In this week’s Technique Spotlight, we dive into the methodical and strategic manner in which the chart-topping hit Rain On Me’s writers perfectly structured its duet to showcase two vocal powerhouses – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.

Rain On Me‘s Duet Structure

Over the course of the song, which recently took home awards for Best Song and Best Collaboration at last week’s VMAs, Gaga and Grande share the spotlight both together and independently, all the while showcasing their stellar vocal chops and achieving a whole lot more in the process.

Among the notable decisions that went into effectively crafting the duet are the amount of time allocated to each artist, when, where and how to introduce and feature them without eclipsing one another, and how to creatively bring them together to create infectious song-defining movements, to name just a few.

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