Stereogum — Just last week, Elton John posted a photo to his Instagram account of Russian President Vladimir Putin and thanked the world leader for calling him and agreeing to meet and discuss gay rights in Russia. As it turns out, Putin’s phone call was a pra... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Elton John said on Thursday he was "happy to be pranked" by two Russian comedians impersonating Vladimir Putin if the incident helped shine a spotlight on gay discrimination. more info

Stereogum — After he met with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko to discuss gay rights in Ukraine, Elton John took to Instagram to thank Russian president Vladimir Putin. John said that Putin had called him and offered to meet with him in person to discuss the... more info

Time — John agreed to go to Moscow's Gay Pride parade more info

Reuters — MOSCOW (Reuters) - A pair of Russian comedians say they impersonated Russian President Vladimir Putin in a prank phone call to British singer Elton John, Russian media reported on Wednesday. more info

Time — The legendary singer has been an outspoken critic of Putin's anti-LGBT stance more info

Perez Hilton — This is by far the strangest game of phone tag we've ever heard of! It's no secret that Elton John is NOT a fan of Vladimir Putin and his well documented anti-LGBT stances! So it was a bit surprising when the iconic rocker shared a pic to his Instagr... more info

Stereogum — Sir Elton John has arranged to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss gay rights in the country after he met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and urged him to be more supportive of the LGBT community there. As NME points out, ... more info

Mercury News, California — Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino among the others who make our list. more info

The Daily Mail — They became fathers quite late in life but Elton John and David Furnish took to the role immediately. more info