Britney Spears has released her first new music in six years in a collaboration with Sir Elton John.
The pair has released their much-anticipated duet, Hold Me Closer, which mixes Elton's 1971 hit Tiny Dancer with his 1992 song The One, while parts of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart from 1976 also feature. Sir Elton said he hopes the track is a hit so it helps to restore Britney's confidence to make more music.
The single marks the first new music from Britney, 40, in six years and her first musical foray since the end of her 13-year conservatorship which allowed her father Jamie Spears to control her freedom and finances. Sir Elton, 75, told The Guardian: “It’s hard when you’re young.