A new life means a new beginning.
And for Britney Spears, the blonde Baby One More Time singer is off Instagram.
Spears deleted her Instagram account after posting a sneak peek of her new song with Elton John, Hold Me Closer. Spears also praised John in the post's caption.
"Thanks @eltonjohn for posting my baby pic !!! Most people say that it's CUTE … it surely is !!!" she wrote, referencing the song's cover art, which includes throwback photos of Spears and John as kids.
"Maybe we should have Tea Time !!! Oh and let's invite Queen Elizabeth too !!! I bet she's a brilliant study of behavior !!! So shall we tidy up ??? Since most say they are honored TO KNOW ME SO WELL and only want happiness for me … you can bet your bottom dollar that THIS collaboration will heighten my year by joining your brilliant hands of play."
"Thank you for your generosity and just thinking of me to join you on such a brilliant song !!! How cool is it to be a background voice ON YOUR song !!! Sir Elton I did it thanks to your genius, creative, and legendary mind !!! I am so grateful !!! I just keep on giving don't I ??? Can I get an AWWWWE ???"
And in the comments, John praised Spears right back.
"More than a background singer, darling," he wrote. "Can't wait for everyone to hear what we've been working on!"
Soon after that, Britney Spears deleted her Instagram account.
This sudden move left many of her fans wondering her future plans on social media.
But not long afterwards, the pop star showed up on Twitter, after not posting any tweets for more than seven months.
And it seems that the blonde bombshell is trying to move on from the dark days of living under her parents' control.
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 … @eltonofficial !!!! I’m kinda overwhelmed… it’s a big deal to me !!! I’m meditating more and learning my space is valuable and precious !!!— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) August 25, 2022
I want to be fearless like when I was younger and not be so scared and fearful. I pray there actually is truth to the Holy Spirit and I hope that spirit is with my children as well !!! Yes … I choose happiness and joy today !!!
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) August 25, 2022
Britney Spears was the executive producer of her fifth studio album, when a series of highly publicized personal problems, that the promotion for the album was limited. And following that, the many issues placed her in a conservatorship.
Since 2019, Spears was in a legal battle over her conservatorship, as her personal life became more publicized.
This led to the establishment of the #FreeBritney movement on social media networks, particularly on Twitter.
It was in 2021, that the conservatorship was terminated following her public testimony in which she accused her management team and family of abuse.
And here, the song Hold Me Closer is Britney Spear's first musical release since the end of her conservatory.
The song she made by collaborating with Elton John, was released August 26, 2022.
The song combines elements from John's songs Tiny Dancer, The One, and Don't Go Breaking My Heart.
"I'm so excited to be able to do it with [Britney] because if it is a big hit, and I think it may be, it will give her so much more confidence than she's got already and she will realize that people actually love her and care for her and want her to be happy [...] ," John said.
"She's been away so long – there's a lot of fear there because she's been betrayed so many times and she hasn't really been in the public eye officially for so long. We've been holding her hand through the whole process, reassuring her that everything's gonna be alright."
The project was Elton John's idea, and Britney quickly complied.
Besides the end of the conservatory, 2022 also marked the time Spears reportedly signed a $15 million book deal for her memoir, and her marriage to her longtime boyfriend, Sam Asghari, in June.
