Woman to Woman: When Songstresses Collaborate
These powerhouse pop records brought the ladies together.
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Woman to Woman: When Songstresses Collaborate - Who says women can't work together? Some of the most memorable songs have multiple female voices taking their turn at the lead, belting out declarations of love, encouragement and sometimes heartbreak. In honor of Women's History Month, read on to take a look at a collection of the most outstanding collaborations between solo songstresses.(Photos: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images; PNP/WENN.com; KCS Presse/Splash News)
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Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe, "Q.U.E.E.N." - The Queen of Neo Soul and the Electric Lady got together to remind their fellow sisters and the fellows that "the booty don't lie." This chart-topping single can be found on Janelle Monáe's sophomore album and was nominated for multiple awards.(Photo: Atlantic Records)
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Rihanna and Shakira, "Can't Remember to Forget You" - Shakira got a hold of Rihanna (literally) for this sizzling reggae rock duet, the lead single off her eponymous 10th album.(Photo: Ace Entertainment)
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Keyshia Cole and Ashanti, "Woman to Woman" - Keyshia Cole shared the title track of her 2012 album, Woman to Woman, with Ashanti.(photos from left to right: Ben Rose/PictureGroup, Alli Harvey/Getty Images)
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Brandy and Monica, "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy and Monica's unforgettable "That Boy Is Mine" spent a then record 13 weeks on top of the Billboard 100 charts, the first No. 1 for either artist.(Photo: Arista Records)
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Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, "When You Believe" - This inspirational 1998 duet between Whitney and Mariah — no last names needed — brought together two of the best to ever do it.(Photo: Columbia Records)
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Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan, "Disrespectful" - Chaka was a huge influence on a young Mary, whose take on Khan's "Sweet Thing" is one of the highlights from her landmark debut, What's the 411? The two legends united for this high-powered gem from Chaka's 2007 album Funk This. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for VH1)
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Whitney Houston, Faith Evans and Kelly Price, "Heartbreak Hotel" - The late, great Whitney shined a spotlight on the next generation of R&B divas when she revealed "Heartbreak Hotel" from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love, her first studio album in eight years.(Photo: Arista Records)
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Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige, "Love a Woman" - You knew this had to happen. Few have combined hip hop and soul as well as Mary, the original queen, and Beyoncé, her arguable successor. The two honey-dipped divas went head to head here for last year's My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I).(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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Brandy, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and Tamia, "Missing You" - Four generations of soul songstresses came together on "Missing You," playing off the storyline of four female thieves in Set It Off, the 1996 film that picked up this hit for the soundtrack.(Photo: New Line Cinema)
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