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They sang the duet beautifully.
a piano and flute duet
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On Friday, the British singer-songwriter released a new version of the Bitter Sweet Love track, but this time featuring none other than Kelly Clarkson for a soulful, tear-jerking duet.—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024 In the second act, the meaning of the song expands, as the duet becomes a quartet when joined by Catt and her longtime companion, Mollie Hay (Jaygee Macapugay).—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 After their defiant moment, Kesha and Rapp finished the duet and hugged before Kesha left the stage.—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024 Peck, a gay country music artist, said in an interview with GLAAD published Monday that the duet was actually Nelson's idea.—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 The duet, featuring Post Malone, runs slightly over 4 minutes and includes several references to Levi's jeans.—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024 Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson gave the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards a duet to remember.—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 In this round, the coaches pair up their remaining artists (save for their Playoff Pass winner), but instead of singing a duet, each artist gets to choose their own song in a head-to-head match up.—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024 That won’t be the only featured duet, although Hamlin says the show, unlike some other awards perennials, doesn’t put a particular spotlight on pairing artists just for the sake of it.—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
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The La La Land Reunion: Ryan Gosling also took a moment to duet with his favorite co-star: Emma Stone.—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024 Bon Jovi rocks with Springsteen, McCartney dances in the crowd at Grammys MusiCares event
Jelly Roll duets with Lainey Wilson, more highlights from Spotify's pre-Grammys party
Which Grammy nominees could make history in 2024?—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024 The Fox guessing game show, which is hosted by actor and comedian Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris Bowman, showcases non-famous relatives of celebrities performing solo and then duets with their secret famous family member.—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024 For once more in Stevie Wonder's life, the legendary singer was able to duet with Tony Bennett.—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024 Similar vocal isolation allowed McCartney to virtually duet with Lennon on a recent tour.—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023 Every year, various artists have joined Love on The View to duet on the song, including Rob Thomas, Jason Derulo, Bryan Adams, Patti LaBelle and Golden Globe nominee Fantasia.—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023 Spoiler alert: Joe hops onstage to duet with dad each night.—Linda Laban, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023 Garth Brooks kisses Trisha Yearwood onstage at the CMA Awards
One of the most memorable moments of the 2016 CMA Awards didn't come during Brooks and Yearwood's medley of classic country duets but after it.—Will Groff, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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