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01of 16Jack Ingram, “Hold On"Rick Diamond/GettySwift tookSheryl Crow’s place on a live cut of this duet with country musician Ingram,initially released onmusic service Rhapsody (now Napster) in 2007. Ingram, 48, re-released the song last year onFrom the Vault: Live 2007-2009.
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Jack Ingram, “Hold On”
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Swift tookSheryl Crow’s place on a live cut of this duet with country musician Ingram,initially released onmusic service Rhapsody (now Napster) in 2007. Ingram, 48, re-released the song last year onFrom the Vault: Live 2007-2009.
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Colbie Caillat, “Breathe”
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They cowrote theFearlesstrack when Caillat was performing in Nashville. “I think she sounds beautiful on it,” Swift added. “I’m so excited to have her voice on my album.”
03of 16Boys Like Girls, “Two Is Better Than One"Pop-rock band Boys Like Girls approached Swift to join their ballad off 2009’sLove Drunkafter Swift made a comment in theWall Street Journalabout liking the band. Drummer John Keefe had also played onFearless.“She’s really such a nice girl,“singer Martin Johnson toldSeventeen. “It was like shooting for the stars asking her to sing on the record. We were so delighted and fortunate enough to have her on the record.“Swift also wrote"You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home” forHannah Montana: The Moviewith Johnson in 2009.
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Boys Like Girls, “Two Is Better Than One”
Pop-rock band Boys Like Girls approached Swift to join their ballad off 2009’sLove Drunkafter Swift made a comment in theWall Street Journalabout liking the band. Drummer John Keefe had also played onFearless.
“She’s really such a nice girl,“singer Martin Johnson toldSeventeen. “It was like shooting for the stars asking her to sing on the record. We were so delighted and fortunate enough to have her on the record.”
Swift also wrote"You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home” forHannah Montana: The Moviewith Johnson in 2009.
04of 16John Mayer, “Half of My Heart"Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for VEVOSinger-songwriter Mayer, 41, got Swift to sing backup on his 2009 single “Half of My Heart” before the pair’s rumored romance later in the year. The couple ended things in early 2010, and Swift’sSpeak Nowcut “Dear John,” from the same year, is allegedly about their relationship.
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John Mayer, “Half of My Heart”
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Singer-songwriter Mayer, 41, got Swift to sing backup on his 2009 single “Half of My Heart” before the pair’s rumored romance later in the year. The couple ended things in early 2010, and Swift’sSpeak Nowcut “Dear John,” from the same year, is allegedly about their relationship.
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The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”
“The Civil Wars had a show that night in L.A.,“Swift explained toRolling Stone. “So they raced right over to [producer] T Bone [Burnett]’s house.”
Swift also performed “Eyes Open” solo for the soundtrack.
06of 16Paula Fernandes, “Long Live"Brazilian pop star Fernandes joined Swift on a version of “Long Live” for the Brazilian version of 2011’sSpeak Now World Tour — Live. The Swift fan, 34, sings her lines on the song in Portuguese.
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Paula Fernandes, “Long Live”
Brazilian pop star Fernandes joined Swift on a version of “Long Live” for the Brazilian version of 2011’sSpeak Now World Tour — Live. The Swift fan, 34, sings her lines on the song in Portuguese.
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B.o.B., “Both of Us”
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Swift approached B.o.B. with the idea for the anti-bullying anthem, on the rapper’s 2012 albumStrange Clouds.
08of 16Ed Sheeran, “Everything Has Changed” and “End Game"Kevin Mazur/WireImageThe only artist featured on two songs with Swift, Sheeran is a longtime friend of Swift. They met after she scribbled some of Sheeran’s song lyrics on her arm at a show, and wrote the duet “Everything Has Changed"in Swift’s backyard.“She’s probably the only woman in her position in the industry who writes 100 percent of her hits,“Sheeran, 28, toldBillboardin 2013. “She definitely knows what she’s doing.“Swift had Sheeran open her North American tour forRedin 2013, his biggest tour at the time. They linked up again in 2017 forReputation’s “End Game.”
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Ed Sheeran, “Everything Has Changed” and “End Game”
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The only artist featured on two songs with Swift, Sheeran is a longtime friend of Swift. They met after she scribbled some of Sheeran’s song lyrics on her arm at a show, and wrote the duet “Everything Has Changed"in Swift’s backyard.
“She’s probably the only woman in her position in the industry who writes 100 percent of her hits,“Sheeran, 28, toldBillboardin 2013. “She definitely knows what she’s doing.”
Swift had Sheeran open her North American tour forRedin 2013, his biggest tour at the time. They linked up again in 2017 forReputation’s “End Game.”
09of 16Gary Lightbody, “The Last Time"Jonathan Hordle/Thames/ShutterstockSwift’s collaboration with the Snow Patrol frontman happened thanks to Sheeran, who had opened for the band and written with Lightbody. He invited Lightbody to the studio during Swift’sRedsessions to meet the musician, a big fan of his band, and they ended up writing duet “The Last Time.““I can’t remember if I was bold enough to ask if she wanted to work with me,“Lightbody toldUnder the Radar. “But it might well have been me.”
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Gary Lightbody, “The Last Time”
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Swift’s collaboration with the Snow Patrol frontman happened thanks to Sheeran, who had opened for the band and written with Lightbody. He invited Lightbody to the studio during Swift’sRedsessions to meet the musician, a big fan of his band, and they ended up writing duet “The Last Time.”
“I can’t remember if I was bold enough to ask if she wanted to work with me,“Lightbody toldUnder the Radar. “But it might well have been me.”
10of 16Tim McGraw, “Highway Don’t Care"John Shearer/TAS18/GettyNearly seven years after she started her career with a song called “Tim McGraw,” Swift dueted with the country icon, 52, on his 2013 single “Highway Don’t Care.” Country performer Keith Urban also plays guitar on the song.Swiftbrought out McGrawand his wife, Faith Hill, to perform the song in Nashville on her 2018Reputationstadium tour (pictured).
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Tim McGraw, “Highway Don’t Care”
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Nearly seven years after she started her career with a song called “Tim McGraw,” Swift dueted with the country icon, 52, on his 2013 single “Highway Don’t Care.” Country performer Keith Urban also plays guitar on the song.
Swiftbrought out McGrawand his wife, Faith Hill, to perform the song in Nashville on her 2018Reputationstadium tour (pictured).
11of 16Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” remixKevin Mazur/WireImageThe rapper jumped on Swift’s1989track “Bad Blood” for a 2015 remix, which became his first No. 1 song.“It was me just vibing and catching her lyrics,” Lamar, 32told Howard Stern in 2017of the collaboration. “The vibe was right and it didn’t take too many takes, and we was really locked in on the chemistry, and we really felt what was going on.”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” remix
The rapper jumped on Swift’s1989track “Bad Blood” for a 2015 remix, which became his first No. 1 song.
“It was me just vibing and catching her lyrics,” Lamar, 32told Howard Stern in 2017of the collaboration. “The vibe was right and it didn’t take too many takes, and we was really locked in on the chemistry, and we really felt what was going on.”
12of 16Zayn Malik, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever"Zayn Malik.Kevin Tachman/GettyFifty Shades Darkerbrought Swift and the former One Direction star, 26, together, and they released their duet for the soundtrack in 2016. They worked together thanks to Swift’s friendship with Malik’s then-girlfriendGigi Hadid,he told Elvis Duran.
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Zayn Malik, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
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Fifty Shades Darkerbrought Swift and the former One Direction star, 26, together, and they released their duet for the soundtrack in 2016. They worked together thanks to Swift’s friendship with Malik’s then-girlfriendGigi Hadid,he told Elvis Duran.
13of 16Future, “End Game"Paras Griffin/GettyThe prolific rapper, 35, joined Swift and Sheeran on theReputationsingle “End Game” in 2017, and partied with Swift for the music video.
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Future, “End Game”
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The prolific rapper, 35, joined Swift and Sheeran on theReputationsingle “End Game” in 2017, and partied with Swift for the music video.
14of 16Sugarland, “Babe"Swift worked with Sugarland on the single from the duo’s 2018 albumBigger, the first feature on one of their records. She first wrote the breakup anthem for her 2012 albumRedwith Train frontman Pat Monahan, but it didn’t make the final cut.“She’s a fantastic songwriter. One of the best,” Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, 44, toldEntertainment Tonightof Swift in 2018.
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Sugarland, “Babe”
Swift worked with Sugarland on the single from the duo’s 2018 albumBigger, the first feature on one of their records. She first wrote the breakup anthem for her 2012 albumRedwith Train frontman Pat Monahan, but it didn’t make the final cut.
“She’s a fantastic songwriter. One of the best,” Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, 44, toldEntertainment Tonightof Swift in 2018.
15of 16Brendon Urie, “ME!“Kevin Winter/GettyThe collaboration between Swift and the Panic! at the Disco frontman came about after she sent a heartfelt text that brought longtime fan Urie, 32, to tears.“She sent me the song and I just gushed over her, basically reciprocating the love saying I am such a massive fan of yours, and I can’t wait to work with you on this song,” he toldBillboardof the lead singlefor Swift’s upcoming albumLover. “I haven’t had the song out of my head since I heard it first.”
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Brendon Urie, “ME!”
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The collaboration between Swift and the Panic! at the Disco frontman came about after she sent a heartfelt text that brought longtime fan Urie, 32, to tears.
“She sent me the song and I just gushed over her, basically reciprocating the love saying I am such a massive fan of yours, and I can’t wait to work with you on this song,” he toldBillboardof the lead singlefor Swift’s upcoming albumLover. “I haven’t had the song out of my head since I heard it first.”
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Dixie Chicks, “Soon You’ll Get Better”
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