The Lockdown Sessions is the 32nd studio album by Elton John. It was released through EMI and Mercury Records (Interscope Records in the US) on 22 October 2021. The album was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic after Elton was forced to pause his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour due to the covid-19 pandemic. The album features previously released tracks "Learn to Fly", released in June 2020; John's duet with Rina Sawayama on her Sawayama album track "Chosen Family"; Gorillaz' track "The Pink Phantom" from their 2020 album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez on which John appears as a guest alongside 6lack; John's cover of the Pet Shop Boys' "It's a Sin" along with Years & Years, released in May 2021; Miley Cyrus' version of "Nothing Else Matters" featuring John alongside various other guests, released in June 2021 from the Metallica tribute album The Metallica Blacklist; and John's collaboration with Lil Nas X titled "One of Me" from Lil Nas X's debut studio album Montero. Besides these, the record also features collaborations with artists including Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, Charlie Puth, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, and Stevie Nicks. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.