News about Billy Joel

Taylor Swift posed up with music superstar Billy Joel and his two youngest daughters at her Eras Tour Miami concert at Hard Rock Stadium this week. Uptown Girl icon Joel, 75, who shares his daughters Della, nine, and Remy, six with fourth wife Alexis Roderick, 42, looked delighted as he joined Swift, 34, backstage ahead of the show - while lauding her for setting an example to his daughters.

The estate spans a total of 18 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms with three swimming pools, a beach house, two guest homes, and amenities such as a bowling alley and helipad.

Billy Joel looked back at his blue collar beginnings as he seeks to sell a $49.9 million mansion on the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York, which he fantasized about living in when he was a child. The famed singer and pianist, 75, spoke with The New York Times in a story published Thursday about his efforts to sell the sprawling estate, which he calls 'Middlesea,' as he has listed the 26-acre property for $49.9 million.

Princess Diana poignantly sought husband Charles's approval after her Royal Ballet dance with Wayne Sleep, according to her ballet teacher Anne Allan. In a new memoir, Allan recalls that the dance, choreographed to the tune of Billy Joel 's Uptown Girl, was a surprise to celebrate Charles's 37th birthday in 1985. 'After repeated curtain calls, an elated Diana left the stage and enthused, "Beats the wedding!"' writes Allan. 'She made her way to Charles, and as she stood before him, I could sense she desperately wanted his approval. He said, "Well done, darling", and turned to talk to someone else.'

A viral Reddit thread has revealed the one luxury item that older people have decided is too expensive to splurge on these days. A post shared to the Ask Old People subreddit posed the question, 'What has become so expensive that you no longer buy it?' The commenters almost unanimously agreed that concert tickets have become too pricey in today's economy.

Billy Joel's fans have slammed Ticketmaster over their 'outrageous' ticket prices for the singer's new European tour. Excited music lovers were left shocked after finding out that tickets for the performer's show went on sale for as much as £563. Other ticket options on offer were priced at £442.83 or £322.80 according to a Ticketmaster seating plan shared on X.

The Piano Man, 75, has two days lined up in Europe next year on Saturday, June 7, at Edinburgh's Scottish Gas Murrayfield, and Saturday, June 21, at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.The upcoming shows will mark his first time performing in Scotland's capital for 46 years and Liverpool for 45 years.An online blurb reads: 'As decades pass, Billy Joel's music remains timeless, and these concerts are set to become part of his enduring legacy.

Taylor Swift has many famous admirers including former Beatle Paul McCartney, whose handwritten note to her quoting lyrics from Blackbird is framed and hangs in one of the bathrooms of her $50M Tribeca compound. The Who co-founder Pete Townshend joined the growing chorus of legendary rockers, including Billy Joel, declaring the 34-year-old pop star to be on par with The Beatles.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As one of the country's most celebrated landscape gardeners, Randle Siddeley is used to delivering perfection. But when it comes to booking holidays, he's been left infuriated that others don't share his attention to detail. Siddeley, the 4th Lord Kenilworth, bought a £2,300 all-inclusive holiday for his wife, Kayo Takauchi, and her daughter Jasmine, 32, through Lastminute.com. It turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. The package was advertised as a four-night stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt , but the flights were to Hurghada, on the opposite shore of the Gulf of Suez. Reaching their hotel would involve a ten-hour, 500-mile drive. When Lady Kenilworth and Jasmine realised, it was too late. 'Panic set in,' Lord Kenilworth tells me. 'They got dumped at the airport, 11 o'clock at night, two women in a foreign country where they don't speak the language.'

Billy Joel showed his down-to-earth side as he hopped on a train to Cardiff for his first-ever gig in the Welsh capital.  The American singer-songwriter, 75, cut a casual figure as he got a sweet snap with a Great Western Railway worker on the London Paddington to Cardiff service on Friday.  Sharing the snap on X, formerly known as Twitter, Great Western Railway beamed: 'It was a pleasure to take the 'Piano Man' Billy Joel Uptown to Cardiff today for his only gig in Europe. Get ready to be rocked Wales!' 

Kate Gudinski, the daughter of Michael Gudinski, has opened about her childhood with the late music industry legend. Appearing on Channel 10'sThe Project on Friday the 36-year-old described her years growing up in the house of the famed Aussie music mogul and concert promoter as 'hectic' and 'colourful'. Michael rose to fame in the 70s as one of the founders of Mushroom Records and was known to host stars like Sting, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Tracy Chapman at the family home in Melbourne. 

Ted Thornhill checked in to The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel to find out why the rich and famous love it. The 35-storey, 192-room Upper East Side hotel is located one block from Central Park. Watch Ted's video of his stay - it offers a sneak peek tour of his stunning Carlyle Suite quarters.

It was the end of an era when Billy Joel played his last note of his 10 year residency at Madison Square Garden with the help of his two young daughters, Della and Remy.

It was the end of an era when Billy Joel played his last note and bid farewell to his adoring fans at a sold out Madison Square Garden on Thursday, July 25. The show not only marked the last of Joel's 10-year-long residency at the World's Most Famous Arena, but also the 150th lifetime performance, which is a record for any artist at the iconic venue. It turned out to be a family affair of sorts when The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon joined Joel's daughters on stage to help unveil a banner honoring him for his history-making show. In fact, Joel had the honor of sitting behind the piano as his eight-year-old Della belted out vocals and danced, all the while her dad flashed a proud smile on his face. His six-year-old daughter, Remy, got a up-close look at the performance while sitting on the end of her father's piano, who just happened to be dressed identically as her older sister in a colorful burgundy minidress.

Billy Joel has spoken out about Justin Timberlake's arrest, after the music legend was spotted having lunch at the same hotel the pop star, 43, was eating at ahead of the incident. While eating at The American Hotel on Tuesday, the day after Timberlake's arrest, Joel, 75, spoke briefly to nearby reporters.

The American Hotel was also the scene of a dinner more than 20 years ago, after which Joel smashed his car into a tree on a Sag Harbor road. At the time, Joel was understood to have something of a problem with alcohol , but was never charged with a DUI, despite several crashes in the Hamptons. At the time, the New York Post reported that sources at The American Hotel said Joel had downed several glasses of wine at dinner before leaving in his vehicle

The exclusive enclave was recently the site of Justin Timberlake's alleged drunk driving shame (mugshot right) but has also been the site of many other scandals. In 2003, resident Billy Joel (inset) crashed his Mercedes into a tree - although was ultimately deemed to be sober.

His journey on Australian Idol was cut short despite captivating audiences with his amazing cover of Mamma Mia. But singer Ripley Alexander sees it as just the beginning of his musical career. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, the 20-year-old reflected on his TV experience and revealed his plans to release more music.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As politicians face the prospect of seeking new careers after the General Election, one ex- party leader has taken a colourful approach. For I can disclose the remarkable, improbable CV of Henry Bolton - said by interviewer Niall Paterson to be 'the most interesting of any politician I've ever met' - has taken a diverting turn, six years after he stood down as Ukip leader following developments in his sometimes tumultuous personal life. He's forging a new career - as a private investigator. But thrice-married Bolton, 61, is swift to assure me that he won't be tailing a target. 'It's not about following somebody around - absolutely 100 per cent not. It's not a private eye [role] nor bodyguarding,' says Bolton, whose military experience began in the Royal Hussars before he joined the Territorial Army, by which time he'd also been an officer in Thames Valley Police and earned an award for bravery. Instead, he says, he's helping companies which 'know that they've got a problem' - perhaps when stock is going missing - 'but don't have the expertise to investigate and [to which] the police won't respond'.

The musician, 74, dressed to impress in a black suit, shirt and tie during the ceremony, which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Presenting the prize, Paul jokingly said: 'Like Bruce's concerts, I'm going to keep this brief,' before adding he: 'couldn't think of a more fitting recipient except maybe Bob Dylan , or Paul Simon, or Billy Joel , or Beyoncé, or Taylor Swift . The list goes on.'

MATT BARLOW: Ange Postecoglou admits everyone else may be right. Admits he may be crazy. Admits he might be listening to too much Billy Joel but there's simply no way he's going to let himself become preoccupied with the goals his team are conceding from set-pieces. 'I'm not interested,' said Tottenham's boss ahead of Thursday's trip to Chelsea. 'Never have been. Not in the least. 'It's not the first time I've been questioned about set-pieces in my coaching career. There is an underlying reason for that which I'm very, very comfortable with.

US Grand Prix organizers revealed Sting and Eminem will headline the 2024 Formula 1 race, after promising a Taylor Swift-caliber musical guest.  Fans theorized that Texas-born Beyoncé may return to her home state for the event, leaving many disappointmented by the announcement of the English rocker and the 'Lose Yourself' rapper.  To make matters worse, the Circuit of the Americas attempted to buy back tickets from fans last week, believing the musical act they secured was so high-profile that they could turn a bigger profit by reselling tickets at a higher price.  

Billy Joel 's latest performance for his longtime-running Madison Square Garden residency turned out to be a family affair of sorts. Not only did the Piano Man hit the stage of 'The World's Most Famous Arena' on Friday, April 26, for the 147th time of his illustrious career, he also got to share the moment with his daughter Alexa Ray Joel by performing together, as reported by Us Weekly. And in a walk down memory lane, the festive evening also saw the New York City native serenade his ex-wife Christie Brinkley during the point in the show when he sang his hit Uptown Girl (1983). While initially written about his relationship with supermodel Elle Macpherson, the song ended up becoming a story about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley. During the performance, the 1980s original supermodel could be seen swaying and dancing along as her ex-husband belted out the catchy melodies and lyrics, which ended up being shown on the massive, overhead monitor, which elicited and even bigger smile from the Uptown Girl, herself.

He's the man who discovered global stars One 5 Seconds of Summer.  But now, Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Adam Wilkinson is making headlines for a different kind of deal-making - as a real estate agent in Sydney's Sutherland Shire.  It was thanks to a chance meeting with him back in 2011 that Australian boy band have now risen to the dizzy heights of world pop domination.