Sir Elton John's new album might be released early next year. The songwriter told Rolling Stone: “Well, he’s got a record coming out, I think, at the beginning of next year that I contributed to. I’m writing melodies first, and lyrics coming second. The shift sparked a creative breakthrough, resulting in an album he describes as unlike anything he’s ever made. He added: "I’ve just done an album, which is so different to anything I’ve ever done before, but it’s so happy.