![]() ![]() She made BRIT Award history in 2018 as the first female artist to pick up five nominations, with two wins for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist. Her eponymous debut album has eclipsed 6 million sales worldwide, with overall global single sales reaching 80 million and with over 8 billion streams on Spotify alone. ![]() ![]() Since the release of her first single in 2015, Dua Lipa has become one of the music world’s hottest young artists. Its soundtrack was also nominated for a GRAMMY Award. It has won an Oscar, two Golden Globe Awards and a Critics’ Choice Award and garnered BAFTA nominations. 2019 also saw the release of Rocketman and global bestselling autobiography, ‘ME.’ An epic fantasy musical motion picture of Elton’s life, Rocketman has been a commercial and critical hit, taking close to $200m at the box office. To date, Elton has delivered more than 4,000 performances in more than 80 countries since launching his first tour in 1970. In 2019 it was named Billboard’s Top Rock Tour and Pollstar’s Major Tour Of The Year. Elton announced the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour at New York’s Gotham Hall in January 2018. Encompassing 5 continents, and over 350 dates, this 3-year-long tour started in September 2018 and marks his retirement from touring after more than 50 years on the road. August 2018 saw Elton named as the most successful male solo artist in Billboard Hot 100 chart history, having logged 67 entries, including nine No. This release celebrated 50 years of his songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin. Diamonds the Ultimate Greatest Hits album, reached the Top 5 of the UK album charts on its release in November 2017, becoming Elton’s 40th UK Top 40 album in the process. He holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997,” which sold over 33 million copies. Elton is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 1 diamond, 40 platinum or multi-platinum, and 23 gold albums, over 50 Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. And with the release of “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” the world has the perfect optimistic and joyous summer anthem to usher back the good times.Ĭold Heart (PNAU Remix) is available now Įlton’s career achievements to date are unsurpassed in their breadth and longevity. A beautifully drawn, wistful and, at times, trippy parallel to the last year and a half in lockdown, the video reaches its moving and joyous climax as the characters are reunited.Īfter 18 months when many artists have battened down the hatches and waited for the covid clouds to lift, Elton and Dua have continued to push boundaries and defy any expectations. The video sees animated versions of Elton and Dua stepping into a dynamic and euphoric world before separating as their planets drift apart. The single will be accompanied by a stunning video created by Hamburg-based animator and director Raman Djafari. ![]() Where all of us can meet on the dance floor, forget the outside and lose ourselves in the healing waters of music and love eternal.” PNAU say: “Setting a stage for the two greatest performers in the world today Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa, we knew we had to go in deep, take them into our world, the psychedelic lazer black lit club. Can’t wait to hear it everywhere this summer.” It’s so very special, with some of my very favourite Elton John classic songs combined – I loved being part of such a creative and joyous experience. It has been an absolute honour and privilege to collaborate on this track with him. Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humour – a perfect combination. The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind.”ĭua Lipa says: “Ever since we first ‘met’ online, we totally clicked. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas. And having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely, has been incredible. PNAU previously achieved an acclaimed UK number 1 in 2012 with the Elton Versus PNAU album Good Morning to the Night.Įlton John says: “ The last 18 months have been hard, but being off the road has meant that I’ve actually had time to get back to my roots as a session player and collaborate with some wonderful artists. “Cold Heart” is at once instantly recognizable and yet thoroughly contemporary – a modern dance floor filler based on four of Elton’s classic tracks expertly spliced together by Australian electronic band and producers PNAU – “Kiss The Bride” (originally from 1983 album Too Low For Zero), “Rocketman” (from 1972’s Honky Chateau), “Where’s the Shoorah?” (from 1976 double album Blue Moves) and “Sacrifice” (from 1989’s Healing Hands). The results of those sessions certainly live up to the billing. ![]()
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