Britney Spears and Elton John have told in their networks that at the end of the month they will release a song together

Britney Spears and Elton John They confirmed in their official networks that they will release the theme on August 26 Keep me closera long-awaited collaboration that builds on the old success Little dancerreleased in 1972 by the British musician.

Elton was the first to post on Twitter on Friday a small visual preview of the song with a photo of the two of them as children, he sitting at the piano and she in a pink ballerina dress. She then uploaded it to Instagram and TikTok.

The only text mentions the title and release date, while another image shows the two together as adults.

Britney’s return

Keep me closer is the first single from Spears from his album gloryreleased on August 26, 2016, and her first release since the American pop icon was released from legal guardianship last November, first by her father and in recent months by a state official. California, a 13-year trial.

The first news of this collaboration surfaced in July and by then, according to digital media Entertainment Tonight, the song had already been recorded.

The theme Little dancer It was originally included on Elton John’s 1971 album, The madman on the other side of the waterand it was a single in 1972, with moderate success, as it only reached number 42. However, over the years it became a classic and was inserted in a famous scene of the film. Almost famousby Cameron Crowe.

According to various media outlets, this work was even leaked Thursday evening, causing anger in the singer’s fan networks, who criticize those who have already listened to it for not having waited for the official release date.

An autobiography is on the way

In February of this year it was announced that Britney Spears has accepted a $ 15 million deal to write a book of memoirs, in which he will reveal the details of his musical career and his controversial relationship with his family, which includes the 13 years of legal guardianship with which his father had the power to control all aspects of his life.

According to Page Six, Spears, 40, struck a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster after a bidding “war” between several companies wanting to take over the predictably profitable deal.

The newspaper, which cites a source close to the contract signed between the popular American singer and the publisher, says it is “one of the biggest deals ever signed” for a book, albeit behind some of the most important political figures in history. recent of the country.

Among these, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, who in 2017 received a total amount of about 60 million dollars for their books, the best known works of non-fiction.

Another example is that of former US President Bill Clinton, who reached an agreement in 2001 to write his biography My life for $ 15 million.

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