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Britney Spears ended 2022 by teaming up with Elton John, and he or she’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 Information have unwrapped Britney Spears x Elvis Presley’s “Poisonous Las Vegas: Jamieson Shaw remix,” he never-before-released full-length mashup from ELVIS.
As anticipated, “Poisonous Las Vegas” takes elements of Elvis’s 1964 tune, “Viva Las Vegas,” and Britney’s 2004 single, “Poisonous.” The tune is a bonafide membership banger, with Elvis main the primary verse singing over Britney’s unforgettable beat. “Vibrant mild metropolis, brilliant mild metropolis, gonna set my soul on fireplace,” he croons. “Obtained an entire lotta cash that’s able to burn…there’s a thousand fairly girls,” he then sings earlier than singing, “Viva Las Vegas.” Spliced vocals of Britney’s “can’t relax” lyric from “Poisonous” then lower in as Elvis continues over the beat for a memorable and infectious observe.
Launched because the second lower from Britney’s 2003 album, In The Zone, “Poisonous” gave Britney her first Grammy, because it took house the Finest Dance Recording on the forty seventh Annual Grammy Awards in 2005. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Scorching 100 whereas topping the charts the world over. “Viva Las Vegas” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Scorching 100, and he reportedly by no means sang the tune dwell. Though the tunes like an surprising mash-up, they stream seamlessly collectively within the catchy mash-up.
Like Elvis, Britney has spent appreciable time in Sin Metropolis. Britney famously wore a white, rhinestone-covered jumpsuit as a part of the promoting marketing campaign for her 2001 HBO particular, Britney Spears Reside From Las Vegas. The look was immortalized in a doll type, now commanding a excessive worth on the second-hand market. Britney additionally accomplished a four-year Vegas residency on the Planet Hollywood Resort & On line 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.
“Poisonous Las Vegas” marks Britney’s first single since she teamed with Elton John for “Maintain Me Nearer,” a duet that mixed parts of Elton’s “Tiny Dancer,” “The One,” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Coronary heart.” The team-up was Britney’s first new tune since she ended her conservatorship, main some to hope {that a} greater comeback was within the works.
The discharge 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. Photos and Presley’s property, Graceland, are providing followers in Memphis alternatives to rejoice the King’s birthday with a film marathon, a Birthday Pop live performance, a proclamation ceremony, and extra ( Data on all occasions may be discovered at Graceland.com.)
Along with the Graceland occasions, Warner Bros. Photos will maintain free screenings of Luhrmann’s ELVIS in ten cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tickets shall be out there without charge to moviegoers on a primary come, first served foundation right here, for Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas Metropolis, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Those that can’t make it may possibly watch ELVIS on HBO and HBO Max. HBO Max may also debut Only a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Large Display. SiriusXM to rebroadcast ELVIS Forged City Corridor on 1/6/23 by way 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 “Poisonous Las Vegas” to place in your Presley Playlist.
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