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Britney Spears ended 2022 by teaming up with Elton John, and she’s kicking disconnected the caller twelvemonth by joining Elvis Presley. As portion of Elvis’s day solemnisation – the precocious King of Rock N’ Roll would person turned 88 connected Jan. 8 – RCA Records person unwrapped Britney Spears x Elvis Presley’s “Toxic Las Vegas: Jamieson Shaw remix,” helium never-before-released full-length mashup from ELVIS.
As expected, “Toxic Las Vegas” takes parts of Elvis’s 1964 song, “Viva Las Vegas,” and Britney’s 2004 single, “Toxic.” The opus is simply a bonafide nine banger, with Elvis starring the archetypal verse singing implicit Britney’s unforgettable beat. “Bright airy city, agleam airy city, gonna acceptable my psyche connected fire,” helium croons. “Got a full lotta wealth that’s acceptable to burn…there’s a 1000 beauteous women,” helium past sings earlier singing, “Viva Las Vegas.” Spliced vocals of Britney’s “can’t calm down” lyric from “Toxic” past chopped successful arsenic Elvis continues implicit the bushed for a memorable and infectious track.
Released arsenic the 2nd chopped from Britney’s 2003 album, In The Zone, “Toxic” gave Britney her archetypal Grammy, arsenic it took location the Best Dance Recording astatine the 47th Annual Grammy Awards successful 2005. It peaked astatine No. 9 connected the Billboard Hot 100 portion topping the charts crossed the world. “Viva Las Vegas” peaked astatine No. 29 connected the Billboard Hot 100, and helium reportedly ne'er sang the opus live. Although the tunes similar an unexpected mash-up, they travel seamlessly unneurotic successful the catchy mash-up.
(Shutterstock)Like Elvis, Britney has spent sizeable clip successful Sin City. Britney famously wore a white, rhinestone-covered jumpsuit arsenic portion of the advertizing run for her 2001 HBO special, Britney Spears Live From Las Vegas. The look was immortalized successful a doll form, present commanding a precocious terms connected the second-hand market. Britney besides completed a four-year Vegas residency astatine the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. She was acceptable to footwear disconnected her 2nd residency astatine Park MGM’s Park Theatre successful 2019, but her father’s wellness issues forced her to cancel the event.
“Toxic Las Vegas” marks Britney’s archetypal azygous since she teamed with Elton John for “Hold Me Closer,” a duet that combined elements of Elton’s “Tiny Dancer,” “The One,” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” The team-up was Britney’s archetypal caller opus since she ended her conservatorship, starring immoderate to anticipation that a bigger comeback was successful the works.
ShutterstockThe merchandise of this remix – enactment unneurotic by Jamieson Shaw, the euphony producer/editor for Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS – coincides with the solemnisation of Elvis’s birthday. Warner Bros. Pictures and Presley’s estate, Graceland, are offering fans successful Memphis opportunities to observe the King’s day with a movie marathon, a Birthday Pop concert, a proclamation ceremony, and much ( Information connected each events tin beryllium recovered astatine Graceland.com.)
In summation to the Graceland events, Warner Bros. Pictures volition clasp escaped screenings of Luhrmann’s ELVIS in 10 cities crossed the U.S. and Canada. Tickets volition beryllium disposable astatine nary outgo to moviegoers connected a archetypal come, archetypal served ground here, for Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Those who can’t marque it tin ticker ELVIS on HBO and HBO Max. HBO Max volition besides debut Just a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen. SiriusXM to rebroadcast ELVIS Cast Town Hall connected 1/6/23 done 1/8/23 with Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, and Olivia DeJonge connected Elvis Radio (ch. 75), moderated by SiriusXM big Jess Cagle. And there’s present “Toxic Las Vegas” to enactment connected your Presley Playlist.
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