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2 Elton John tribute albums out in April
Just days before a Grammy tribute concert to Elton John airs April 10, two separate albums will be released containing covers of songs written by him and longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, sung by some of the world’s biggest artists.
“Revamp” and the country-themed “Restoration” will be released April 6.
“Revamp” will feature artists in the pop, rock and urban genres: Mary J. Blige, Alessia Cara, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Florence and the Machine, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Mumford and Sons, Pink, Logic, Q-Tip, Demi Lovato, Queens of the Stone Age, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.
“Restoration” includes Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Miley Cyrus, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Rhonda Vincent, Dolly Parton and Lee Ann Womack.
“It’s always a huge compliment when an artist loves your song enough to take the time and effort to rework it,” John said. “As songwriters, Bernie and myself are thrilled when singers we admire and respect as much as those on ‘Revamp’ and ‘Restoration’ choose to add their own unique twist in the process.”
John, 70, has announced a “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which he says will be his last. It is set to kick off in the U.S. in September and last three years.