WATCH: James Corden and Ariana Grande's incredible performance of 13 songs to iconic Titanic scenes in ONE take
Very impressive!
Last updated 14th Aug 2018
We all know that James Corden can belt out a song or two when required for his American chat show, The Late Late Show with James Corden, but he has taken it to another level with pop star Ariana Grande who appeared as a guest recently. Covering 13 songs, from Lady Gaga to Pitbull, *NSYNC to Celine Dion (obviously), the pair showed of their combined talents as they did a live performance in front of nine different sets, all done in just ONE take. Very impressive!
Featuring sets such as the iconic bow of the boat where Jack and Rose do the "I'm flying" scene, to the third class dance scene, the pair covered well-known pop songs with great success. Watch the full video below...
Not only has the video been phenomenally popular on YouTube, trending at Number 4 just a day after it's been released, James's tweet revealing the video has also had a great response. James tweeted, 'Here it is, 1 take, @ArianaGrande and I in a story of Titanic. She is insanely talented, and I feel honored to have got to do this with Ariana'. sic
Fans have been quick to reply to James's tweet saying how great it is, with one responding with a gif...
Followed-up by saying, 'Your voice is also beautiful, James'.
Another fan said it was, 'absolutely incredible'.
Check out Ariana Grande's transformation from teenage TV star to worldwide pop sensation in the video below.
Ariana's appearance on The Late Late Show is ahead of her appearance on the popular Carpool Karaoke segment, which both James and Ariana teased last week. James posted a photo of the lyrics to 'No Tears Left To Cry', with Ariana retweeting it saying 'sick what for'. sic
Ariana then followed it up with a tweet of her own saying, 'yeee ! imma be on @latelateshow on Wednesday August 15 jus thought u should know #carpoolkaraoke'. sic
See some of the best Carpool Karaokes below...
Chris Martin
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joined James without the rest of the band for a sing-a-long.
James gave Chris a lift to the 2016 Superbowl and on route performed hits like 'Paradise' and 'Hymm For The Weekend', with Chris even bringing along a keyboard!
Adele
Filmed when James returned back to the UK for Christmas, the pair belt out some of Adele's classics including 'Hello' and 'Someone Like You'.
Whilst having a chat about Adele's fellow celebrities, the pair burst out into Spice Girls song 'Wannabe' and even rap to Nicki Minaj!
Ed Sheeran
Perhaps the most anticipated Carpool ever! After his year long break from music Ed Sheeran returned with a bang!
Bringing his guitar into the car, Ed and James performed the likes of 'Shape Of You', 'Castle On The Hill' and 'Sing' and then Ed tried to fit A LOT of Malteasers into his mouth!
One Direction
Harry, Niall, Liam and Louis joined James before they started their hiatus and to date it's one of our favourites!
The boys discussed life in the band and had perfect harmonies with James to some of their biggest songs.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry joined James' Carpool earlier this year and she didn't hold back discussing her beef with Taylor Swift!
James also asked Katy about her ever-changing appearance before having a sing-a-long to her catchy hits.
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars dressed to impress for his episode of Carpool!
The 'Uptown Funk' singer showed he's still got the moves even when he's sitting down when himself and James belted out some of his biggest hits.
Lady Gaga
It wouldn't be Lady Gaga if she didn't show up wearing a totally unique outfit and that's exactly what happened during her Carpool episode!
With James dressing up in some of Lady Gaga's most iconic outfits, the pair belted out hits such as 'Bad Romance' and 'Just Dance'.
Justin Bieber
Justin starred in James' Carpool right after the GRAMMY Awards.
Biebs applied moisturiser to James' face before they belted out 'Uptown Funk' and discussed the biggest moments from the Awards.
Harry Styles
Just after launching his solo career, former One Direction star Harry Styles joined his mate James for a sing-a-long.
James dressed up in some of Harry's most iconic outfits and hit the high notes in Harry's debut solo song 'Sign Of The Times'.
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas
Best friends Demi and Nick joined James back in June 2016 and they certainly didn't disappoint.
As well as singing hits such as 'Jealous', 'Close' and 'Heart Attack', the pair discussed who's dating who and even got out of the car to make a couple of dollars busking.
Michelle Obama and Missy Elliott
In perhaps the funniest Carpool ever, James visited the White House to pick up Michelle Obama for a special Carpool.
Singing some of Michelle's favourite songs, even rapper Missy Elliott made an appearance!
Take That
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald of Take That joined James for a chariy special Carpool last year!
Taking part to raise money for Red Nose Day, the band performed some of their new and old hits including 'Relight My Fire' and 'Shine'.
Usher
King of cool Usher certainly had a busy time during his episode of Carpool.
As well as singing and dancing, the pair went for a walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and even had to push a broken down car at one point!
Sia
Sia just about fit in James' car with her stunning wig and bow combo.
Showing off her amazing vocals, the singer belted out her hits including 'Chandelier', 'Cheap Thrills' and 'Alive'.
James even had his own Sia inspired wig!
Selena Gomez
When Selena Gomez joined James for Carpool the pair had A LOT of fun!
Not only did they leave the car to belt out tracks whilst on a rollercoaster, the pair also went through a McDonald's drive-thru where James insisted on having a cup with Selena's lyrics on!
Britney Spears
Britney pays homage to her 90's track 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' and the pair dressed up as school girls for a duration of the drive.
Belting out Britney classics including 'Toxic' and 'Womanizer', the pair had a lot of fun!
Jennifer Lopez
When 'Jenny From The Block' joined James it was always going to be something special!
In between singing J.Lo's biggest hits, Jennifer spilled the beans on how many times she's been proposed to, and James sent THAT text to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Ariana Grande
Pop princess Ariana Grande joined James on the show in August 2018, with the pair belting out hits such as 'No Tears Left To Cry', 'Side To Side' and even a Celine Dion classic!
Ariana is due to release her new album 'Sweetener' later this week, it will be her fourth studio album and the follow up to 'Dangerous Woman' released in 2016. Ariana returned to music earlier this year, nearly a year after the devastating events of the 22nd May 2017, when 22 people were killed after her concert at the Manchester Arena.
In April 2018 she released 'No Tears Left To Cry' which paid tribute to those affected by the tragedy. The Manchester bee features at the end of the video with the bee flying off into the sky.
You can hear hits from Ariana Grande on Tay FM.