Elton John Announces Star-Studded New Album

Check Out Its Lead-Off Single

Elton John has recruited the help of his musician friends for his upcoming album, “The Lockdown Sessions”, out on October 22. This star-studded LP features a diverse group of artists like Eddie Vedder, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks, Young Thug, Gorillaz, Nicki Minaj, and many more.

John met most of these musicians during his Apple Music show Rocket Hour, and they worked on the record during the pandemic. To preview the album, he dropped its lead-off single “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – a collaboration with Dua Lipa.

“The last thing I expected to do during lockdown was make an album,” Elton John said in a statement. “But, as the pandemic went on, one‐off projects kept cropping up. Some of the recording sessions had to be done remotely, via Zoom, which I’d obviously never done before. Some of the sessions were recorded under very stringent safety regulations: working with another artist, but separated by glass screens.”

“But all the tracks I worked on were really interesting and diverse, stuff that was completely different to anything I’m known for, stuff that took me out of my comfort zone into completely new territory,” he added. “And I realized there was something weirdly familiar about working like this. At the start of my career, in the late 60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artists during lockdown reminded me of that. I’d come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast.”

Elton John – The Lockdown Sessions Tracklist

1. Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
2. Elton John, Young Thug & Nicki Minaj – Always Love You
3. Surfaces feat. Elton John – Learn To Fly
4. Elton John & Charlie Puth – After All
5. Rina Sawayama & Elton John – Chosen Family
6. Gorillaz feat. Elton John & 6LACK – The Pink Phantom
7. Elton John & Years & Years – It’s a sin
8. Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith – Nothing Else Matters
9. Elton John & SG Lewis – Orbit
10. Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Simple Things
11. Jimmie Allen & Elton John – Beauty In The Bones
12. Lil Nas X feat. Elton John – One Of Me
13. Elton John & Eddie Vedder – E-Ticket
14. Elton John & Stevie Wonder – Finish Line
15. Elton John & Stevie Nicks – Stolen Car
16. Glen Campbell & Elton John – I’m Not Gonna Miss You