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In August 2015, Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan performed a duet of Derulo's hit "Want to Want Me" using a virtual karaoke app. From Youtube
Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears are seen on set of their music video on April 9 in Los Angeles. The song, called "Pretty Girls," leaked on Saturday, May 2. The two stars are set to perform the song on the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Light Brigade/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga may seem strange musical bedfellows, but they are scheduled to perform Sunday at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. Their collaborative album "Cheek to Cheek" has been nominated for best traditional pop vocal album. Here are some other interesting musical duos from the past: Rob Kim/Getty Images
In 1973, British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull performed "I Got You Babe" with David Bowie at a live recording for a Midnight Special TV show made at The Marquee Club in London. Those present were specially invited members of Bowie's fanclub. Jack Kay/Express/Getty Images
David Bowie once again had an unusual musical partnering, this time with Bing Crosby. In 1977, composers worked frantically to rearrange "Peace on Earth/ Little Drummer Boy" to a version that Bowie would agree to sing with Crosby on the latter's Christmas special. They succeeded and the result is Christmas magic. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images
Metal met rap when the band Anthrax teamed with Public Enemy for a new version of the latter's hit "Bring the Noise." Here Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, center, performs with Chuck D and Flava Flav of Public Enemy perform on stage at the "Rock The Bells" tour in July 2007 in New York. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Aerosmith and Run DMC perform in August 2002. Run DMC covered the rock group's "Walk This Way" on their "Raising Hell" album in 1986. It is the grandfather of all "rock rap." KMazur/WireImage/Getty Images
Tony Bennett's 2011 "Duets II" album featured a bevy of stars including Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin and Andrea Bocelli. But it was his rendition of "Body and Soul" with Amy Winehouse that stirred the most interest, because she recorded it just months before her death from alcohol poisoning in July 2011. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
After recording their 2009 hit "Over and Over," country singer Tim McGraw and rapper Nelly linked up again, this time to film a Budweiser commercial. L. Cohen/WireImage/Getty Images
The 2000 film "Duets" found Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis collaborating for a cover of "Cruisin" that went to no. 1 in Australia. Hollywood Pictures/Getty Images
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" became one of the most successful songs ever released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, due in part to their collaboration with Kylie Minogue. The song appeared on their 1996 album, "Murder Ballads." Bob King/Redferns/Getty Images
Frank Sinatra made an interesting choice in selecting U2's Bono to sing "I've Got You Under My Skin" for the chairman of the board's 1993 album, "Duets." Ron FREHM/AFP/Getty Images
The bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and rocker Robert Plant came together for the 2007 album "Raising Sand." In 2009 the project won the album of the year Grammy. Jeff Gentner/Getty Images
More than a few folks scratched their heads when it was announced that Paul McCartney was working with Kanye West on the rapper's single, "Only One." The pair performed with Rihanna at the 2015 Grammys. Lester Cohen/WireImage/Getty Images
Elton John and rap artist Eminem seemed to be the oddest of pairs, given the rapper's well-known homophobic lyrics and comments. But the two came together to perform Eminem's song "Stan" at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton recorded "Sweet Lovin' Friends," a duet for their 1984 comedy "Rhinestone." Both the song and the film flopped. The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
"Come with Me" by the artist then known as Puff Daddy found him working with rocker Jimmy Page in 1998. The song appeared on the soundtrack of the film "Godzilla." Mary Ellen Matthews/NBCU/Getty Images
