Which collabs failed to boost or revive the artist's solo career? 

Unholy 

Senorita. It did something to their careers though, it killed both. 

I don't know if "Apt." really did much for Rosé's SOLO career..

 

Also...much as I like her... MLJ x FTM x SS didn't translate into solo success for Xtina..

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Bradley hasn't had a #1 since Shallow 

 

 

 

 

love the lube entrepreneur but....

 

 

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Colby O'Donis had two collabs hitting big in early 2009 and none remembers he was even there

 

 

Leona Lewis on the remix of that one song by that gay guy.

Oh, let's not forget

 

MLJ

Feel this moment

Say something

Bebe Rexha meant to be

 

Edit: I'm Good (Blue) as well

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Normani - Dancing with a Stranger

Kim Petras - Unholy

Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

5 minutes ago, OrbitNumber1 said:

Oh, let's not forget

 

Jessie J is huge in China and Nicki is also decently successful. So how is this a good example?

Rain on Me didn't help the rest of chromatically chart 

this?

 

 

 

i don't think mister laroi has had another major hit 

8 minutes ago, DaphneGuinness said:

Jessie J is huge in China and Nicki is also decently successful. So how is this a good example?

Define how "huge in China" she is, because afaik she's more of a TV celebrity than a popstar in there, which certainly wasn't the kind of success she had in mind after Bang Bang hit big.

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Any Christina Aguilera collab

9 minutes ago, DaphneGuinness said:

Jessie J is huge in China and Nicki is also decently successful. So how is this a good example?

"huge in China" y'all are really making up stuff it's scary  

7 minutes ago, Supernatural94 said:

Rain on Me didn't help the rest of chromatically chart 

But it still charted for almost a year and sold 4M+ WW. Thank you for admitting that wasn't because of Rain on Me.

 

Many of the examples above I disagree with, because if the collab was successful, and the artist is otherwise a complete flop (ala Kim Petras), then the collab (like Unholy) HAD to do something for her career. It probably defined that artist's career. Any successful song, will do SOMETHING for someone's career, but the more flop an artist is, the MORE it did!

 

I think better examples are huge collabs for artists who have other hits, like "Im Good" for Bebe Rexha, which was HUGE, but really led to nothing and I don't even think defines her discography or is a standout hit for her.

Unholy and Fancy tbh 

Is it in bad taste to say Love for Sale? 

Havana, Señorita and Bam Bam.

 

It's crazy how Camila achieved succesful collabs but she still a flop these days, her career looks terrible.

 

It's even worse when you think she managed to pull a flop in PlayBoi Carti's career with I LUV IT meanwhile he was in his peak during 2024.

1 hour ago, sunbathinganimal said:

Bradley hasn't had a #1 since Shallow 

He won 2 Grammys, that's more than some of our favourite gurlies

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Leighton's pop career was handled so poorly by Republic after this smashed. Body Control (now on Spotify ) should've been released as a single.