David Furnish shares Elton John health update ahead of upcoming surgery

David and Victoria Beckham like big boats and they cannot lie. The soccer player, 48, and the Spice Girls member, 49, traded in their $6.5 million yacht for another one — a ship valued at $20 million.

EXCLUSIVE: After leading SAG-AFTRA through its latest round of negotiations with the AMPTP, guild President Fran Drescher (The Nanny) has been set to join the sequel to 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman.

Kate Garraway has opened up about holding a funeral for her late husband Derek Draper, who died at 56 in January after a devastating three-year battle with COVID.The Good Morning Britain presenter is telling the story of Derek's life and his various health setbacks in her latest ITV documentary Kate Garraway : Derek's Story. Speaking to The Sunday Times ahead of the documentary airing, Kate described the day of Derek's funeral - and how it didn't feel "real". "I knew that what was said in the church would stay in the church, and wasn’t going to be broadcast or written up.

“This Is Spinal Tap,” were spotted filming the movie’s long-awaited sequel last week in New Orleans. McKean, 76, dressed in a red velvet suit and donned a long blonde wig, photos obtained by The Post reveal.

Metallica covered Elton John at the 2024 Gershwin Prize in Washington, D.C. last night (March 20) – check out the footage below.John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin were honoured with the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song at the ceremony, which was hosted by Billy Porter.Ahead of the event, Metallica said they were “beyond excited and proud to have been invited to perform” at the “very special event” before describing John and Taupin as a “legendary songwriting team”.The group opened the show with a rendition of ‘Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding’ from John’s 1973 double album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’.One of those things you thought you’d never see in Washington — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson head-bopping along to @Metallica at the @librarycongress #GershwinPrize for Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Fifty may be the new forty in some areas of life, but popular music isn’t one of them. With very few exceptions, pop musicians make their most vital work in their twenties and early thirties, and even if they continue to perform to sold-out arenas into their eighties, as the Rolling Stones have, the fans are largely indifferent to their new music and just want to hear the hits — leading to the seemingly counterintuitive situation of artists with sold-out tours connected to new albums that are, comparatively anyway, flops.

Elton John is currently working on two musicals, and is already open to ideas regarding a third.The update was shared by the musician’s husband David Furnish, who opened up about Sir Elton’s current creative projects during a new interview.Speaking to The Sun at the 32nd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party last weekend (March 10), Furnish revealed that the renowned singer, songwriter and pianist currently has his hands full with two musicals.The first of which is The Devil Wears Prada – which premiered in the UK back in July – and Tammy Faye, which recently relocated to a Nederlander Theatre on Broadway.However, although Furnish said that they were “quite busy as it is” with the two projects, they haven’t closed themselves off to the idea of taking on a third (via The International News).“[As for] a catalogue musical? We’re always looking at it,” he revealed. “I haven’t found anything yet that really covers… I think if we wanted to do it, we would want to do it in a way that was really innovative and really exciting and different.“We’re open to any great ideas and it’s a wonderful catalogue,” he added.Elsewhere on the night, Furnish also shared an insight into his partner’s health ahead of him going into surgery.The procedure is set to be a knee operation and, according to his partner, should leave the ‘Rocketman’ singer feeling like “a new man”.“He’s doing amazing,” he told the outlet during the viewing party.

Rance Collins Sir Elton John retired from touring last July, but the legendary singer got back behind the piano in front of a star-studded audience at his annual Academy Awards viewing party, benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The crowd, which included Patricia Arquette, Donatella Versace, Sharon Stone, Zooey Deschanel, Brandi Carlile, Danny DeVito, Rhea Pearlman, Tim Allen, Elizabeth Hurley, Alexis Bledel, Eric McCormack, Avril Lavigne, Heidi Klum and Melanie Lynskey, was regaled with a rousing rendition of “Are You Ready for Love,” assisted by the night’s musical headliners, the trio Gabriels.

Sir Elton John's husband David Furnish has given a health update on the superstar after he was "unable to walk" down the red carpet during his own event.The couple attended the 32nd Elton John AIDS Foundation's 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, not long after the Rocketman singer had a knee replacement in January. Elton, 76, is due to have another operation on his knee next month but his husband David, 61, said he could be "breakdancing" in no time.

Turn it up to 11, the sequel to the sequel to the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” recently began production in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rob Reiner is behind the director’s chair again, and Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are all reprising their iconic roles as the legendary heavy metal band Spinal Tap.

Alex Ritman The long-awaited sequel to legendary mockumentary “This Is Sequel Tap” is now in production, almost 40 years to the day that the original film was released in March 1984. The feature is shooting in New Orleans, with Rob Reiner directing and Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer all reprising their iconic roles as the legendary heavy metal band. Reiner will also return as the documentarian Martin “Marty” DiBergi.

Producer Castle Rock Entertainment announced today that the sequel to the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap recently began production in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Elton John and Prince Harry used to be great pals, but now the prince is reportedly 'blacklisted' from Elton's star-studded Oscars party. Harry, 38, was always a welcome guest at the annual Hollywood event, thanks to his close friendship with the 76-year-old Rocket Man singer.

, One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush and soccer star Ashlyn Harris have stepped out for their Hollywood debut as a couple, and they picked the most glam, A-list event for the occasion: Elton John's Oscar party.The pair had been spotted out and about together (like ) since shortly after ending their respective previous relationships (with and Ali Krieger), but their attendance at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Oscars viewing party was their first time going red carpet official, per . They were even photographed together, embracing actor Eric McCormack. high-slit gown is by Marmar Halim, reports the outlet.Harris and Krieger share two children together, while Bush has none.

Elton John always brings together so many celebs during the Academy Awards every year and he hosted yet another star-studded party!

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are teaming up with Tiffany Haddish on Oscars night!

At this year's Oscar bash, famed musician Sir Elton John had a special surprise planned for his celeb guests - an exclusive peek into the star's closet. Amongst the attendees at the star-studded bash were Smokey Robinson, Ellie Goulding, Jane Seymour, Jacob Lusk of Gabriels fame, Lucien Laviscount, fashion queen Donatella Versace, and TV stars Liz and Damian Hurley alongside Neil Patrick Harris.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly not invited to Sir Elton John's annual Oscars party in 2023, according to royal expert Tom Bower. The author suggested the snub shows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are "nobodies in Hollywood".

Fans of Jonathan Ross are getting a bumper helping of the presenter this weekend, as he's on ITV with his chat show tonight (Saturday) and is back on tellies tomorrow evening (March 10) as part of the channel's The Oscars coverage. But he's bringing celebs the Mancunian way tonight, so it's not to be missed.

BBC).The ERA’s 2024 Yearbook (published today, March 6), which contains statistics on the music, video and gaming sectors, also found that the UK music market was worth £2.2billion last year. 84 per cent of this was attributed to streaming subscriptions.The number of shops physically selling music, however – like supermarkets and specialist chains – fell from 10,391 to 2,486 in that period.The demand for vinyl records, meanwhile, continued to increase for the 16th year in a row.