Elton John says he will ‘no longer use Twitter’. Elon Musk's hopeful response

6 days, 11 hours ago

‘You ruined everything:’ Jonas Brothers fans lose it after Nick appears to tweet his support for Elon Musk

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

He’s Still Standing: How Elton John made honesty his best policy after years of shame

The Independent

It’s October 1975 and Elton John’s US tour is about to conclude with two sold-out nights at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles. These shows would go on to become a turning point in the pop star’s narrative, and nearly five decades later, a pivotal moment in his new Disney+ documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late. open image in gallery Elton John …

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3 weeks ago

Why Elton John found himself ‘squirming’ at parts of the candid ‘Never Too Late’

LA Times

Elton John admired many things about John Lennon, but one quality really inspired him early in their friendship: the fact that the former Beatle still loved making music, was still politically active — and still had a purpose. “I don’t look back normally,” John admits in a Zoom interview, “but for this film, I’ve had to.” Music When Elton John …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Elton John says he has lost his eyesight

Hindustan Times

LONDON, - British singer Elton John, 77, told a theatre audience on Sunday that he had lost his sight. Elton John says he has lost his eyesight One of the biggest selling artists of all time, the "Tiny Dancer" and "Rocket Man" star attended the launch of a show in London's West End but said he had been unable to …

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Elton John confirms shocking blindness after severe infection fight: ‘I haven’t been able to see..’

Hindustan Times

Music icon Elton John has shared a heartbreaking revelation about his health, disclosing that he has lost his sight due to a severe infection. Elton John appears at the curtain call for the Broadway opening night of "Tammy Faye" at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 14. Elton John reveals losing eyesight During the Sunday night gala, Sir Elton John …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Elton John’s vision has deteriorated since eye infection

LA Times

Elton John says the loss of sight in his right eye has negatively impacted his ability record new music. “I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight,” the Grammy Award winner said, adding, “So it’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it, and, …

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4 weeks ago

Elton John shares he lost vision in right eye due to infection: 'It kind of floored me'

Hindustan Times

Singer-songwriter Elton John revealed that he lost vision in his right eye in July and it was due to an eye infection he sustained while spending the summer in the south of France, reported People. Elton John appears at the curtain call for the Broadway opening night of "Tammy Faye" at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 14. The singer …

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1 month ago

"I can’t see anything": Elton John opens up about dealing with vision loss

Salon

Elton John's new music is on pause as the singer continues to deal with an ongoing infection that has impaired his vision. The 77-year-old singer explained on "Good Morning America" Monday that his previously reported eye infection has caused the decline of vision in his right eye and altogether halted the production of a new album announced last year. And …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elton John says having children later in life was ‘the greatest thing I’ve ever done’

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elton John reveals the one habit he hates most in the world

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X

Hindustan Times

The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". In its official statement, the newspaper said that the "toxic content" that was allowed to be fostered in the platform during the US presidential election campaign …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer’s top minister for social media has not spoken to snubbed Elon Musk

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’

LA Times

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is the subject of a new book, “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” out Sept. 17. On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Penguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Peep Show’s Matt King leaves Twitter after discovering disturbing video on the platform

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Singer Elton John says Trump's 'Rocket Man' jab at Kim Jong Un was 'brilliant'

India Today

British singer Sir Elton John said former US President Donald Trump’s use of his song ‘Rocket Man’ to poke fun at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “brilliant” and made him laugh. During his presidency, Trump had several aggressive exchanges with Kim Jong Un over North Korea’s ballistic missile tests, and used the epithet “little rocket man” to deride …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elton John Reveals He Has 'Been Dealing With A Severe Eye Infection'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Elton John has revealed that he’s on the mend after suffering a “severe eye infection.” On Tuesday, the rock ‘n’ roll legend, 77, shared in an Instagram post that he’s been “dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye.” “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Elton John left with ‘limited vision’ after severe eye infection

The Telegraph

Sir Elton John has been left with “only limited vision” after a severe eye infection. In a post on Instagram, Sir Elton said: “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. “I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump is STILL using Sinead O'Connor's mega hit 'Nothing Compares 2 U' at his political rallies despite being asked not to by her estate

Daily Mail

Who else has banned Trump from using their music? Aerosmith Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is again demanding that President Donald Trump stop using the band's songs at rallies. Tyler sent the Trump campaign two cease-and-desist letters in 2015 for its use of the band's music. Neil Young Neil Young filed a lawsuit in August 2020 over the Trump campaign's use …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

He's a genius and a champion of free speech. But when Elon is in 'demon mode' he'll pick a fight with anyone...

Daily Mail

The incendiary views from across the Pond have sparked fierce debate, but Sir Keir Starmer may rue the day he took the bait from Elon Musk. The world’s richest individual craves controversy and is never too busy with his sprawling technology empire that he can’t find time for a good scrap on social media At the weekend, Musk incensed British …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elton John pees into a plastic bottle at a shoe shop in France, says store owner

India Today

Sir Elton John, the legendary British singer and songwriter, was involved in a bizarre incident at a shoe store in Nice, France. When Sukkar asked Elton what he did for a living, the singer simply replied, "I'm Elton John." After the incident, John bought two pairs of shoes for his sons and took photos with the store owners, who later …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Elton John shares unseen footage from 2023 Glastonbury headline set

The Independent

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7 months ago

Man Complains About Tweets Disappearing From His Feed, Elon Musk Says 'Will Fix It'

News 18

Elon Musk is often seen interacting with users on his microblogging platform, X. It all started when Xan Barksdale, a basketball coach and former professional player, wrote on X and asked a question to Elon Musk. In his post, Barksdale wrote, “Hey Elon Musk, I love Twitter, but the worst feature by far is that every time I open the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Sir Elton John reveals his next career move after retiring from touring as husband David Furnish gives health update on the legendary musician after knee replacement

Daily Mail

Sir Elton John proved he hasn't lost his performing prowess after he retired from touring last year as he took to the stage at his star-studded Oscar party on Sunday night. As the publication spoke to his husband David Furnish at the 32nd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party on Sunday, he revealed the pair are always thinking …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert special

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+. The superstar performer has five competitive Grammys, most recently for “Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida” in 2001; two Oscars …

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1 year ago

Chappell Roan on Elton John, queer stardom, and Olivia Rodrigo’s advice

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why Elon Musk can’t stop himself from posting antisemitic tweets.

Slate

Elon Musk faces a lot of problems in his ownership of the social network once called Twitter. Musk’s humiliation of the moment is that, on the last Friday before Black Friday, Apple is pausing Displaying On Thursday—in a tweeted response to some random antisemite who had fewer than 5,000 followers—Musk made clear how he feels about Jewish people’s treatment of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase finally helped these obsessives quit.

Slate

For years, Twitter had the reputation of being an insulated pocket reality for journalists, wonks, and especially wonky journalists. I’d love for it to fill that role someday.” —Cory Smith, who works in public policy A Few Days After the Sale, When Trolls and Racists Arrived En Masse to See What They Could Get Away With “I joined Twitter around …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s lyricist, would like to have a word

Associated Press

NEW YORK — If you’re thinking of checking out the new memoir by Elton John’s lyricist to learn more about the Rocket Man, you’re out of luck. Taupin reveals he once punched John Belushi, ate a half block of opium on a flight from New York, split his pants at a reception at Kensington Palace and that Marilyn Monroe was …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, would like to have a word

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk reveals Twitter takeover driven by 'woke mind virus' that infected his trans daughter

The Telegraph

The purpose of the trip was to introduce their son, X, to her parents. Back in the hotel, Mr Musk texted his decision to Mr Taylor “I have decided to move forward with taking Twitter private.” The tycoon unwound by playing a video game until 5.30am, before tweeting: “I made an offer.” Mr Musk then set about trying to find …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Elton John taken to hospital after suffering a fall at home

Firstpost

According to reports, the Rocketman star stayed in hospital overnight but was discharged on Monday, with his representative saying the singer was “in good health”. The singer was taken to the local hospital “as a precautionary measure” and received a check-up before being “immediately discharged” on Monday morning. He “is now back at home and in good health,” a representative …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Elton John in ‘good health’ following hospital visit after slipping at home

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Iconic Singer Sir Elton John, 76, Hospitalised After Fall at His Villa in France

News 18

Musical legend Sir Elton John spent Sunday night at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco after falling over in his villa in Nice, France. Elton’s representative told MailOnline, “We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France, Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure. Following checkups, he was immediately discharged this …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk blocks James Woods on Twitter after weekend spat

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

By Seizing @Music, Elon Musk Shows He Doesn’t Know What Made Twitter Good

Wired

Sixteen years ago, software developer Jeremy Vaught created the Twitter handle @music to curate news and share stories about, obviously, music. “It feels like this would be this forever thing where somebody's got their account taken and they were allowed to go take another one,” Vaught says. But unilaterally taking a popular handle off a user could be bad business …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘He’s irreplaceable’: Tony Bennett remembered by Elton John, Billy Joel and other celebs

LA Times

Upon learning of Tony Bennett’s death, celebrities from all corners of the entertainment world are paying tribute to the singer. “Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, ‘Because of You,’ his first #1 hit,” the photo of a young Bennett was captioned. “Tony, because of you we …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Coldplay helps close out Elton John’s record-breaking Yellow Brick Road farewell tour

LA Times

Elton John bid farewell to his globe-trotting Farewell Yellow Brick Road retirement tour in Sweden on Saturday — along with a surprise send-off from Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The “Your Song” and “Tiny Dancer” singer fittingly closed out the five-year concert tour with its namesake “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and thanked fans for supporting him along the way. The Farewell Yellow …

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1 year, 5 months ago

From coming out stories to Elton John — here are the key moments from Netflix's Wham! documentary

ABC

For a short time in the early '80s, you couldn't turn on a TV or radio without seeing the feathered hair and bejewelled earlobes of Wham! Elton's love shines strong It's no secret that Michael and Elton John enjoyed a long-lasting friendship — with John even paying tribute to Michael at Glastonbury last month. They include: Everybody was sloshed while …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘See your friends & family’: Elon Musk trolls users amid backlash over daily limits on Twitter

Hindustan Times

A day after Twitter limited the number of tweets that accounts are permitted to view, its owner Elon Musk tweeted Sunday morning, asking people to step away from their phones and spend time with friends and family instead. Musk's humourous jibe at Twitter users came amid as the micro-blogging site faced backlash over the new policy to impose a temporary …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading

Hindustan Times

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, reacted after Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site's data by artificial intelligence companies. Good for all, and critical to preserve the open internet.” Read 10,000 tweets a day …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits

The Hindu

Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. Rate limits increasing soon to 8000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified https://t.co/fuRcJLifTn — …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Elton John fans infuriated by Piers Morgan’s Glastonbury commentary

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Donald Trump ponders Twitter return under Elon Musk’s ownership

The Telegraph

Donald Trump is reportedly considering a return to Twitter, with the platform now considered to be a more conservative-friendly space under Elon Musk’s ownership. A source close to the Trump campaign told US news website Axios that the 77-year-old’s return to the social media platform could be strategically used to offset bad news in the run-up to next year’s presidential …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Why Dua Lipa missed Sir Elton John's Glastonbury goodbye

Daily Mail

Sir Elton John has claimed that Dua Lipa missed his epic Glastonbury headliner set due to having a 'long-standing commitment in New York.' Sir Elton John has claimed that Dua Lipa missed his epic Glastonbury headliner set due to having a 'long-standing commitment in New York' Sources close to the Rocket Man told MailOnline that the pop star, who collaborates …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Elton John’s farewell at Glastonbury breaks festival record for viewing figures

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Paul McCartney and Beverley Knight among celebs reacting to Elton John at Glastonbury

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

From Tesla to SpaceX, Elon Musk and PM Modi spoke about a lot of things

Firstpost

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a lot of people on the first day of his visit to the US. https://t.co/r0mzwNbTyN pic.twitter.com/IVwOy5SlMV — Narendra Modi June 21, 2023 After the meeting, Elon Musk, while speaking to reporters expressed his eagerness to invest in India at the earliest opportunity. #WATCH | Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, says "I can say he …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Stepson of missing Titan passenger attends Blink-182 concert because ‘music helps me’

LA Times

The stepson of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who is one of the passengers aboard a missing submersible, is taking comfort in all the small things — by attending a Blink-182 concert. I’m devastated but coming to the San Diego show tonight so you guys can give me hope and cheer me up,” San Diego resident Brian Szasz tweeted Monday evening, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Do you use Twitter but never post? Elon Musk has a meme for you

Hindustan Times

Most people have a Twitter account but not everyone actively posts things on the microblogging platform. Addressing the very same thing, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared a hilarious meme. Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, shared a hilarious meme. A text overlay on the meme reads, “People who have Twitter but never post …

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