For the first time since 2016, Britney Spears has recorded a new song. Well, technically, it is an older one because it is a duet with Elton John for his reimagination of his 1971 classic Tiny Dancer.
John says that in 2015, Spears tweeted that she was a big fan of the tune. So, when he decided to rerecord it, he knew she was the perfect choice for Hold Me Closer.
“I was so honored when the incredible Sir Elton John asked me to join him on one of his most iconic songs,” she said. “We are so excited for the fans to hear it! Thank you, Elton, for having me! I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to work with you and your legendary mind.”
So tiny dancers of all sizes of the world sit back and listen to two legends reinterpret a classic.
Elton John hasn’t even been back on the road for a week after a nearly two-year hiatus, and he is already postponing some of his upcoming dates.
“Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted COVID and
so have had to reschedule my shows in Dallas. If you have tickets, you’ll be contacted with the new dates really soon. It’s always a massive disappointment to move shows and I’m so sorry to anyone who’s been inconvenienced by this but I want to keep myself and my team safe,” he wrote. “Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild so I’m fully expecting to be able to make the Arkansas shows this week.”
At this point, I think he should just give up on his farewell tour that has been plagued by more than just a plague.
Four years and one day ago, John announced that he was going to do a 3-year, 300+-date final tour. He began hitting that road later that year, and he had no issues until February 2020. That was when he was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. He went back on the road for a month and then came COVID-19. He was able to take a break from the road but suffered a hip injury during the holiday. Therefore, he had to get hip replacement surgery at the end of 2021. Now, he is back at it, and he got the coronavirus. It seems like it is a good time for the 74-year-old to call his live performance days behind him.
Ed Sheeran and Elton John have a holiday song out now called Merry Christmas. Like most singles, they shot a music video for it. And it was almost John’s last one. That is because when Sheeran was kicking some of the decorations, he accidentally kicked a bell that nearly hit his singing partner in the head. That would’ve been the end of both of their careers. Thankfully, he missed.
Ed Sheeran is this generation’s Elton John, so it is nice to know that they are friends. So much so, John asked Sheeran to do a Christmas with him, and he agreed. Not only that, Sheeran wrote the chorus the day that John asked him about it.
How did Merry Christmas turn out? Listen and tell me what you think.
Ed Sheeran and Elton John are releasing a Christmas song, and today we got a sneak peek of their performance of it. But the bigger gift is we finally got a peek at Sheeran’s legs. Who knew?
He needs to stop wearing jeans and switch to shorts! Although, if he did, would we care that he was singing? He would be like, take a Photograph; it will last longer.
