Britney Spears Elton John Hold Me Closer

2022 - 8 - 24

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Elton John Shared an Irresistible Britney Spears Hook from Her ... (Jezebel)

The Spears-John duet, an update of "Tiny Dancer," will be released Friday.

[bestowed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IEOXqfSTM)upon her-then husband Bobby Brown. [biggest music news](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/arts/music/fn-meka-dropped-capitol-records.html) story of the last 24 hours involves an AI rapper named FN Meka being dropped from Capitol Records after conjuring racist stereotypes and saying the N-word in its music. [preview](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cho_j7RjHn3/) of the song more recently uploaded reveals an update of John’s “Tiny Dancer” with vocals by Spears merely dusted over the hook. The very nature of what makes an album is at the center of this legal battle. John sang over most of the track as he played it in public. A musical comeback is the move, and Spears teamed up with Elton John for assistance.

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Elton John Performed A "Sneak" Preview Of His Britney Spears Duet ... (Bustle)

The Grammy award-winner performed the much-anticipated new single live at a French restaurant.

[topped the UK charts](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/elton-john-and-dua-lipa-s-cold-heart-pnau-remix-claims-number-1-on-the-official-singles-chart__34232/) in October last year. [Speaking of the forthcoming release](https://twitter.com/BritneyTheStan/status/1554439473978642433), close friend of Spears, Paris Hilton, teased that “Hold Me Closer” is going to be “iconic.” She added, “I just heard it a couple of days ago in Ibiza and it’s insane.” The Grammy award-winner shared a [“sneak peek” clip of the song](https://www.instagram.com/p/ChmsgvAjY-_/) on social media, in which he performs the forthcoming single at the La Guerite restaurant in Cannes, France. On August 19, the “Rocket Man” performer confirmed the highly-speculated Spears duet was indeed on the way, sharing [the single’s official artwork](https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/1560673022846988289) that features childhood photos of himself and Spears. [John’s official TikTok account](https://www.tiktok.com/@eltonjohn/video/7133693045412826414?) on August 22. [Sir Elton John](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/elton-john-performance-at-princess-dianas-funeral-almost-didnt-happen) performed a live rendition of “ [Hold Me Closer](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/britney-spears-elton-john-are-reportedly-collaborating-on-new-music-tiny-dancer)” featuring [Britney Spears](https://www.bustle.com/articles/71609-britney-spears-complete-hair-evolution-will-give-you-all-the-feels).

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Elton John gives diners preview of Britney Spears' first music since ... (BBC News)

Sir Elton John asks a French restaurant DJ to play his Britney Spears duet and streams the reactions.

"People have no idea the awful things that were done to me personally," she wrote. In a series of Instagram posts last year, she said she was "staying clear" of the music industry. Sir Elton John has given French diners a preview of Britney Spears' first new music since the conservatorship running her life was lifted last year.

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Elton John Teases 'Hold Me Closer' With Britney Spears Ahead of ... (Newsweek)

During an impromptu performance at a Cannes restaurant, John sang a portion of the modernized version of his 1971 hit, Tiny Dancer, that he recorded with Spears ...

The mother of two revealed she had been pushing for a number of years to re-record the hugely popular track but wasn't able to because of the conservatorship. She met Asghari on the set of the music video for "Slumber Party", with the pair John posted the video to Twitter and captioned the post: "Sneak peak of Hold Me Closer —out this Friday." He completed the post with a rose emoji—Britney's go-to on social media—and a rocket emoji, symbolizing him thanks to his song Rocketman. John bopped along to the dance track and revealed the verse lyrics were different to the original and it seemed the pair were singing in unison in the recorded song. [Spears teamed up with John](https://www.newsweek.com/britney-spears-return-music-announced-amid-kevin-federline-fallout-1731952) to record Hold Me Closer, a reworking of the singing legend's iconic hit.

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Elton John surprises diners with live performance of Britney Spears ... (PinkNews)

Elton John has blessed the world with a sneak peek of his upcoming collaboration with Britney Spears – and the world is not ready.

Her last studio album was 2016’s “Glory“. [Britney Spears,](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/britney-spears/) [Elton John](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/elton-john/) [https://t.co/mcF8BfcsE3] Friday can’t come soon enough. “Thank you for letting us be the first one to hear your new song which will come out on Friday!” she wrote on [https://t.co/rxM8JM5CHh]

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Elton John Shares a Snippet of His Anticipated Britney Spears ... (HYPEBAE)

Elton John Shares a Snippet of His Anticipated Britney Spears Collab, "Hold Me Closer": The "Tiny Dancer" remake will be out soon.

[music](https://hypebae.com/music), she’s been teasing recording some for a while. I’m here to remind my white ‘classy’ family that I haven’t forgotten what they did to me nor will I ever forget! I’m gonna let you know what I mean!!!!!” “I’m reminding myself and the world of who I am!!!! In the clip John released, he’s playing the song to a crowd as he sings along. [video post](https://www.instagram.com/britneyspears/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d25da390-d5bf-4ea1-a2d5-4402d510e73a) at the time.

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Britney Spears' comeback song 'Hold Me Closer' snippet released ... (The News International)

Sir Elton John shared a sneak peak of his upcoming collaboration with Britney Spears titled Hold Me Closer with super excited audience in Cannes, France.

“Britney is officially back,” the source noted. “They’ve already played it for people at their record label, and everybody is freaking out. "This was Elton’s idea, and Britney is a huge fan.

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Elton John performs 'sneak' preview of Britney Spears collab at ... (Castanet.net)

Elton John gave guests at a restaurant in Cannes a little live preview of his upcoming Britney Spears duet 'Hold Me Closer' this week.

"A round of golf is the complete opposite of a stadium show – it’s peaceful and by its nature comes with privacy, so it’s perfect. and opening to MORE and the DOOR !!! The 'Genie in a Bottle' hitmaker - who also has Max, 14, with her ex-husband - said: "Our love is secure enough that we don’t need a wedding to prove our commitment. However, he dismissed the suggestion that the man was a fan of his. I’ve never had seconds at the dinner table and I know ESPECIALLY in LA a lot of people starve themselves but it’s weird … The 4 of us forever." A representative for Stallone told the MailOnline: "Mr. She captioned the post: "These girls are my priority. The Stallones are presently filming a reality show together which will debut on Paramount+." The source said: "It was an amicable split. Busey told TMZ on Monday “nothing happened” with his accusers and he doesn’t have “any regrets” over the way he acted at the horror films convention in the Doubletree Hotel on Route 70, held from August 12 to 14. Someone has to work with you to deal with something like that."

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Sir Elton John enthrals fans with sneak peak of Britney Spears' 'Hold ... (Geo News)

Sir Elton John, Britney Spears' duet 'Hold Me Closer' will be released on August 26th 2022.

“Britney is officially back,” the source noted. “They’ve already played it for people at their record label, and everybody is freaking out. "This was Elton’s idea, and Britney is a huge fan.

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Elton John Gives French Restaurant Preview of Britney Spears ... (American Songwriter)

Marking the first music Spears has released since her 13-year conservatorship ended in 2021, and following her ninth album Glory in 2016, “Hold Me Closer” is a ...

20 in Los Angeles. He later revealed the cover art for the single, featuring side-by-side images of him and Spears as children with Elton in a school uniform behind a piano and Spears in a pink tutu. 7 in Toronto, Canada, and continue through Nov.

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Britney Spears Posts Snippet of 'Hold Me Closer' & It Features a ... (Billboard)

To celebrate the upcoming Aug. 26 release, Britney Spears took to Instagram on Wednesday (Aug. 24) to gush over her legendary collaborator.

Most notably, the collaboration will mark Spears’ official return to music since the end of her How cool is it to be a background voice ON YOUR song !!! She continued, “Thank you for your generosity and just thinking of me to join you on such a brilliant song !!!

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