Elton John has received a RIAA certified multi-platinum plaque following his compilation Diamonds selling more than two million copies.
Elton was presented with the plaque earlier this month with Universal Group Chairman & CEO Sir Lucian Grainage and Universal Music Enterprises President & CEO Bruce Resnikoff in Los Angeles.
The legendary musician is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his famous holiday tune, "Step Into Christmas," originally released November 23, 1973. The song was featured on the Diamonds compilation.
Elton has now released a brand new digital Step Into Christmas EP, featuring his top holiday hits.
(Photo: Ernst Vikne; CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED via Wikimedia Commons)
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.