Elton John’s hottest music on Spotify – it isn’t I’m Still Standin | Music | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Over six many years of a chart-topping profession and icon standing, elton john has experimented with essentially the most numerous genres, labored with numerous artists – family names, area of interest pioneers, established or upcoming.

Since his debut in 1962, most of his singles have reached the ears of hundreds of thousands of listeners, and have become identified globally, surviving the eras of file gamers, cassette tapes, CDs and now reaching the digital soundwaves.

And by 2025, his hottest music within the streaming realm will not be one most longtime followers may count on.

Released in 2021, ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ is a music by the rocketman himself in collaboration with twenty first century pop princess Dua Lipa.

In simply over 3 minutes, it combines music from Elton John’s earlier songs ‘Rocket Man’, ‘Kiss the Bride’, ‘Sacrifice’, and ‘Where’s the Shoorah?’. A mashup of sorts, but accompanied by Lipa’s dreamy and powerful vocals and a few contemporary verses to tie all of it collectively – with a dance-pop remix by PNAU.

Still in pandemic years, it was launched alongside a music video that encompasses a colourful animated journey of 4 mates dancing via a galaxy, in the end celebrating with the cartoon variations of Elton and Dua.

The monitor was a part of a collection of collaborations launched by John whereas many of the world was on quarantine – compiled within the album The Lockdown Sessions.

Then, he pursued a collection of collaborations – together with works with pop ladies like Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama and Miley Cyrus, rappers equivalent to Lil Nas X, Nicki Minaj and Yung Thug, trendy hitmakers Ed Sheeran, Charlie Puth and Olly Alexander, and, after all, fellow icons Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Eddie Vedder.

The album’s songs had been recorded over an 18-month interval, remotely via Zoom or in strict compliance with the well being and security rules of the time.

In the next awards season, ‘Cold Heart’ received Collaboration of the Year on the AMAs and Top Dance/Electronic Song on the Billboard Music Awards, was nominated as Song of the Year on the Brit Awards, and Best Collaboration and Song of the Year on the MTV Video Music Awards. The music can be Elton John’s most-streamed music within the digital age, amassing 2.4 billion listens on Spotify.

In variety of streams, it’s adopted by ‘I’m Still Standing’ (1.3 billion), ‘Rocket Man’ (1.2 billion), ‘Your Song’ (1 billion), ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ (934 million), and ‘Tiny Dancer’ (854 million).

Another music from the Lockdown Sessions album could be present in his prime 10, – amongst his older tracks – in ninth place: ‘Hold Me Closer’, with Britney Spears.