Crazy, Sexy Collaborators
Drake & Rihanna, Shawn & Camila, more
Sex and music go hand-in-hand, so it’s not surprising when alluring recording artists hook up and create seductive music together. Here are PROVOKR’s picks for sexiest collaborators and the hot music videos and songs they created:
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa — “One Kiss”
Scottish record producer Calvin Harris and British singer Dua Lipa teamed up for the song “One Kiss” in April 2018. The single is part of Harris’ sixth studio album and hit the #1 spot on British charts. The music video, directed by Emil Nava, is a trippy throwback to club hits from the early 90s. In fact, this song easily could’ve been a house favorite back in 1990. It really leans into that techno-era vibe, as Lipa slinks around a green screen effect backdrop. It also doesn’t hurt that Harris and Lipa have been rumored to be dating since late 2017 after Dua Lipa broke up with her boyfriend Isaac Carew.
Rihanna and Drake — “Work”
C’mon, everyone knows this song! This was a big hit for Rihanna back in 2016 as one of the biggest songs of the year. Drake throw in some rhymes after late night “hang outs” turned into inspiration in the recording studio. The music video, directed by Director X and Tim Erem, created a sexy visualization of the hit song. Erem recalled to Billboard,
“We actually loved [the studio] from day one. That was also the first thing we shot that day [in L.A.]. We were like, ‘This could actually carry the whole video,’ which it did. I didn’t believe in it but people loved it and I’m happy with it now. The concept came up in the most spontaneous way ever. I sent out an e-mail at 4 a.m. to my crew before the shoot, saying like, ‘By the way I need a couch, this and this.’”
Nicki Minaj and Arianna Grande — “Bed”
Directed by Hype Williams, the music video for “Bed” features Nicki Minaj as a mermaid on the beach before rolls around on a bed wearing sexy white lingerie. She later hits the beach with Arianna Grande before hooking up with football players Odell Beckham Jr. and Brad Wing. The song is fun and sexy, as it debuted at the #43 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of this year.
Cardi B and Offset — “Lick”
Before Cardi B and Offset secretly got married in June 2018, the pair released the single “Lick” from Cardi B’s mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2 in May 2017. The song was a declaration of the love, as they shared a kiss at the end of the music video. Cardi B had their daughter Kulture Kiari a month after they got married.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
In 2015, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello recorded the duet “I Know What You Did Last Summer” on Medes’ debut record Handwritten. The song was a top 20 song on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian 100, while it also sparked rumors that the pair were dating. However, Mendes shot down those rumors, although the two looked very cozy together in the eyes of fans and the press. The music video, directed by Ryan Pallotta, won two iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards for Fan Fave Video and Best Pop Video, but lost Video of the Year to “Hotline Bling” by Drake.
