Elton John and Brandi Carlile have released a David LaChapelle ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile have unveiled a new music video for their single ‘Who Believes In Angels?’, directed by David LaChapelle.

The video arrives ahead of their collaborative album ‘Who Believes In Angels?’, set for release via Island EMI Records on 4th April. The new visual sees the pair performing on a giant pinball machine, with Elton playing a winged piano while Brandi performs on guitar amongst scenes featuring Tina Turner and Little Richard.

LaChapelle, who first collaborated with Elton in 1998, reflects on the project: “It’s been a wonderful continuation of this journey with Elton over the last 20+ years – projects, videos, stage productions, photo shoots… I love these creative challenges we’ve explored and working on this duet with Brandi was really good fun and hard work, but a joyful experience on set. We created a gigantic pinball machine and made a magical world that reminds us of where we’ve been as kids – that dreams do come true – and creating together with your heroes can be a sublime experience.”

The album was recorded at Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Studios in October 2023, featuring Chad Smith, Pino Palladino, and Josh Klinghoffer. For the first time in his career, Elton allowed cameras to document the entire creative process.

“This record was one of the toughest I’ve ever made, but it was also one of the greatest musical experiences of my life,” says Elton. “It has given me a place where I know I can move forward. Who Believes In Angels? feels like going into another era and I’m pushing the door open to come into the future. I have everything I’ve done behind me and it’s been brilliant, amazing. But this is the new start for me. As far as I’m concerned, this is the start of my career Mark 2.”

Brandi adds: “I’m still reeling from the fact that I got to do it. I think all ships rise with Elton John’s standards for songwriting, and it was an incredibly challenging and inspiring environment to work in, everybody throwing in ideas, everybody listening to everybody else’s ideas. It felt like a family. The world is a wild place to live in right now. It’s hard to find peace and triumph. It’s a radical act to seek out joyful and euphoric happenings. And that is what this album represents to me.”

Their dates in full read:

MARCH26 London Palladium, London, UK