Demi Lovato, Brandi Carlile, and H.E.R. paid tribute to Elton John during Thursday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, and the legendary singer himself imparted a few words of wisdom prior to the performance. “Relax, I’m so glad and appreciative that they’re doing it,” John said in a pre-show interview with Elvis Duran. After all, they were each handpicked by John for the performance.
H.E.R. kicked things off playing piano and guitar for “Bennie and the Jets,” even getting a reaction out of John who could be seen yelling, “YES!” Carlile then mellowed things out with fan-favorite “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” Finally, Lovato gave it their all and got John to join in for