Ailing Elton John cancels 3 concerts

Elton John has been forced to cancel three upcoming concerts due to a respiratory infection, the Los Angeles Times reports.

According to information sent out by John's publicist, he developed a "serious respiratory infection" over the weekend during his weekly Las Vegas performances of "The Million Dollar Piano" show at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace.

After the condition worsened on Monday and Tuesday, the six-time Grammy winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He underwent tests, and was released. His doctor recommended he take a week off for rest and to treat the infection with antibiotics.

As a result, John, 65, canceled three performances scheduled for Thursday night, Saturday and Sunday at Caesar's Palace.

John and his band still plan to tour Europe this summer, starting June 1 in Germany.