Rina Sawayama is ready to headline Elton John‘s annual AIDS Basis Oscars occasion subsequent month.
John has held an Oscars viewing occasion yearly for the final three many years, ever since he arrange the Elton John AIDS Basis in 1992. He shall be returning to host this yr’s gala, which takes place on March 12, alongside husband David Furnish. He was unable to host final yr on account of scheduling conflicts along with his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Street’ tour.
Sawayama took to Twitter to share the information. “Past excited to be acting at #EJAFOscars on March 12 in help of @ejaf. Based by my great pal @eltonofficial, they’re on an extremely vital mission to finish HIV stigma and inequalities world wide, and to unfold extra love and compassion,” she wrote.
Past excited to be acting at #EJAFOscars on March 12 in help of @ejaf. Based by my great pal @eltonofficial, they’re on an extremely vital mission to finish HIV stigma and inequalities world wide, and to unfold extra love and compassion💗 pic.twitter.com/S5pqPuYQpy
— RINA SLAYWAYAMA (@rinasawayama) February 9, 2023
In the meantime, John stated in an announcement: “I’m overjoyed to be reuniting with previous and new pals on considered one of my favourite nights of the yr,” the ‘Rocket Man’ singer stated. “As at all times, I’m so appreciative of each attendee, donor and sponsor who continues to help the Basis’s work throughout the globe within the struggle to finish AIDS. With such significant generosity, we are able to make a more healthy and extra inclusive world.” [via Billboard]
The pair struck up a friendship after John praised her 2020 debut album ‘Sawayama’ on his Apple Music radio present, which he stated was his favorite album of the yr. They later collaborated on a reworked model of her music ‘Chosen Household’ in 2021.
Sawayama instructed NME in September that John offers “nice recommendation” relating to music. “I belief him a lot with songwriting,” she stated. “I’m actually like: ‘You might be among the finest songwriters in the entire world, if not the perfect’. I at all times ask him, ‘What do you suppose?’ and he gave me such nice recommendation as properly.”
In the meantime, in his personal NME Huge Learn from 2021, John mentioned how his radio present has uncovered him to all kinds of newer artists. “I’ve by no means misplaced the need to listen to new music,” he says, explaining that the present has launched him “to an entire ballgame of latest artists – music that I wouldn’t in any other case essentially have heard as a result of Apple ship me quite a lot of stuff.”
He added: “Nevertheless, I additionally scan the web sites of the NME and locations like that to seek out information that I wouldn’t have heard. I’m at all times looking out for brand new issues. I’ve grow to be pals with most younger artists on the report, and I simply love selling new information.”
Sawayama is ready to look in John Wick: Chapter 4, which is able to premiere later this yr. “so “[I’m] so excited for individuals to see it within the cinema, as a result of it’s undoubtedly, 100 per cent the perfect John Wick that’s ever been, and I’m not being biased, like actually, the size is insane this time,” she stated.
