Lady Gaga. Christina Aguilera. Two generation-defining voices. One stage. You know it’s gonna be iconic. The pair teamed up on Gaga’s “Do What U Want,” delivering an electrifying performance packed to the brim with chemistry. Gaga opened the performance, hyping up the crowd and delivering a soul tour de force. Christina then hit the stage for the main hook, and you could feel the energy in the room instantly. Gaga and Christina then traded vocal lines, and they were absolutely cooking.
You could really feel the two stars feeding off the energy each of them was putting out on stage. “Do What U Want” was perfect for this collab, as it has such a playful and fierce vibe, so they both had a ton to work with. Gaga and Christina singing together has such a fun vibe. It’s almost like they were just there to drop some epic vocals to entertain each other, and the audience just happened to be along for the ride. The Music Man has to say this star-studded duet did not disappoint!
Gaga and Christina performed together on the finale of season five of The Voice. The duet hit four million views across multiple uploads on YouTube. Fans had to agree this was fire and added comments such as “Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga are two of the MOST LEGENDARY female vocalists in the world!” and “No one can convince me that Gaga wasn’t having the time of her life singing with Xtina. What an amazing performance.”
Gaga never disappoints with her duets. One of her greatest moments came when she sang her hit “Shallow” with Bradley Cooper at the Oscars. The romantic vibe between them is so scintillating, and they make it feel so intimate despite how big the event is. This wasn’t lost on fans, with 902 million viewers tuning in to watch the special moment. While the studio version was such a huge hit, this is 100% the definitive version of the song.
Lady Gaga released “Do What U Want” on October 21, 2013, as the second single from her third studio album Artpop. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that the song was a major international hit, going Platinum in six markets, including the US. Christina did not feature on the original studio version of “Do What U Want,” but she did appear on an alternative studio version of the song. This cut came out on January 1, 2014, and their duet vocals also featured on four official remixes of the song.