It took a decade after Lady Gaga and Elton John teamed up at the 2010 Grammys for an iconic mashup of some of their favorite tracks for the pair to finally come together for an official collaboration. Sure, it may not be an obvious choice when it comes to John’s work with other artists, but make no mistake - “All of the Lights” went a long way toward reminding younger generations about Sir Elton’s ongoing impact. In the great tradition of collaborations, there are very few songs as ambitious as “All of the Lights.” Kanye West (who has now legally changed his name to simply Ye) brought in the best of the best to offer their musical stylings on this monster of a track, including a cavalcade of stars like Rihanna, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Charlie Wilson, and yes, Elton John playing the keys and delivering some backing vocals. “All of the Lights” with Kanye West and Company With Elton tickling the ivories as usual and the pair trading lines back and forth on the verses, this duet marks a quiet but quintessential entry into John’s history of collaborations.ġ4.
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Who doesn’t love to see two legends performing a jazz standard together? As part of Rod Stewart’s covers album Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV, the superstar teamed up with John for this saucy cover of an American classic.
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The rollout has certainly worked thus far - the album’s first single, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” featuring Dua Lipa and PNAU, has already made history for John as his first top 40 entry on the Hot 100 in the 21st century, and given him the record for the longest span of top 40 hits on the chart with a whopping 50 years and 10 months.īut what about all of the collaborations John pulled off before The Lockdown Sessions? Billboard took a look through the icon’s discography and picked out the 15 best collaborations from John’s career (excluding those on his 2021 album).
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