Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
Originally offered to
Rihanna, who turned it down after the Chris Brown incident.
Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
Originally co-written and recorded by
Pink for her Funhouse album, however the song did not make the cut.
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
Originally offered to
TLC who turned it down. TLC said it was too childish.
Beyonce - Halo
Halo was originally supposed to go to
Leona Lewis, but Ryan gave it to Beyonce.
Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up, Remember my Name
Originally meant for
Madonna, scrapped off the MDNA sessions
Britney Spears - Toxic
Originally offered to
Kylie Minogue who turned it down.
Lady Antebellum - American Honey
Originally written for
Carrie Underwood.
Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around
Originally co-written by and meant for
Paula Abdul, given to Kylie because Paula's health problems and spinal surgeries didn't allow her to release her 4th album
Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
Turned down by
Toni Braxton, who was finishing up her 2nd album, and by
Mariah Carey who had already released her album and was focusing on her tour
Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up
Written and recorded by
Katy Perry, before she broke, however the entire album ended up being scrapped.
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
Recorded by
Tori Alamaze. The single flopped and Tori was dropped from the label. The song was also offered to
The Sugababes and to
Paris Hilton. Both turned it down.
LeAnn Rimes - Blue
The song was originally written for
Patsy Cline, who had intended to record it before her untimely death in a plane crash. 34 years later, 13-year old LeAnn Rimes became the first singer to record it.
B.O.B. - Nothin' On You & Airplanes
Both songs written for
Lupe Fiasco, but they went to B.O.B. instead. According to reports, the move almost cost Lupe his record deal
Rihanna - Umbrella
Originally written for
Britney Spears' "Blackout" era, but Jive turned down the song saying she had enough material.
Taio Cruz recorded the song, but it didn't get released.
Mary J. Blige was offered the song and was interested, but it had already gone to Rihanna.
Selena Gomez - Who Says
Originally offered to and recorded by
Jordin Sparks. However, Selena's version got released first.
Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
Originally recorded for
Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" album but it was cut in favor of "Fighter." Apparently, she still wanted the song and was upset when Kelly released it.
Toni Braxton - Un-break My Heart
Orignally offered to
Celine Dion
Christina Aguilera - I Turn To You
Recorded by
All-4-One and used for the "Space Jam" soundtrack. It was not released as a single. Christina's version went top 5.
Pink - Who Knew
Passed on by
Kelly Clarkson
Kylie Minogue - Nu-Di-Ty
Kylie's Nu-Di-Ty was for
Britney's Blackout but it didn't made the cut so it went to X
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Passed on by several female artists, most notably (confirmed)
Hilary Duff who didn't think she could reach the high notes.
Rihanna - S.O.S.
Originally offered to
Christina Milian. She rejected the song, resulting in a breakthrough for Rihanna, and Christina got "Say I" and a pink slip.
Gloria Estefan - Heaven's What I Feel
Originally recorded by
Celine Dion for her Let's Talk About Love album, but the song was scrapped as it didn't "fit" the album. It became a top 10 AC hit for Gloria Estefan.
Whitney Houston - How Will I know
"How Will I Know" originally meant for
Janet's Control album. Later went to Whitney.
Faith Hill - There You'll Be
Originally offered to
Celine Dion. She turned it down fearing it would be labeled as "My Heart Will Go On Part 2." The song later was nominated for an Academy Award.
Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
Taio wrote the song for
Cheryl Cole's solo album, but her label rejected the song. He then kept it for himself.
Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back
Diane Warren originally wanted
Whitney Houston to sing the song, but Clive Davis insisted that Taylor sing it instead.
Imagine if these would have been release by the original artists?
Will we ever hear these demos?
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