In ‘Know and win’ we have remembered that ‘Baby One More Time’ was the debut song of Britney Spears and not Christina Aguilera, as was asked in one of the tests. It is not by chance that both singers have appeared together in our ‘Battery of Wise Men’. And it is that, for years, They starred in one of the most notorious musical rivalries in the industry.
But these soloists are not the only ones who have had a confrontation with other colleagues. The history of pop-rock leaves us dozens of cases. And it is that beyond the supposed competition between The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, there are many other singers who have fought with others of the same style for being the most prominent. Here we recall some of them.
1.Whitney Houston y Mariah Carey
Two unparalleled voices, capable of interpreting any song that comes their way, reaching notes and powers that few can boast. It was precisely the fact that they were two pop divas, of color and of similar ages, in addition to reigning musically in the 90s, was what made the market confront them. And, actually, neither of them said anything bad about the other. On the contrary, lovers of portentous voices saw their dream come true in the song ‘When You Believe’, the main theme of the soundtrack of ‘The Prince of Egypt’. Without a doubt, a duet not to be forgotten.
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2.Rauw Alejandro and Jhay Cortez
A proven rivalry that none of its protagonists tries to hide. In fact, their squabble is in full swing. It all started a few months ago, when Rauw Alejandro agreed to perform at the Coliseo de San Juan in Puerto Rico on the same day that Jhay Cortez was going to perform. His discomfort was reflected in the song ‘Si Pepe Remix’ where he refers to the other in a derogatory way, involving Rosalía, Alejandro’s girlfriend. He reacted by writing the following to her on Twitter: “Women respect each other. Sucker Let’s go over there ”.
Their networks have been the place where each one has been throwing hints at the other, although they have also done it with slingshots, that is, hints in their songs. The most striking thing, in addition to messing with each other’s partners, has been the false death certificate of Rauw Alejandro that Cortez published on networks. “You don’t want to throw me away, but you played with fire again, you uploaded a story with the offensive verse of ‘Si Pepe’ and then you deleted it. It seems that you were the one who did not want to take it musical, we have you awake, “he said. For now, their confrontation remains the same.
“You threw me without a ball, but you went back to playing with fire, you uploaded a story with the offensive verse of “Si Pepe” and then you deleted it. It seems that you were the one who did not want to take it musical, we have you awake.“
– RAUWALEJANDRO (@rauwalejandro) December 30, 2021
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3.Katy Perry y Taylor Swift
One of the most famous feuds of the 2010s that reflects what relationships can be between two girls of high school age. Taylor Swift and Katy Perry were close, but something broke their friendship. The fact that the Californian wanted to hire the same corps de ballet that Tay Tay was going to take on tour made them split pears. Hints and public allusions were the usual until, surprisingly, in June 2019 they made peace.
It was through the video clip of ‘You Need To Calm Down’ (‘You need to calm down’), a song in defense of the LGTBI + community where Ryan Reynolds makes a cameo and in which we see Taylor and Katy reunite after years apart. Since then they have used their networks to make it clear that they are getting along.
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4.Luis Miguel and Cristian Castro
At present there is no doubt that the greatest romantic singer in Latin America is Luis Miguel, but there was a time when Cristian Castro tried to overshadow him. We are talking about the 90s, when the singer of ‘Azul’ made his debut with success and El Sol de México saw his reign in danger. But this rivalry, which is reflected in the Netflix series ‘Luis Miguel’, was not only due to a musical issue.
On the one hand, it is known that Luis Miguel tried to seduce the model Daisy Fuentes who, at that time, was Castro’s girlfriend. Shortly after, he hired the guitarist of the interpreter of ‘Romances’, Kiko Ciibrián, something that Luis Miguel did not like at all. They have never reconciled although Cristian Castro assures that he loves him “like a brother.”
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5.Prince and Michael Jackson
A fight between two greats who, unfortunately, are no longer there. It all started in 1982 when they both released an album, ‘1999’ by Prince and ‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson. Their struggle to get to the top of the sales charts went beyond the professional field and they used bad words in the press and publicly. They were never reconciled, and each had a successful career, each dominating in their field. Of course, Prince’s personal biographer, Tavis Smiley, assured that When Jacko died, the one from Minneapolis was locked in his room for days. Beyond what confronted them, there was artistic admiration and respect between them. In addition, it is possible to think that so much hatred would not be had when The King of Pop gave one of his sons Prince as a name.
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6.Backstreet Boys y N’SYNC
The two boy bands who reigned from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Although the Backstreet Boys were born earlier and became gods, their manager, Lou Pearlman, realized that many copycat groups could come out so he thought it best if he created them himself. N’SYNC were his second boyband that swept the United States, standing out more for their dances than for their vocal harmonies.
BSB saw that as a betrayal since, in addition, Any show that they rejected or that they could not attend due to scheduling issues, went to their rivals. The complaint against Pearlman for a scam that landed him in prison, where he died in 2016, and the separation of N’SYNC so that Justin Timberlake could launch solo, left the Backstreet Boys as the largest boyband in history. By the way, Today they get along great with each other and even get together from time to time to make musical crossovers.
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7.Daddy Yankee and Don Omar
They are the fathers of reggaetón since two decades ago they were already singing songs of this genre such as ‘La Gasolina’ or ‘Ella y yo’. It is said that their fight was caused by the support that Daddy Yankee showed Winsin and Yandel, the duo with whom Don Omar had also fought. However, beyond the rumor mill, many point out that it is an organized conflict with promotional intentions so that the names of both soloists were in the spotlight and conversation was generated about them. But as has happened with other artists, at present they do not have any animosity and in 2018 we were able to see them together on the stage of the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.
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8.Blur y Oasis
The outbreak of britpop in the early 90s had two undisputed leaders: Blur and Oasis. The former represented the bourgeois youth of England while the latter, who came from the industrial city of Manchester, identified more with the working class. Their fights weren’t just over record sales or the concerts they gave but also They got to star in public fights that made headlines. Insults and scorn were the norm between them.
However, and although it seemed impossible, They seem to have made the peace. Or at least they have done it half. “We are not talking about our past, we are talking about our present. I really value my friendship with Noel because he is one of the only people who went through what I went through in the nineties “, declared Damon Albarn, leader of Blur, about Noel Gallagher, thinking head of Oasis, recently.
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