David Furnish

Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Jan. 15 for best variety special (live) for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium," a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+.

John said he was "incredibly humbled" for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano and a triptych by street artist Banksy.

Most of the items come from John's former home in Atlanta, a condo on Peachtree Road that was recently sold, the auction house said on Jan. 11.

Elton John gave the final concert at Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on June 25, bringing down the curtain on the annual spectacular with what could be his final U.K. performance.

"I never thought I'd ever play Glastonbury," he told the crowd.

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is to produce an animated adventure series for Netflix about a 12-year-old girl who is inspired by historical female figures, her production company said on July 14.

The couple signed a deal to produce content for the popular streaming platform after quitting their royal duties in Britain.

On May 16, The audience at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival was the first who saw Rocketman - the incredible musical biopic about the incomparable singer, composer and showman Elton John. The film provoked the enthusiasm of the modern pop music. The critics' comments, of course, weren't late.

Friends from Sir Elton John’s inner circle state that the superstar is in danger from his husband David Furnish, aged 53. They are worried that Furnish is exerting too much influence on the rock legend, aged 68, at a very turbulent time in his life when he is most vulnerable after parting with a host of loyal employees and managers with consequences including bungled record deals.

Veteran British rockstar Elton John on Sept. 12 said Ukraine still had "a long way to go" in its treatment of the gay, bisexual and transgender community at a conference in Kyiv.