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Britney Spears Returns To Music With ‘Hold Me Closer’ With Elton John

Britney Spears is back with her first project since being freed from her 13-year conservatorship with a new song with the legendary Elton John. This marks Spears’ first time releasing…

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Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, “Britney: Domination” at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spears will perform 32 shows at Park Theater at Park MGM starting in February 2019. Elton John performs at MetLife Stadium on July 23, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Britney Spears is back with her first project since being freed from her 13-year conservatorship with a new song with the legendary Elton John. This marks Spears' first time releasing new music since her 2016 Glory album. Titled, "Hold Me Closer," the single is a spin on John’s 1971 classic "Tiny Dancer."

John announced the single’s release date in an Instagram post last weekend, featuring a split image of the two as children: Spears in a pink frilly dress and himself seated at a piano.

Spears responded to John with her own Instagram post, which was reposted by a backup fan page since her profile is not currently active. "You can bet your bottom dollar that THIS collaboration will heighten my year by joining your brilliant hands of play," she wrote. "Thank you for your generosity and just thinking of me to join you on such a brilliant song! How cool is it to be a background voice ON YOUR song! Sir Elton I did it thanks to your genius, creative, and legendary mind!"

As we recently reported, Sir Elton said of working with Spears, "It’s hard when you’re young. Britney was broken. I was broken when I got sober. I was in a terrible place. I’ve been through that broken feeling and it’s horrible. And luckily enough, I’ve been sober for 32 years and it’s the happiest I’ve ever been. Now I’ve got the experience to be able to advise people and help them because I don’t want to see any artists in a dark place."

Elton John recently collaborated with Dua Lipa on "Cold Heart."

Watch the video for "Hold Me Closer" below:

See what folks on Twitter think of "Hold Me Closer" below:

Welcome Back Britney

Promo's Here

Paris-Approved

So Emotional

Playing On The Biggest Radio Stations

Massive

Worldwide Hit

Don't Speak

Singing Along

Ready To Take Her Place Back

On Repeat Until Further Notice

Potential To Become Huge

Drew Barrymore-Approved

Biggest Release In Years

Can't Stop Listening

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