd: “When I say I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart.”

‘Record of the Year’ was awarded to Miley Cyrus for Flowers, who also earned the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for the song –  marking Cyrus’ first Grammy award wins.  The award for ‘Best R&B Song’ went to SZA for Snooze, who also earned Grammy awards for ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance’ with Phoebe Bridgers for “Ghost in the Machine,” and ‘Best Progressive R&B Album’ for SOS.  Meanwhile, Billie Eilish took home the Grammy for ‘Song of the Year’ for What Was I Made For from the Barbie film soundtrack; the song also earned Eilish the Grammy for ‘Best Song Written For Visual Media.’

‘Best Country Solo Performance’ went to Chris Stapleton for White Horse, which also earned him the award for Best Country Song; and Lainey Wilson took the Grammy for ‘Best Country Album’ with her LP, Bell Bottom Country. In the rock categories, Paramore took home two Grammy Awards – ‘Best Rock Album’ for This Is Why, and ‘Best Alternative Music Performance’ for the title track.

Killer Mike won the Grammy for ‘Best Rap Performance’ for Scientists & Engineers, featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane. Killer Mike also won the Grammy for ‘Best Rap Album’ for Michael, while Lil Durk and J. Cole won ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ for All My Life.

Billy Joel took the stage to perform “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first new song in 17 years, while Joni Mitchell earned a standing ovation for her performance of her 1966 song “Both Sides Now;” earlier in the evening Mitchell won the Best Folk Album award for ‘Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live).’  And Luke Combs’ delivered his rendition of “Fast Car”, joined by Tracy Chapman. In 1989 the song won Chapman best female pop vocal performance. Finally, ‘The Dr. Dre Global Impact Award’ was presented to Jay Z.

For the full list of Grammy winners, head here.

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