Elton John declares new album that includes Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and extra

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Veteran singer-songwriter Elton John just lately introduced his new album titled ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ that includes some huge names from the music trade.

The Grammy-winning artist made the announcement through a tweet on Wednesday. He additionally shared the album’s launch date within the Twitter submit.

“The last thing I expected to do during lockdown was make an album but here it is. Thank you to everyone who came together to make it happen. I can’t wait for you all to hear ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ when it’s released on 22 October, but for now, preorder it from today,” he wrote.

The album will embrace 16 tracks — of these tracks, 10 unreleased — and can characteristic collaborations with huge artists.

Names embrace Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Young Thug, Charlie Puth, Lil Nas X, Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks.

Elton, whereas asserting the album, spoke about it in an Instagram video posted on Wednesday. The ‘Rocket Man’ singer mentioned within the video that the making of the album was a “really fantastic journey.”

“I’m thrilled with every single track and I love and thank every single artist that I worked with because I had so much fun. And to have fun during lockdown is a privilege,” Elton mentioned within the Instagram video.

‘The Lockdown Sessions’, the Grammy-winner mentioned, is a set of songs he recorded throughout lockdown — therefore the title.

“Some of the recording sessions had to be done remotely, via Zoom, which I’d obviously never done before. Some of the sessions were recorded under very stringent safety regulations: working with another artist, but separated by glass screens,” Elton mentioned in a press release, as per People journal. However, the classes made him understand he had come “full circle.”

“I realized there was something weirdly familiar about working like this. 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,” he wrote on Instagram.

‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’, that includes Lipa, would be the first observe on the album. The single — which was launched in August — was the primary we noticed of Elton working with artists nearly to create music, as per People journal.

At the time, the ‘Your Song’ singer mentioned it was “incredible” to work with the ‘Future Nostalgia’ singer.

“She’s given me so much energy. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas. The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind,” Elton mentioned.

The singer can be at present making ready for his Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour forward of his retirement, reported People journal.

“I’m going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I’ve ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career,” he introduced on YouTube in June.

The tour will kick off on September 28 in Copenhagen, Denmark.