ALBUMWise Up Ghost (And Other Songs) [Bonus Tracks]Elvis Costello & The Roots
ALBUMNational RansomElvis Costello
ALBUMSecret, Profane & SugarcaneElvis Costello
ALBUMWelcome to the VoiceBarbara Bonney, Elvis Costello & Sting
ALBUMThe River In Reverse (Digital Version)Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
ALBUMMarian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast With Elvis CostelloElvis Costello
ALBUMMy Flame Burns Blue (Live with the Metropole Orkest)Elvis Costello
ALBUMNorthElvis Costello
ALBUMWhen I Was CruelElvis Costello
Elvis Costello's Popular Music Videos
All You Need Is Love (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
Elvis Costello
Everyday I Write the Book (Live/Spectacular Spinning Songbook)
Elvis Costello & Elvis Costello & The Imposters
(What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (Live/Spectacular Spinning Songbook)
Elvis Costello & Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Elvis Costello
Treme Music Video: The Greatest Love
Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello
The Boy Named If (Lyric Video)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Are You Havin' Any Fun? (Duet With Elvis Costello)
Elvis Costello & Tony Bennett
Elvis Costello: Essentials Radio
Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives
Elvis Costello
I Want You (Live/Spectacular Spinning Songbook)
Elvis Costello & Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Artist Playlists
Elvis Costello Essentials
Snarling anthems and soulful ballads fueled by biting wordplay.
Elvis Costello: Influences
For Elvis, inspiration is everywhere.
Elvis Costello: The Songwriters
Try on these thick-rimmed glasses for size.
Inspired by Elvis Costello
His fans include alt-rockers, punks, country lovers, and everyone in between.
Elvis Costello: Deep Cuts
The peerless singer/songwriter widens his aim.
Artist Biography
In the mid-’70s, singer-songwriter Elvis Costello did data entry at a makeup company, while performing in London pubs and trying to land a record deal.
∙ My Aim Is True, his 1977 album recorded with producer Nick Lowe, has been acclaimed as one of pop music’s most impressive debuts.
∙ Costello was famously banned from Saturday Night Live after performing “Radio Radio” against the wishes of producer Lorne Michaels.
∙ This Year’s Model, his first album backed by The Attractions, includes the hits “No Action,” “Pump It Up,” and “(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea.”
∙ Over the years, he and Paul McCartney have written more than 15 songs together, including Costello’s biggest US hit, 1989’s “Veronica.”
∙ T Bone Burnett and Costello were nominated for a Grammy Award and an Oscar for Cold Mountain’s “Scarlet Tide,” performed by Alison Krauss.
∙ He has scored two ballets, composed several orchestral pieces, and collaborated Allen Toussaint, The Roots, Brodsky Quartet, and Burt Bacharach.
∙ Rolling Stone ranked him No. 80 on their 100 Greatest Artists list.
∙ In 2003, Elvis Costello & The Attractions were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and he became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2019.