Artists Will Pay Tribute To Singer Elton John At The Grammy Ceremony

The 65 years old singer and composer Elton John, will have a tribute concert at the Grammys. It’ll be held at Madison Square Garden in New York on January 30th.

Artists from all genres of the music industry such as Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Little Big Town, Chris Martin, Maren Morris, Sam Smith, Keith Urban and much more will be responsible for the concert. Some artists that will also participate in this tribute will be announced later

A Grammy Salute

Sir Elton will also take the stage to make a selection of songs. Elton John: “I’m Still Standing” is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures. Ken Ehrlich and Rac Clark are the executive producers along with Ron Basile as the producer. The person responsible for writing it is David Wild.

“Elton John is an undeniable force in the music industry. I cannot think of a better musician to honor in this special GRAMMY Salute” said Ken Ehrlich. “We are proud to pay tribute to his artistic talent.

“We look forward seeing what the participating musicians have reserved for this transcendental celebration of Elton’s work”. “Sir Elton John is a legend of international music who has captivated audiences across generations for more than five decades,” said Neil Portnow, president / CEO of Recording Academy.

“His creativity, dynamic presence and melodic virtuosity have positioned him as a cultural icon. The Recording Academy is pleased to honor his immeasurable contributions to the music community.”

Elton has been busy this year. Multiple commitments at the Colosseum at Caesar Palace and shows around the world on this 2017.

Box office reports presented to Pollstar for 2017 include March 21st at Tucson Arena. It sold 8,199 tickets and raised $ 984.95. On November 11th at Indiana’s Ford Center, which sold 10,319 tickets and raised $ 1.05. million. A group of Australian dates, which sold 20,285 tickets and raised $ 2.45 million.

A busy year for Sir Elton John

Elton was born on March 24th, 1947, with his career of more than 50 years as a singer, composer, and pianist. He has released approximately 30 albums and his sales have been more than 300 million copies around the world. Being one of the most successful artists in history.

Many of his songs have reached the top of the charts of success in the world. He has been the only artist to remain inside the “Billboard Hot 100” with at least one song, for 30 consecutive years from 1970 to 2000. That should be a record, right?

This artist had important successes and among them are albums like “Empty Sky”, “Elton John” and classic songs like: “Your Song” with which he managed to reach the first places in the success charts of the United States and the United Kingdom. As well as other important songs from his discography such as “Crocodile Rock”, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, “Don’t’ Go Breaking My Heart” and “Sacrifice”
With this important career, he has won Grammy awards, five Brit Awards, a Golden Globe, a Tony, a Disney Legends, an Oscar and a Kennedy Award.

Transcending style

Elton John’s music has always been classified as soft rock pop but the truth he has gone through other genres such as country, disco, R&B and some heavier forms of rock. At the beginning of his career, his style was more inclined to rock, becoming pop over the years, to such an extent to be known at this time mainly for his romantic ballads of 1980 and 1990. According to his latest albums, he has returned to his roots, implementing sounds typical of blues and gospel.

John’s way of composing is a bit unusual. Bernie Taupin, the lyricist who has collaborated with him since 1967 writes a set of letters and sends them to him. John with his piano begins to work with them to get the music, which, he confesses is usually quickly. They never write songs together
His music has been greatly influenced by academic music, to the point that many of his works are orchestral pieces, which he performs on stage with a symphony orchestra giving an unparalleled show.