The Daily Mail — Katy Perry and Heidi Klum celebrated Elton John's 70th birthday bash at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in full style on Saturday night, leading the star-studded crowd at the English icon's reception. more info

BBC News - UK — Disabled teenager Lewis Hine re-lives the moment Sir Elton John phoned him. more info

Stereogum — Sir Elton John is one of the few classic-rock types who stay impressively current with new music. He recently interviewed Whitney's Julien Ehrlich for The New York Times, and he uses his Beats 1 radio show Rocket Hour to showcase some of the contempo... more info

Time — From Elton John to Christina Aguilera more info

Stereogum — That's Sir Ray Davies to you. The Kinks legend was officially knighted by Prince Charles in a ceremony at London's Buckingham Palace today, The Daily Mail reports, joining the likes of Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, and Elton John in knighthood. "Ini... more info

New York Post — An audience with the king of rock ’n’ roll was something that most baby-boomer musicians could only dream about. But when Elton John finally got his chance to meet Elvis Presley, he found the experience to be more nightmarish. John (who grew up a... more info

Stereogum — So Elton John walked into a record store in Vancouver and asked if they had any Tech N9ne. That is both the setup and the punchline, and that is something that really happened. … more info

DJmag — Elton John & Hans Zimmer will perform remotely too... more info

The Mirror — The singer held his annual Academy Awards party in honour of his Elton John AIDS Foundation more info

Stereogum — Portland Band To Watch alumni Pure Bathing Culture released their John Congleton-produced sophomore album Pray For Rain last year. Today, we're premiering the duo's dreamy cover of Elton John's "Sacrifice," shared in anticipation of their upcoming ... more info