When you see people like Cardi B and Bruno Mars or Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello working with each other, you know exactly what to expect – but what about all those amazing collaborations that no one saw coming?
We’re bringing you some of the best musical team-ups of the year that took the whole world by surprise.
BTS and Halsey – Boy with Luv
It’s not common to see our favorite mainstream artists teaming up with K-pop performers, but that changed this year when Halsey jumped on board for one of BTS’ biggest hits to date.
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
What do you get when you put a TikTok-obsessed teen and a washed-up country singer together? The biggest hit of 2019, apparently. What a time to be alive!
Madonna and Maluma – Medellín
Madonna’s new album Madame X gave us a series of collaborations we honestly didn’t see coming, but we’re going to give a slight edge to “Medellín” since it’s the cream of the crop.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie – ME!
Taylor Swift’s songs rarely feature other artists, and even when they do, she makes pretty obvious choices. There was nothing obvious about her collaboration with Panic! at the Disco singer, yet he fit right in.