Guardian Music — An MA in the Beatles? Pfft! We're all PhDs in the Velvet Underground here on guardian.co.uk/music. In other news ... Kele and Patti Smith are writing books, one of which is 'erotic'Five things we learned from this week's music news•There are univer... more info
Guardian Music — As I child I loved Kiki Dee's cheesy duet with Elton John – not to mention her dungarees. But a recent reissue of her 60s recordings proves she has a voice to rival Dusty SpringfieldFor a music fan of a certain age, it's impossible to bring any cri... more info
Pop Crunch — Elton John and his newborn son have been branded too offensive for young shoppers at a grocery store in Arkansas. Elton John and his husband of five years David Furnish proudly showed off their baby son Zachary Jackson Levi Furnish John — who was b... more info
Guardian Music — Supermarket boss censors magazine cover carrying picture of smiling familyYou can just see the rim of Elton John's black glasses, his bushy eyebrows behind them and a mop of excellently dyed strawberry blond hair. Beside him is the dark receding hair... more info
Starpulse — Elton John is urging music fans not to "ridicule" rappers, insisting stars such as Kanye West and Eminem are "a phenomenon". The Rocket Man, who collaborated with West for a track on the hip-hop s... more info