You must be living underneath a rock if you haven’t heard of Spike TV’s mega hit show “Lip Sync Battle” hosted by the one and only legendary rapper LL Cool J and co-host supermodel Chrissy Teigen.
Originating from the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as one of Jimmy’s many zany segments. The show is executive produced by Fallon, John Krasinski and Stephen Merchan. Spike TV’s “Lip Sync Battle” brings together some of the biggest performers in entertainment to battle it out while singing along to some of the most famous tunes ever. Yes Please! We’re counting 10 of our favorite battles thus far. Let us know if you agree with us or if we left out one of your favorites. Check it out below:
10. Hayden Panettiere’s “Lady Marmalade” vs. Eva Longoria’s “Anaconda”
Eva Longoria twerks up a storm to Nicki Minaj’s Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling “Anaconda”, while Hayden Panettiere throws it back to Lil’ Kim, Mya, Christina Aguilera, & Pink’s “Lady Marmalade” with a little help from Christina herself!
9. Jenna Dewan-Tatum & Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted” vs. Channing Tatum’s “Let It Go”
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum had some epic battles in the Season 2 premiere of Lip Sync Battle! In this one Jenna teams up with Paula Abdul for “Cold Hearted”, then Channing morphs into Queen Elsa for Idina Menzel’s “Let It Go” from the Disney movie Frozen!
8. Julianne Hough’s “I Just Had Sex” vs. Derek Hough’s “Chandelier”
The sibling rivalry continues with Derek Hough performing a dazzling rendition of “Chandelier” by Sia. Julianne Hough brings the battle to a traumatizing close with “I Just Had Sex” by The Lonely Island.
7. Dwayne Johnson’s “Shake It Off” vs. Jimmy Fallon’s “Jump In The Line”
Dwayne Johnson shows Jimmy Fallon how to Shake It Off by performing the Taylor Swift hit. Jimmy hits back with a Harry Belafonte classic “Jump In The Line”.
6. Justin Bieber’s “Crazy Train” vs. Deion Sanders’ “Like A Virgin”
Deion Sanders goes deep for his touching performance of “Like A Virgin” by Madonna. Justin Bieber hits him back with a shocking performance of “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne.
5. Anna Kendrick’s “Booty” vs. John Krasinski’s “Proud Mary”
Anna Kendrick and John Krasinski bring their battle to an epic conclusion. How does Krasinski’s take on Tina Turner’s classic version of Proud Mary stand next to Anna’s surprise-filled performance of Jennifer Lopez’s Booty?
4. Stephen Merchant’s “Dirrty” vs. Malin Åkerman’s “Talk Dirty”
he battle gets dirty with Malin Åkerman’s incredible performance of “Talk Dirty” by Jason Derülo. Stephen Merchant throws it right back with a nasty rendition of “Dirrty” by Christina Aguilera.
3. Anne Hathaway’s “Wrecking Ball” vs. Emily Blunt’s “Piece of My Heart”
Emily Blunt channels her inner Janis Joplin as she performs “Piece of My Heart” in the final round against Anne Hathaway and her earth-shattering rendition of “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus.
2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Rhythm Nation” vs. Anthony Mackie’s “2 Legit 2 Quit”
Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt battle it out in the 2015 Holiday Special. Anthony takes on MC Hammer’s classic “2 Legit 2 Quit” and Joseph does a spot-on rendition of Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation”!
1. Channing Tatum & Beyonce’s “Run The World (Girls)” vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s “Pony”
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, husband and wife dance duo extraordinaire, duke it out in the Season 2 premiere of Lip Sync Battle! Jenna reimagines Channing’s Magic Mike XXL routine to Ginuwine’s “Pony” while Channing brings in some extra firepower for his version of Beyonce’s “Run The World (Girls)”