PopSugar — Elton John's mom, Sheila Farebrother, has passed away. "So sad to say that my mother passed away this morning," Elton wrote alongside a photo of the pair on Twitter on Monday. "I only saw her last Monday and I am in shock. Travel safe Mum. Thank you... more info

Dlisted — During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, gay mafia granddaddy Elton John revealed that Eminem gave him and his husband David Furnish diamond cock rings as wedding presents! Rather than being a revealing insight into Eminem’s private li... more info

The Daily Mail — The 47-year-old world champion confirmed he was gay in an interview with the Guardian, which was published on Monday afternoon, just two days before attending the event more info

JamBase — Watch Elton John perform Stephen Colbert's favorite song from last night's installment of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." more info

New York Times — Mr. Buckmaster worked on classic songs by Elton John and dozens of others, melding rich orchestrations with rock, pop, jazz and country. more info

MSN Music — The iconic singer-songwriter plays the 1972 classic from his new greatest hits album 'Diamonds.' more info

JamBase — Watch Elton John perform two of his greatest hits and talk to fanboy Stephen Colbert on Monday's 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.' more info

Stereogum — Elton John has so many hits that he actually just put out a triple-disc greatest-hits box set, which is absolutely ridiculous. And last night, to promote that set, John was a guest on Stephen Colbert's Late Show, which gave Colbert a chance to dork o... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable bands on your television this week include: Manchester Orchestra (Kimmel; 11/16), Tove Lo (Fallon; 11/14), Elton John (Colbert; 11/13), Pink (Corden; 11/14), Now, Now (Daly; 11/13). more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Paul Buckmaster, the arranger and orchestra conductor who provided the atmospheric backdrop and sonic flourishes for Elton John, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and other titans of rock over the decades, has died at 71. Buckmaster worked extensively ... more info