First Dibs: Who Is Elton John Dying To Work With?

By Rahsheeda Ali

March 19, 2014 / 7:45 AM

Is Justin Bieber seeking a plea deal? Eminem and Rihanna are about to heat things up, and Coldplay's Chris Martin is molding young minds.

Elton John has incorporated just about every popular genre into his music over the years, but he wants to branch out even further. The storied singer-songwriter hopes to add some hip-hop flavor to his catalog, and feels he needs someone like Kanye West or Pharrell Williams to do it properly. Uh, can we make this happen, like now? [AllHipHop]

Eminem and Rihanna are ready to hit the road together. Their Monster tour kicks off in Los Angeles on August 7 — it's going to be a hot summer! [Idolator]

Perhaps because he's had much scarier legal problems as of late, Justin Bieber is reportedly crafting a plea deal in an alleged egg assault case in California. If the deal goes through, Biebs would probably only have to serve probation. [TMZ]

Chris Martin will become a mentor on The Voice, helping music hopeful hone their skills. And it sounds like he'll get some onscreen face time with the judges! [MTV News]

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