With 2025 already bringing us a handful of surprises, sadly extra dangerous than good throughout the previous 24 hours alone, on the very least the tradition was handled to an unlikely duet efficiency on New 12 months’s Eve when R&B legend Al Inexperienced shared the stage with Hollywood icon Morgan Freeman to sing his fan-favorite soul traditional, “Let’s Keep Collectively.”
A deal with on your ears beneath:
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The star-studded present occurred at Freeman’s jazz bar, Floor Zero Blues Membership, which he’s been proprietor of since 2001. With each fellas wanting sharp in their very own proper — blazer jackets, crisp white turtlenecks and a superb collared shirt! — it proved to be an unexpected-yet-perfect technique to ring within the new yr. Reactions ranged from these impressed with how nicely the Oscar winner was capable of sustain with good ol’ Inexperienced to the numerous like us who didn’t notice how a lot they wanted this collaboration within the first place.
After all, we took issues one step additional and got here up with a number of extra musician/actor duos we predict might make good tunes collectively as nicely. Granted, not each actor we selected has the vocal chops to make a success on the Scorching 100. Our choices got here purely from a wishful considering perspective, whether or not they match one another’s vitality, sharer a number of previous run-ins on the earth of media or just have a detailed sufficient title affiliation to make the music go viral.
Have some enjoyable with us as we kick off the brand new yr with a number of odd {couples} that may not be such unusual pairings when you stretch you ears just a little:
Denzel Washington & Jay-Z
Danny Glover & Donald Glover
Sheryl Lee Ralph & Rihanna
Terrence Howard & Ashanti
Viola Davis & Sade
LaKeith Stanfield & Teyana Taylor
Don Cheadle & Freddie Gibbs
Tessa Thompson & Janelle Monaé
Taraji P. Henson & Mary J. Blige
Pam Grier & Beyoncé
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