Pop stars honour Elton John in a GRAMMYs special

It's going to be shown in the UK

Elton John
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 27th Apr 2018

Last month in the US pop stars came together to honour music legend Elton John, and now UK viewers will get the chance to watch the fantastic show.

Artists including Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, John Legend and Coldplay's Chris Martin all came together to celebrate the music of 71-year-old Elton. Singing a selection of his songs from the past five decades, fans will get the chance to see Ed Sheeran perform 'Candle In The Wind' and Lady Gaga perform 'Your Song'. Elton himself will also perform some of his hits including 'Bennie And The Jets' and 'Philadelphia Freedom'.

As well as the performers, Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A GRAMMY Salute will also see special appearances from Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Kendrick, Lucy Liu and Hailee Steinfeld.

See some of the highlights in the video below:

Below is the full line-up on the programme:

'The B***h Is Back' — Miley Cyrus

'Candle In The Wind' — Ed Sheeran

'Daniel' — Sam Smith

'I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues' — Alessia Cara

'Your Song' — Lady Gaga

'Rocket Man' — Little Big Town

'Border Song' — Christopher Jackson & Valerie Simpson

'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' — SZA & Shawn Mendes

'Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters' — Maren Morris

'We All Fall In Love Sometimes' — Chris Martin

'My Father's Gun' — Miranda Lambert

'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' — Kesha

'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' — John Legend

'Bennie And The Jets' — Elton John

'Philadelphia Freedom' — Elton John

'I'm Still Standing' — Elton John & Ensemble

This programme comes just a few weeks after the music icon announced his brand new album 'Revamp'. The album includes covers of his songs by some of the biggest names in the music industry, including many who took part in Elton John: I'm Still Standing such as Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus.

Back in January Elton announced he would be retiring from touring with a 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour', which would last for three years. The singer said his "priorities have changed" as he now as a family and he would like to "go out with a bang".

Despite announcing this farewell tour Sir Elton has continued to be very busy, and in addition to performing around the world, he appeared in the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle last year, and he is currently working on Disney's live-action version of The Lion King.

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A GRAMMY Salute will be shown on Monday 30th April on ITV.

You can hear hits from Elton John on Greatest Hits Radio.