a meeting of today’s best musical minds
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 music collaborations we would like to
hear for this list we’re looking at
musicians that we think should join
forces based on their similar musical
styles and fan bases
number ten and maybe three and churches
if you ever need a modern-day throwback
to the 80s there are two bands you
should call
m83 who hails from on sid France is
known for their cinematic style of dream
pop music that can be heard in songs
like midnight city and moon child
now imagine the possibilities appear to
combine this sound with the catchy synth
pop stylings of Glasgow’s churches
it’d be a match made in indie pop heaven
and one that you can be sure would bring
us straight to the dance floor if it
ever happened
number nine Phoenix and Daft Punk
after numerous beloved studio releases
including a Grammy win for random access
memories Daft Punk doesn’t exactly need
to chase after guest stars but
considering their pair’s roots and their
longtime friendship with members of
Phoenix from nearby Versailles it
behooves them not to see what could
happen when French rock and dance music
collide
perhaps it makes the most sense for
Thomas Mars to lent his musical talents
to Daft Punk a la Julian Casablancas
from The Strokes but for pure creative
purposes they might be able to create a
unique sound all their own a regional
French groove that when undoubtedly
spread to North America and beyond
number eight Gary Clark jr. and Jack
white if the raw guitar tones and
nostalgic vocals of these blues rock
musicians tells us anything is that
there just isn’t enough of this style of
music kicking around of course Jack
White is internationally known but the
world needs to hear more of Gary Clark
jr. a blues man that infuses a little
Street and country into a sound
we’re talking Austin and Detroit here
two areas of the United States that are
infamous for rocking which means a joint
venture would blow the roof off any
venue brave enough to house them at the
same time
and hey maybe Queens of the Stone Age
could join Gary Clark for a special live
performance as well
some sinister chewy pendulum swings
lower degenerate movie number seven Earl
Sweatshirt and MF do live in a small
town the clock ticks faster that abused
our day knocked asleep last ones a 2013
hip hop Rookie of the Year nominee and
the other is old enough to be his daddy
no it’s not your typical hip hop mashup
yet there’s undeniably a touch of MF
DOOM to the rap aesthetic of one Earl
Sweatshirt
prompt in 12 this is my father MF
learned something from earlier well
possibly but wouldn’t it be something of
mr. doom summoned Earl to his lab and
unveiled a beat to end all beats
complemented by one of those bizarre
verses from the young sweatshirt grave
I’m shrieking what I’ve sold I’ve been
outside in a minute I’ve been living
with our rope the result wouldn’t
exactly be a top 40 production but it
would certainly be a major event for the
genre
why don’t we win Adam tell us one lyusya
be fair this entire hair from chair
while I’m here hate playing love Allah
JJ for coming up
hello number six
Adelle and Sam Smith
for this collaboration both British
singers would have to feed off each
other with different verses because we
all know that an extended blend of their
powerful vocals would simply be too much
for some fans so that’s why a gentle
ballad is in the order may be something
for the movies and while the two
wouldn’t necessarily be singing to each
other for obvious reasons they could
present a musical narrative that
everybody could relate to just imagine a
call-and-response anthem featuring two
of the most prominent names of pop music
number five Grimes and m.i.a two artists
with an international sound and two
women that don’t play by the rules if
such a collaboration was ever to
commence we want in on the front row
obviously a music video featuring both
women would surely veer towards the
surreal but with eats providing such
unique artistry and each bringing
something different to the mic it’s not
hard to imagine a feminist anthem
emerging from the studio but anybody
want to try you know rich bitch my
swagger just can’t touch this
an all-out dance track for the ages
by light in the beautiful sea I choose
to be happy
number four Rihanna and SIA okay so this
one works on various levels as SIA could
not only write a track for Rihanna and
provide a monster hook but vice-versa as
well if anything a collaboration between
the two would be crazy sexy but
considering all the possibilities and
angles it might not hurt just to go
ahead and release a full album while
they’re at it
there we said it
the Breanna and see I need to pull a
Kanye and jay-z the female version of
Watch the Throne go home
number three Taylor Swift and Katy Perry
yeah we know what you’re thinking bad
blood right but come on Taylor and Katie
you’re both adults just quick the cat
fighting and give the people what they
want give us an epic collaboration
featuring both of you as your best
musical cells
nope maybe Calvin Harris can lend a beat
for something timely and fresh
we don’t rap please don’t rap and yes
we’re talking to you Taylor we’re
suggesting a truce so now it’s up to
both artists to heed our advice
number two fka twigs and kendrick lamar
you had to fist mechanisms my decision
like these ones down that’s my religion
if you’re not familiar with fka twigs
just know that she’s an English trip-hop
musician that’s been tearing it up over
the past few years overseas kind of like
Kendrick Lamar has been doing state saw
a joint between these two would surely
result in something aesthetically pure
allowing both to further elevate their
art and set an example for the music
industry
whether it’s a banger or something
entirely revolutionary Hendrik and twigs
could also extend their collab to a
visual media as fka twigs has a hand in
directing most of her own solo
productions before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
when your legs don’t look like they used
to before and I can’t sweep you off of
your feet number one
ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding these two
each are masterful musicians in their
own right
blessed with angelic voices and they’ve
even been connected in the tabloids at
times but we’re not interested in the
personal lives of Ed Sheeran and Ellie
Goulding we just want them to hit the
studio together you know for something
worthy of wedding day playlists of
course and he has already released the
anthemic thinking out loud for new
couples maybe
but maybe he and Ellie could unite for
something about all the bachelors and
bachelorettes of the world what do you
think so do you agree with our
selections what musical collaboration
would you like to see
for more instrumental toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 music collaborations we would like to
hear for this list we’re looking at
musicians that we think should join
forces based on their similar musical
styles and fan bases
number ten and maybe three and churches
if you ever need a modern-day throwback
to the 80s there are two bands you
should call
m83 who hails from on sid France is
known for their cinematic style of dream
pop music that can be heard in songs
like midnight city and moon child
now imagine the possibilities appear to
combine this sound with the catchy synth
pop stylings of Glasgow’s churches
it’d be a match made in indie pop heaven
and one that you can be sure would bring
us straight to the dance floor if it
ever happened
number nine Phoenix and Daft Punk
after numerous beloved studio releases
including a Grammy win for random access
memories Daft Punk doesn’t exactly need
to chase after guest stars but
considering their pair’s roots and their
longtime friendship with members of
Phoenix from nearby Versailles it
behooves them not to see what could
happen when French rock and dance music
collide
perhaps it makes the most sense for
Thomas Mars to lent his musical talents
to Daft Punk a la Julian Casablancas
from The Strokes but for pure creative
purposes they might be able to create a
unique sound all their own a regional
French groove that when undoubtedly
spread to North America and beyond
number eight Gary Clark jr. and Jack
white if the raw guitar tones and
nostalgic vocals of these blues rock
musicians tells us anything is that
there just isn’t enough of this style of
music kicking around of course Jack
White is internationally known but the
world needs to hear more of Gary Clark
jr. a blues man that infuses a little
Street and country into a sound
we’re talking Austin and Detroit here
two areas of the United States that are
infamous for rocking which means a joint
venture would blow the roof off any
venue brave enough to house them at the
same time
and hey maybe Queens of the Stone Age
could join Gary Clark for a special live
performance as well
some sinister chewy pendulum swings
lower degenerate movie number seven Earl
Sweatshirt and MF do live in a small
town the clock ticks faster that abused
our day knocked asleep last ones a 2013
hip hop Rookie of the Year nominee and
the other is old enough to be his daddy
no it’s not your typical hip hop mashup
yet there’s undeniably a touch of MF
DOOM to the rap aesthetic of one Earl
Sweatshirt
prompt in 12 this is my father MF
learned something from earlier well
possibly but wouldn’t it be something of
mr. doom summoned Earl to his lab and
unveiled a beat to end all beats
complemented by one of those bizarre
verses from the young sweatshirt grave
I’m shrieking what I’ve sold I’ve been
outside in a minute I’ve been living
with our rope the result wouldn’t
exactly be a top 40 production but it
would certainly be a major event for the
genre
why don’t we win Adam tell us one lyusya
be fair this entire hair from chair
while I’m here hate playing love Allah
JJ for coming up
hello number six
Adelle and Sam Smith
for this collaboration both British
singers would have to feed off each
other with different verses because we
all know that an extended blend of their
powerful vocals would simply be too much
for some fans so that’s why a gentle
ballad is in the order may be something
for the movies and while the two
wouldn’t necessarily be singing to each
other for obvious reasons they could
present a musical narrative that
everybody could relate to just imagine a
call-and-response anthem featuring two
of the most prominent names of pop music
number five Grimes and m.i.a two artists
with an international sound and two
women that don’t play by the rules if
such a collaboration was ever to
commence we want in on the front row
obviously a music video featuring both
women would surely veer towards the
surreal but with eats providing such
unique artistry and each bringing
something different to the mic it’s not
hard to imagine a feminist anthem
emerging from the studio but anybody
want to try you know rich bitch my
swagger just can’t touch this
an all-out dance track for the ages
by light in the beautiful sea I choose
to be happy
number four Rihanna and SIA okay so this
one works on various levels as SIA could
not only write a track for Rihanna and
provide a monster hook but vice-versa as
well if anything a collaboration between
the two would be crazy sexy but
considering all the possibilities and
angles it might not hurt just to go
ahead and release a full album while
they’re at it
there we said it
the Breanna and see I need to pull a
Kanye and jay-z the female version of
Watch the Throne go home
number three Taylor Swift and Katy Perry
yeah we know what you’re thinking bad
blood right but come on Taylor and Katie
you’re both adults just quick the cat
fighting and give the people what they
want give us an epic collaboration
featuring both of you as your best
musical cells
nope maybe Calvin Harris can lend a beat
for something timely and fresh
we don’t rap please don’t rap and yes
we’re talking to you Taylor we’re
suggesting a truce so now it’s up to
both artists to heed our advice
number two fka twigs and kendrick lamar
you had to fist mechanisms my decision
like these ones down that’s my religion
if you’re not familiar with fka twigs
just know that she’s an English trip-hop
musician that’s been tearing it up over
the past few years overseas kind of like
Kendrick Lamar has been doing state saw
a joint between these two would surely
result in something aesthetically pure
allowing both to further elevate their
art and set an example for the music
industry
whether it’s a banger or something
entirely revolutionary Hendrik and twigs
could also extend their collab to a
visual media as fka twigs has a hand in
directing most of her own solo
productions before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
when your legs don’t look like they used
to before and I can’t sweep you off of
your feet number one
ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding these two
each are masterful musicians in their
own right
blessed with angelic voices and they’ve
even been connected in the tabloids at
times but we’re not interested in the
personal lives of Ed Sheeran and Ellie
Goulding we just want them to hit the
studio together you know for something
worthy of wedding day playlists of
course and he has already released the
anthemic thinking out loud for new
couples maybe
but maybe he and Ellie could unite for
something about all the bachelors and
bachelorettes of the world what do you
think so do you agree with our
selections what musical collaboration
would you like to see
for more instrumental toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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