Watch Elton John and Chappell Roan Rock Out at Exclusive Oscar Party

It is a universally known fact that the best part of award season is the after-parties. An hour after this year’s Oscars ceremony concluded, legendary rock ‘n roll star Elton John amped up a crown with “Pink Pony” icon Chappell Roan.

Surely the queerest performance in Hollywood to date, right?

Every year since 1993, The Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party has been held following the Academy Awards. As the name goes, Elton John hosts the event, along with Jean Smart, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Neil Patrick Harris, and David Burtka.

On Monday morning, the Elton John AIDS Foundation announced that its thirty-third annual after-party raised an impressive $8.6 million—all in support of its mission to end AIDS.

The British singer had attended the ninety-seventh Academy Awards earlier that evening, an obligation being one of the nominees. Elton and his fellow songwriter Brandi Carlie were nominated for Best Original Song for “Never Too Late” from his documentary feature Elton John: Never Too Late. They didn’t win, but that did not ruin their mood for the evening. Carlie joined Elton at his charity concert.

The concert is a yearly success, but Chappell Roan’s set was a high of an already dazzling night. The Grammy Awards-winning artist performed an hour-long set, featuring highlights from her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess, including; “HOT TO GO!”, “My Kink is Karma”, “Good Luck Babe”, “Naked in Manhattan”, “Red Wine Supernova”, “Femininomenon” and more.

super graphic ultra modern girl finally having her moment thank you chappell roanpic.twitter.com/qVnOHapJnw

— best of chappell roan (@bestofchappell) March 3, 2025

Chappell also honored the legendary singer-songwriter with a “Your Song” cover.

In the middle of her set, she brought him onstage to play piano for a duet of his song “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”.

To round out the night, Chappell crowned Elton with a fire-lined pink cowboy hat, and they rounded out the night with a duet of “Pink Pony Club.” She had words of praise for him before they bid the audience goodnight.

“You have sacrificed so much for the queer community,” Roan praised John before the encore, “And you made it so I could be the artist I can be, so I thank you so much”

ELTON JOHN AND CHAPPELL ROAN SINGING PINK PONY CLUB TOGETHER pic.twitter.com/vtuPvpH8Fo

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To learn more about the Elton John AIDS Foundation and its mission, click here.