ContactMusic — Rock legend SIR ELTON JOHN has paid tribute to late South African singer MIRIAM MAKEBA and called on the nation's officials to give her a state funeral. Makeba, 76, ... more info

ContactMusic — SIR ELTON JOHN and BILLY JOEL's 2009 tour will be a two-year-long marathon road trip, taking in venues across the globe. The pianist pals recently announced plans to team ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys has written a verse for the new Christmas collaboration from Elton John and The Killers. more info

Undercover, Australia — Sir Elton John, creator of Christmas classics such as `Step Into Christmas` and `Ho Ho Ho, Who`d Want To Be A Turkey At Christmas` is about to record a new Christmas song with The Killers. more info

XFM.co.uk — Flowers and co are releasing a Christmas single for the third year in a row, only this time they've Sir Elton for company... more info

Topix — Vice president's wife Lynne Cheney says she is "amazed and dismayed" that rock star Elton John is going to perform at the Grammys with rapper Eminem, whose lyrics chronicle violence against women and gays. more info

Paste Magazine — Supergroups can be a tricky beast. Sometimes, they bring out best in everyone involved. Other times, they're an experiment best left in the lab . Either way, the allure of so much star power in a single place can often be too much to resist. So de... more info

Newsday — Billy Joel showed how well-rounded he is musically last night at a special charity concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. more info

Idolator — First things first: The tote bags at CMJ last year were much cooler, and it sort of colored my mood bout the whole conference. But thankfully, some friends of mine somehow managed to drag me out for a show by something called Dent May And His Magnifi... more info

Stereogum — Before Elton John revisited Yellow Brick Road with Ben Folds and others, Folds revisited The Unauthorized Biography Of Rienhold Messner with his old band. Said performance, which took place at UNC-Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall, was organized as part ... more info