Chappell Roan was a particular visitor at Elton John’s AIDS Basis Oscars afterparty on Sunday night time in West Hollywood. She carried out an 11-song set and was joined by John for her renditions of “Pink Pony Membership” and “Don’t Let the Solar Go Down on Me.”
Roan opened the present as normal together with her The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess single “Femininomenon,” and continued with album cuts “Bare in Manhattan” and “Tremendous Graphic Extremely Fashionable Lady.” She then carried out a heartfelt cowl of John’s 1970 staple “Your Music.”
The previous CoSign continued her set with a handful of her hits: “Informal,” “HOT TO GO!,” “Purple Wine Supernova,” “Good Luck Babe!,” and “My Kink is Karma” earlier than being joined by John onstage. John assumed his function behind the piano and the pair carried out a passionate rendition of “Don’t Let the Solar Go Down on Me.”
Lastly, with John now seated entrance and heart onstage, Roan took a second to thank Elton, whom she now considers buddy. “Thanks Elton for believing in ‘Pink Pony Membership’… he performed it first, y’all, he performed it first,” she informed the gang. She then ceremoniously donned a pink, rhinestoned cowboy hat on John. “I’m so grateful that you just had me right here, and it’s such an essential, essential, essential…,” she mentioned, assumedly referencing John’s AIDS Basis charity as the reason for the night. “You’re the perfect, child. I like you a lot,” John responded, “Thanks for doing this.”
Roan continued, telling John, “You have got sacrificed a lot for the queer group, and also you made it in order that I might be the artist I could be.” Roan then kicked off her personal ode to West Hollywood and queer defiance, “Pink Pony Membership.” In contrast to the prior tune, John principally let Roan take the lead, although he did pop in for some animated dance strikes and down-the-octave vocals on the refrain. Watch the pair’s rendition of “Pink Pony Membership” beneath.
Whereas Chappell Roan wasn’t nominated or featured in Sunday night time’s Oscars ceremony, Elton John was. He picked up his fifth Greatest Authentic Music nomination for his Brandi Carlile duet “By no means Too Late” — the title monitor of his 2024 documentary — in the end dropping to “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez. John and Carlile had such a good time collaborating on “By no means Too Late” that they’ve prolonged their one-off duet right into a full album; Who Believes in Angels? arrives on April 4th.
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At Elton John’s AIDS Basis #Oscars after get together, Chappell Roan put a pink cowboy hat on Elton earlier than performing a duet of her tune ‘Pink Pony Membership’ pic.twitter.com/LbHD1K0aCT
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Elton John joins Chappell Roan on the stage to carry out ‘Pink Pony Membership’ at his AIDS Basis #Oscars after get together pic.twitter.com/hZucbxCXgP
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Chappell Roan performs Elton John’s “Your Music” at his AIDS Basis #Oscars after get together pic.twitter.com/wsqAT0nMma
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Elton John joins Chappell Roan on stage, and so they carry out a duet of ‘Do not Let the Solar Go Down on Me’ at his AIDS Basis #Oscars after get together pic.twitter.com/nmvXbt8x2W
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Chappell Roan performs her tune “HOT TO GO!” at Elton John’s AIDS Basis #Oscars after get together pic.twitter.com/nTQvvYzkgt
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025