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Britney Spears ended 2022 by teaming up with Elton John, and she or he’s kicking off the brand new 12 months by becoming a member of Elvis Presley. As a part of Elvis’s birthday celebration – the late King of Rock N’ Roll would have turned 88 on Jan. 8 – RCA Records have unwrapped Britney Spears x Elvis Presley’s “Toxic Las Vegas: Jamieson Shaw remix,” he never-before-released full-length mashup from ELVIS.
As anticipated, “Toxic Las Vegas” takes components of Elvis’s 1964 track, “Viva Las Vegas,” and Britney’s 2004 single, “Toxic.” The track is a bonafide membership banger, with Elvis main the primary verse singing over Britney’s unforgettable beat. “Bright light city, bright light city, gonna set my soul on fire,” he croons. “Got a whole lotta money that’s ready to burn…there’s a thousand pretty women,” he then sings earlier than singing, “Viva Las Vegas.” Spliced vocals of Britney’s “can’t calm down” lyric from “Toxic” then reduce in as Elvis continues over the beat for a memorable and infectious monitor.
Released because the second reduce from Britney’s 2003 album, In The Zone, “Toxic” gave Britney her first Grammy, because it took residence the Best Dance Recording on the forty seventh Annual Grammy Awards in 2005. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 whereas topping the charts the world over. “Viva Las Vegas” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and he reportedly by no means sang the track dwell. Although the tunes like an surprising mash-up, they move seamlessly collectively within the catchy mash-up.
Like Elvis, Britney has spent appreciable time in Sin City. Britney famously wore a white, rhinestone-covered jumpsuit as a part of the promoting marketing campaign for her 2001 HBO particular, Britney Spears Live From Las Vegas. The look was immortalized in a doll kind, now commanding a excessive value on the second-hand market. Britney additionally accomplished a four-year Vegas residency on the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. She was set to kick off her second residency at Park MGM’s Park Theatre in 2019, however her father’s well being points pressured her to cancel the occasion.
“Toxic Las Vegas” marks Britney’s first single since she teamed with Elton John for “Hold Me Closer,” a duet that mixed components of Elton’s “Tiny Dancer,” “The One,” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” The team-up was Britney’s first new track since she ended her conservatorship, main some to hope {that a} larger comeback was within the works.
The launch of this remix – put collectively by Jamieson Shaw, the music producer/editor for Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS – coincides with the celebration of Elvis’s birthday. Warner Bros. Pictures and Presley’s property, Graceland, are providing followers in Memphis alternatives to have a good time the King’s birthday with a film marathon, a Birthday Pop live performance, a proclamation ceremony, and extra ( Information on all occasions will be discovered at Graceland.com.)
In addition to the Graceland occasions, Warner Bros. Pictures will maintain free screenings of Luhrmann’s ELVIS in ten cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tickets shall be obtainable for free of charge to moviegoers on a primary come, first served foundation right here, for Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Those who can’t make it will probably watch ELVIS on HBO and HBO Max. HBO Max may also debut Just a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen. SiriusXM to rebroadcast ELVIS Cast Town Hall on 1/6/23 by means of 1/8/23 with Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, and Olivia DeJonge on Elvis Radio (ch. 75), moderated by SiriusXM host Jess Cagle. And there’s now “Toxic Las Vegas” to place in your Presley Playlist.