News Roundup: Elton John delivers message of tolerance; Kylie Minogue sparkles on Glastonbury stage

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Elton John delivers message of tolerance at first, last Montreux show

Elton John made his first and last appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday, delivering a slick and energetic performance that ended with a message of tolerance and love. The British singer's 2-1/2-hour show, part of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour begun last year, opened with "Bennie and the Jets", followed by early 1970s hits including "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man" and "Your Song".

Kylie Minogue sparkles on Glastonbury stage 14 years after cancer battle

Kylie Minogue delighted a huge crowd at Glastonbury with hits including "Spinning Around", "Shocked" and "Better the Devil You Know", 14 years after illness forced her to cancel a headline performance at the festival. Kylie, as she is universally known, played all the catchy disco pop hits that the audience had come to hear, from "I Should Be So Lucky", her breakthrough 1988 worldwide number one, to 2010 release "All the Lovers".

Elton John blasts Putin for calling liberal values 'obsolete'

British singer Elton John said on Friday he was deeply upset by Russian President Vladimir Putin's comment that liberal values were "obsolete" and had been rejected by the majority of people in Western nations. In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, Putin said German Chancellor Angela Merkel had erred by adopting a liberal policy toward immigration from the Middle East.