Elton John releases new The Lockdown Sessions album
After Elton John was forced to pause his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in 2020, he went straight back to work.
The 74-year-old music icon hit the studio and is now set to release his new collaborative album, titled The Lockdown Sessions, on October 22nd.
The album features a range of new tracks featuring artists from several generations, including Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks and Stevie Wonder.
The album was produced with all the guest artists working remotely from each other with safety precautions in place.
Elton came to know a range of popular artists through his Apple Music talk show Rocket Hour, and wanted to push himself into unfamiliar territory.
"I realised there was something weirdly familiar about working like this," he said in a statement announcing the album.
"At the start of my career, in the late 60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artists during lockdown reminded me of that. I'd come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast."
Elton took to Twitter to announce his latest project with the album artwork along with the impressive 16-song tracklist.
The Lockdown Sessions is the newest addition to Elton John’s impressive discography that boasts 31 studio albums, 5 live albums, 9 soundtrack albums, 22 compilation albums and 3 tribute albums.
He has sold over 200 million albums worldwide with his biggest album, the 1973 hit Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, selling over 30 million copies around the globe.
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