BRITNEY SPEARS. This Friday August 26, 2022 marks the return of Britney Spears, who publishes “Hold Me Closer”, a cover of and with Elton John.
A return with fanfare and… in autotune. This Friday August 26, 2022 marks Britney Spears’ return to music: with Elton John, she unveils the song Hold Me Closeran auto-tuned remix of the hit Tiny Dancer, released in 1971 by Elton John. For Britney Spears, this is a first since 2016 and the album Clory, and her release from the guardianship of her father. “She sang tremendously well”, explained about this duet Elton John in the columns of the Guardian. “Everyone said she couldn’t sing anymore. She was so brilliant when she started her career. I knew she could still sing. And she was. I’m so glad she got to sing .”
“It was Elton’s idea, and Britney is a huge fan. They recorded a remix of Tiny Dancer in duet. And it’s amazing. Britney was in the studio in Beverly Hills last week with Elton for a super-secret recording session overseen by super-producer Andrew Watt,” a source told Page Six before the song was released. Andrew Watt has collaborated with artists like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus or Pearl Jam and won the 2021 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.
After a complicated period, marked by the end of her guardianship and a miscarriage, Britney Spears had implied on Instagram that she was preparing her return to the front of the stage. “I haven’t shared my voice for a very long time…maybe too long”, wrote the popstar on the social network.