LONDON (Reuters) — U.S. singer Britney Spears made her musical comeback on Friday, releasing a duet with Elton John, in her first new material in six years and following the end of her 13-year conservatorship last year.
The 40-year old “Toxic” and “Womanizer” hitmaker has been teasing “Hold Me Closer,” a club-dance remake of John’s 1971 song “Tiny Dancer,” posting its artwork in the run-up to the release.
“Okie dokie…my first song in 6 years. It’s pretty damn cool that I’m singing with one of the most classic men of our time,” Spears wrote in a tweet this week.
“I’m kinda overwhelmed…it’s a big deal to me !!!”
Fans welcomed the new song, with the hashtag #WelcomeBackBritney trending on Twitter. Hours after its release, the track topped the U.S. and UK iTunes charts.
In November, Spears, who shot to fame as a teenager with her 1998 chart-topping debut “…Baby One More Time,” was freed from a legal conservatorship that had controlled her personal life and finances for 13 years.
Singer Britney Spears poses at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, California, April 12, 2018.
