Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Elton John’s Live at the Rainbow debuts on two U.K. charts, just ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile didn’t just record the currently Oscar-nominated song “Never Too Late” together but, as rumored, an entire album together. That 10-song set, “Who Believes in Angels?,” ...

Elton John knows how to sell a few records. The British version of Billy Joel (before you hate me, that is a joke; Joel is the American John and both are great) has sold 300 million records, with his ...

Reginald Kenneth Dwight was a 20-year-old session musician when he applied for a job at a London record label, and was paired up with a lyricist named Bernie Taupin in 1967. Dwight adopted the stage ...