mxdwn.co.uk » Pnau https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Elton John Announces Collaboration with Dua Lipa For New Single Release https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/elton-john-announces-collaboration-with-dua-lipa-for-new-single-release/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/elton-john-announces-collaboration-with-dua-lipa-for-new-single-release/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:28:18 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=38845 Elton John has announced that he has collaborated with Dua Lipa for a new single and expressed his excitement in a tweet.

 

The single is a remix of John’s 1991 hit single “Cold Heart” and is set for release on August 13th. The teaser for the single features John’s songs “Sacrifice” (1989) and “Rocketman” (1979). The dance trio Pnau remixed the single and have previously remixed John’s music. The band’s collaboration album “Good Morning To The Night” with John in July 2012 reached number one on the Official Albums Chart giving John his first UK number one album in 22 years.

John’s musical career began in 1969 and he has secured chart success with memorable songs such as “I’m Still Standing” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues” both released in 1983. John’s single “Candle In The Wind” rewritten for the late Princess Diana in 1987 has been credited as being the best selling single of all time.

John has collaborated with various artists during his musical career and famously collaborated with the late George Michael on the memorable single “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” and played the piano on Wham’s single “Edge Of Heaven”.

John has collaborated with over 175 artists to date and won Oscars for his Lion King single “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” and the single for his film Rocketman entitled “Love Me Again”.

Lipa started her musical career in August 2015 with the release of her debut single “New Love”. Lipa released her self entitled album in 2017, the album spawned the release of eight singles and the UK Offical Singles Charts number-one single “New Rules” Lipa has continued to enjoy success and is the winner of five Brit Awards. The collaboration follows John’s performance at Lipa’s Studio 2051 Livestream and Lipa’s performance at John’s AIDS Foundation Oscar party. 

Lipa tweeted


John and Lipa have not yet confirmed if the single is a one-off project or will be part of further collaborative work.

 

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