Woman to Woman: When Songstresses Collaborate

These powerhouse pop records brought the ladies together.

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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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)

Video of The Year: Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - "Q.U.E.E.N."   - The reigning queen of The Wondaland Art Society and E. Badu brought funk to life in this artistic video.  (Photo: Atlantic Records)

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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)

"Woman to Woman" feat. Ashanti - This duet with Ashanti is the perfect woman-to-woman anthem. The two singers are caught in a situation where they're sharing the same man, yet giving each other the low down on "their" man's behavior. A classic scenario complemented by solid vocals, this one is definitely for the mature ladies ready to have a conversation with the "other woman." (Photos from left to right: Ben Rose/PictureGroup, Alli Harvey/Getty Images)

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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)

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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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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Diddy (Mary J. Blige vs. Faith Evans) - Diddy played mentor to both Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans, but he never managed to thaw what's always been an icy relationship between the two, as revealed in Faith's 2008 memoir. (Photos: Jemal Countess/Getty Images; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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Faith Evans and Mary J. Blige, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - Diddy was the man behind Mary J. Blige's hip hop soul revolution in the early '90s, but later in the decade, his new protégé Faith Evans had her own amazing take on the genre. Nonetheless, on Faith's self-titled 1995 debut, when the two songstresses joined forces, they went classic R&B with a remake of Rose Royce's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore."   (Photos: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Vh1; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)

Mya, Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim and Pink, "Lady Marmalade" - Three singers and one unforgettable femcee linked up to top the charts with this ostentatious remake of Labelle's 1975 classic, "Lady Marmalade."(Photo: Interscope Records)

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Mya, Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim and Pink, "Lady Marmalade" - Three singers and one unforgettable femcee linked up to top the charts with this ostentatious remake of Labelle's 1975 classic, "Lady Marmalade."(Photo: Interscope Records)

Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox, "Same Script, Different Cast" - Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox played two women dealing with the same no-good man on this 2000 duet from Whitney's 2000 greatest hits album.(Photos from left to right: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup, Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

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Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox, "Same Script, Different Cast" - Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox played two women dealing with the same no-good man on this 2000 duet from Whitney's 2000 greatest hits album.(Photos from left to right: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup, Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

Keyshia Cole & Monica, "Trust"  - There's definitely a connection between these two streetwise sirens' gritty takes on love and heartbreak, so it only makes sense that they're BFFs — and that they connected for "Trust," from Keyshia's 2008 album A Different Me. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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Keyshia Cole & Monica, "Trust"  - There's definitely a connection between these two streetwise sirens' gritty takes on love and heartbreak, so it only makes sense that they're BFFs — and that they connected for "Trust," from Keyshia's 2008 album A Different Me. (Photo: Interscope Records)

Shakira and Beyoncé, "Beautiful Liar" - Cultures, continents and genres clashed when Shakira and Beyoncé collaborated on this sultry hit from Bey's 2007 album B'Day.(Photo: Columbia Records)

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Shakira and Beyoncé, "Beautiful Liar" - Cultures, continents and genres clashed when Shakira and Beyoncé collaborated on this sultry hit from Bey's 2007 album B'Day.(Photo: Columbia Records)

CeCe Winans and Whitney Houston, "Count on Me" - The 1996 box-office smash Waiting to Exhale focuses on four friends supporting each other through tough times. To capture this sisterly spirit, Whitney recruited her long-time friend CeCe Winans, the godmother to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, for this gold-selling smash from the film's soundtrack.(Photo: Ron Galela,ltd./Getty images)

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CeCe Winans and Whitney Houston, "Count on Me" - The 1996 box-office smash Waiting to Exhale focuses on four friends supporting each other through tough times. To capture this sisterly spirit, Whitney recruited her long-time friend CeCe Winans, the godmother to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, for this gold-selling smash from the film's soundtrack.(Photo: Ron Galela,ltd./Getty images)