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WHETHER motivated by strategy or mateship, the feature vocal has become as ubiquitous as a lyrics video in the pop world over the past decade.

For artists who don’t have their own singles about to drop, adding a guest verse or rap on another release can be a lucrative income stream, with major American rappers and singers reportedly commanding anywhere between $25,000 and $250,000 for their contribution.

Here’s the artists who constantly prove two – or three hree – stars are better than one for r a pop hit.

When he’s not making serious coin with an entirely extra ad for a food delivery service in Australia, Snoop Dogg is dropping verses seemingly for anyone who asks as possibly the most featured rapper in the game.

His idiosyncratic style helped hip hop rise to pop dominance in the ’90s via his collaborations with Dr Dre but it wasn’t long before Snoop Dogg was the go-to rapper for pop p artists hoping to surf on his sonic edge edge.

He teamed with the Pussycat Dolls on two of their hits — Buttons and Bottle Pop — in the mid 2000s and ushered in the new decade with Katy Perry on their global smash California Gurls.

There are pop fans still bemused about the assist he gave Jessica Mauboy’s attempted urban reinvention with Get ‘Em Girls. lucrative,lucrative with both Love The

Way You Lie and The Monster onster reaching No. 1 in Australia. a.

She has also lent her distinctive istinctive vocals to former flame Drake rake on his multi-platinum hits including cluding Take Care and Too Good and Calvin Harris is undoubtedly indebted to her vocal magic on This Is What You Came For. credit features on dozens of chart hits, most recently “featuring” on Kanye West’s new single Wash Us In The Blood and his The Scotts collaboration with Kid Cudi.

Other artists to employ his talents include Major Lazer, Calvin Harris, Young Thug, DJ Khaled and James Blake. inesc inescapable musical force for t the past decade.

I In addition to his own solo success, he has the Midas touch with coll collaborations, most nota notably The Weeknd (Pray For Me) and SZA (All Th The Stars) which were top 10 hits h in Australia.

But this thi serious artist of social conscience consc also likes to play in the pop pit, enjoying a multi-platinum smash with his assist on Taylor Taylo Swift’s Bad Blood in 2015 and with wi Australian sonic architect Sia on The Greatest in 2016.

Australian music fans love the American pop artist’s voice on anything. Since dominating the airwaves with The Chainsmokers on Closer, Halsey has kept the hits coming with her features and guest appearances.