“… Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else. But if pop impresario Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands — and not One Direction, either.
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. The track has finally debuted, and it’s damn beautiful. , “Hold Me Closer,” is a dance-pop mashup of John’s classic “Tiny Dancer” and “The One.” The fresh, disco-tinged duet is the first new music Spears has released in six years and her first release since the end of her 13-year conservatorship.
Naturally, the song has already Rocket-Manned (sorry, sorry) to number one in 35 countries, , including the US and England. There are very few people in the famously exploitative music industry that I, personally, would trust to help usher Brit back into the game, but John is definitely one of them. The Rocket Man is famous for paying it forward to young and struggling musicians after he went through addiction and recovery many years ago. In an interview , John said that young musicians “deserve to be happy and to be loved and to have an affirmation from someone like me.
When I first went to America, I had affirmations from Leon Russell, George Harrison, the Band, Neil Diamond—it made me so happy.” This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Having seen what Spears went through, John wanted to help her get back into creating music, and this may be the song to do it. “I’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’s got already and she will realize that people actually love her and care for her and want her to be happy,” he said. “That’s all anybody in their right mind would want after she went through such a traumatic time.” Britney Spears introduced her new song on Twitter in her .
“… Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else. But if pop impresario Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands — and not One Direction, either.
Elton John has been on a farewell tour now for approximately the last 653 years (including a break to enjoy the pandemic, of course). If you wanted to see him perform one last time but didn’t manage to get tickets for any shows happening in your part of the world, well, worry not, because Disney+ has announced plans to livestream his last ever ever ever ever ever ever live show in the USA later this year.On 20 Nov, John will conclude a three night run at LA’s Dodger Stadium, ending the US leg of the farewell tour, with dates then remaining in Australia, New Zealand and Europe – the UK shows happening in April.
Disney have announced that Elton John’s last-ever performance in the US this November – a third consecutive show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium – will be streamed live on Disney+.The show will take place at the 56,000-capacity stadium on Sunday November 20, rounding out the North American leg of John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour. For its streaming release – announced over the weekend at this year’s D23 conference – the show will be titled Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.
During Disney Branded Television’s presentation at D23 Expo, the division’s president Ayo Davis announced that Disney+ will exclusively livestream the live concert Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium on Nov. 20.
Britney Spears has posted — and deleted — an unsettling video to her YouTube account about her 13-year-long conservatorship.
It's official: Britney Spears' highly-anticipated comeback single "Hold Me Closer" has already reached the top spot on charts around the world, just hours after its release on Friday. The pop princess teamed up with music icon Elton John to remix his 1971 beloved song "Tiny Dancer." Shortly after its official release on midnight Friday, the tune shot up the iTunes charts in the United States, along with 34 other countries, including England. "Hold Me Closer" combines elements of John's "Tiny Dancer" and "The One," featuring a dance beat that is accompanied by vocals from John and Spears.
Elton John and his husband David Furnish are enjoying their summer break!