Elton John and country star Brandi Carlile collaborated on “Never Too Late,” the title track from the 2024 documentary film “Elton John: Never Too Late.”

Van Halen (1978): An album every bit as important, in its own way, as the debut albums by Jimi Hendrix and the Ramones, Van Halen's introductory blast of guitar pyrotechnics and party-boy lyrics changed the way hard rock albums sounded forever.

Elton John — unusually, for an artist of his status — is genuinely passionate about giving emerging artists a leg up. He rhapsodised about Kneecap before many championed them and has long been a Fontaines DC devotee.