{"id":20570,"date":"2022-08-29T12:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=20570"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:35:18","slug":"new-music-monday-elton-john-britney-spears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2022\/08\/new-music-monday-elton-john-britney-spears\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Monday &#8211; Elton John\/ Britney Spears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britney Spears is back with her first new music in six years, teaming up with the legendary Sir Elton John for &#8216;Hold Me Closer&#8217;. The song, which is a remake of Elton&#8217;s 1971 hit &#8220;Tiny Dancer&#8221; is the first release for Britney since her legal victory last November, freeing her from the 13-year conservatorship that controlled her career and personal life.<\/p>\n<p>Elton John said he was inspired to collaborate with Britney, by his husband, David Furnish, saying he believes their duet will give her a much-needed confidence boost after such a &#8220;traumatic time.&#8221;\u00a0 In an interview with the Guardian, Elton says\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to be able to do it with her because if it is a big hit, and I think it may be, it will give her so much more confidence than she&#8217;s got already and she will realize that people actually love her and care for her and want her to be happy,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m thrilled with the response to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HoldMeCloser?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HoldMeCloser<\/a> I wanted to do a fun, happy summer track so was ecstatic when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyspears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@britneyspears<\/a> agreed to be a part of it! She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars &amp; I love her dearly. I hope you all love it!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wMbzKjvP7s\">https:\/\/t.co\/wMbzKjvP7s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kLUsDfGF79\">pic.twitter.com\/kLUsDfGF79<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltonofficial\/status\/1563198155944239108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hLtlzkoGPk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a chance to win a $50 gift card from McDonalds &#8211; TEXT US (using the A1 Security Textline 519-464-1999) and let us know what you think of the song.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who texts us between 2 and 4 will have a chance to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Britney Spears is back with her first new music in six years, teaming up with the legendary Sir Elton John for &#8216;Hold Me Closer&#8217;. 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