Metal icons, Metallica, is among the artists who will honour Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the 2024 Gershwin Prize. The specific ceremony on March 20 is invite-only, so only specially selected guests and supporters can attend and enjoy the performance. Billy Porter will host the event. John and Taupin, who will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, will mark their presence at the event. Metallica showcased their excitement and gratefulness to have been given this opportunity to perform at the event on their official X/Twitter account. PBS stations will debut the concert on Monday, April 8, 2024, for national audiences.
“We are beyond excited and proud to have been invited to perform at a very special event honoring the legendary songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin as they are presented with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,” Metallica tweeted.
“Elton and Bernie have been collaborating for 56 years and counting, and together, they have penned some of our lifetime’s most memorable and influential songs. We are thrilled to celebrate this honour with them, and we look forward to an incredible evening of unique performances from their remarkable collection of songs”. Garth Brooks, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and others will also participate in the tribute concert and award presentation on March 20.
PBS.org and the PBS app will live-stream the national broadcasting. in “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song”, the Library of Congress bestows the distinguished recognition to the two iconic duos of singers. Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President, and CEO of WETA also expressed that “We are excited to honor these collaborators’ extraordinary contributions to popular music.”
In other news, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong described Metallica’s Lars Ulrich as an “unorthodox” but “great” drummer. “Lars has a really unorthodox way of playing,” Armstrong said during a recent interview with The Howard Stern Show
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