{"id":57328,"date":"2022-08-26T19:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/britney-spears-joins-elton-john-for-first-song-since-conservatorship\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T19:06:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:06:56","slug":"britney-spears-joins-elton-john-for-first-song-since-conservatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/britney-spears-joins-elton-john-for-first-song-since-conservatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears joins Elton John for first song since conservatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\"><button class=\"wpds-c-gNHrZC wpds-c-gNHrZC-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-gNHrZC-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-gNHrZC-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-gNHrZC-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-gNHrZC-futxca-cv wpds-c-gNHrZC-ihhnWqF-css\"><button class=\"PJLV PJLV-igcOMTV-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-coakfw wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\" iconstyle=\"[object Object]\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Britney Spears is back, with a club banger in tow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Spears teamed up with Elton John for the new song \u201cHold Me Closer,\u201d a collaboration marking her first music release since her 13-year conservatorship was terminated late last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Released Friday, the track, which begins with a verse from John&#8217;s \u201cThe One,\u201d is an upbeat bass-heavy take on his 1971 classic \u201cTiny Dancer,\u201d featuring vocals from both singers and notable riffs from Spears.  John announced the single on Instagram this month, sharing album art of the artists as children alongside a more recent photo of them both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">On Wednesday, Spears described the new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyspears\/status\/1562603307968778240\" target=\"_blank\">studio recording<\/a> on Twitter as \u201cmy first song in 6 years.\u201d  (The singles she released in 2020 were recorded around the time of her 2016 album \u201cGlory.\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">In November, a California judge ended the conservatorship over Spears, an arrangement in which her father and others outside their household exercised almost complete control over her personal life and finances.  Spears, who was placed under the conservatorship in 2008 after exhibiting erratic behavior in public, argued in court that it was \u201cembarrassing\u201d and \u201cabusive\u201d toward her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Spears also described being stripped of her sense of autonomy under the conservatorship.  In addition to having to seek permission for medical treatment, such as the removal of her IUD, Spears recalled being forced to perform while unwell.  Soon after the conservatorship was lifted, she said on Instagram that she would take a break from making music, in part as a form of retaliation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cAfter what I&#8217;ve been through, I&#8217;m scared of people and the business!\u201d  Spears wrote in a caption on her since-deleted account.  \u201cThey really hurt me!  Not doing my music anymore is my way of saying &#8216;f&#8212; you,&#8217; in a sense when it only actually benefits my family by ignoring my real work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Though Spears later changed her mind, writing Wednesday that she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyspears\/status\/1562603309138972672\" target=\"_blank\">tells herself<\/a> \u201cevery day to let go of the hurt bitterness and try to forgive myself and others to what may have been hurtful,\u201d John suggested in an interview with the Guardian that some hesitancy remained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cShe&#8217;s been away so long.  There&#8217;s a lot of fear there because she she&#8217;s been betrayed so many times and she she has n&#8217;t really been in the public eye officially for so long, \u201dhe said.  \u201cWe&#8217;ve been holding her hand through the whole process, reassuring her that everything&#8217;s gonna be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">John has collaborated with a wide array of artists in recent years, including Brandi Carlile, Nicki Minaj and Yo-Yo Ma.  The new \u201cHold Me Closer\u201d is reminiscent of John&#8217;s \u201cCold Heart (PNAU Remix),\u201d a 2021 duet with Dua Lipa mashing up \u201cRocket Man,\u201d \u201cKiss the Bride,\u201d \u201cSacrifice\u201d and \u201cWhere&#8217;s the Shoorah?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">In the Guardian interview, John noted that he related to Spears&#8217;s journey in particular.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cIt&#8217;s hard when you&#8217;re young.  Britney was broken.  I was broken when I got sober,\u201d he said.  \u201cNow I&#8217;ve got the experience to be able to advise people and help them because I don&#8217;t want to see any artists in a dark place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">On Twitter, Spears <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyspears\/status\/1562603307968778240\" target=\"_blank\">describes it<\/a> as \u201cpretty damn cool that I&#8217;m singing with one of the most classic men of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cI&#8217;m kinda overwhelmed,\u201d she added.  \u201cIt&#8217;s a big deal to me!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"b bt bc-offblack dn-ns hide-for-print\" data-testid=\"mostRead\" subscriptions-section=\"content\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment on this story Comment Britney Spears is back, with a club banger in tow. 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