An exclusive report from Page Six revealed that Britney Spears may make her long-awaited return to music by collaborating with British icon, Sir Elton John. Rumour has it the pair are working on a new rendition of his 1971 song “Tiny Dancer”. Reportedly, Elton met with Britney at a recording studio in Beverley Hills last week to work on the track which could be released in August.
The Page Six source said, “This was Elton’s idea, and Britney is a huge fan. They have recorded a remix of ‘Tiny Dancer’ as a full duet — and it is incredible,” “Britney was in the studio in Beverly Hills last week with Elton for the super-secret recording session overseen by uber-producer Andrew Watt.”
Watt won the 2021 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year and has worked with megastars like Pearl Jam, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber. He also worked with Elton John on his collaboration album The Lockdown Sessions which features his hugely successful single “Cold Heart” featuring Dua Lipa.
This would be Britney’s first release since her 2016 song “Slumber Party” from her ninth studio album Glory. The song hit number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart and Britney met her now husband, Sam Asghari, when shooting the music video.
Spears’ private life has dominated the headlines over the last couple of years due to the battle against her conservatorship. In June of last year, Britney spoke publicly for the first time and stated, “I just want my life back.” In 2021, she posted to her Instagram telling fans “I’m not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do, or think.” The controversial conservatorship was terminated late last year and Britney has given few hints about returning to work.
On 15th July, the star took to social media to share two short videos to her Instagram page featuring herself singing a new rendition of her 1998 single “…Baby One More Time.” The caption reads, “I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time … maybe too long.” She explains how she wanted to release this darker version, but she was told “no” by her team.
Page Six reports that the “appetite for Spears’ comeback is so big that she also scored “a record-breaking deal” from the label to record with John,” which could mean this is the start of an even bigger comeback. Since her debut in 1998 Britney has earned a Grammy, fifteen Guinness World Records, six MTV Video Music Awards and seven Billboard Music Awards, including the Millennium Award.
Representatives for Spears, John or their record label are yet to comment on the report.
