--- description: When it comes to the song "Lady Marmalade," Iggy Azalea says she's not going to play a part in changing something that's already good title: Iggy Azalea Says No to 'Lady Marmalade' Remake With Rita Ora image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # There's No Way Iggy Azalea Is Going to Remake 'Lady Marmalade' With Rita Ora by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 5:52 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 5:52 AM CUT When it comes to the song “Lady Marmalade,” Iggy Azalea has made her stance very clear — she’s not going to play a part in changing something that’s already good. British pop star Rita Ora had initially suggested the idea of recording another remake of the song with Azalea in tow in an interview with a U.K. tabloid. Music publication [_NME_](http://www.nme.com/news/rita-ora/88962?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=ritaora "undefined")says Ora told the _Sun_: “It’s always been my goal to create another ‘Lady Marmalade’ … I’m trying to round up the troops. I think it would be me, Miley \[Cyrus\], Charli XCX — she’d be fun — and Iggy \[Azalea\].” In trademark [Azalea style](http://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/ "undefined"), the Australian rapper took to Twitter to voice her disapproval of Ora’s idea. (The pair had previously collaborated on the song “[Black Widow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3u22OYqFGo "undefined").”) > [](https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/653675120334995456) The hit was first recorded in 1975 by the soul group [Labelle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LWIP7SAjY "undefined"). It was then remade in 2001 by Missy Elliott, Lil’ Kim, Christina Aguilera, Mya and Pink to accompany the film _Moulin Rouge_, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Maybe it’s time for Ora to call up a few other lady rappers like Nicki Minaj or Azealia Banks to see if they’re available instead. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/"},"headline":"There's No Way Iggy Azalea Is Going to Remake 'Lady Marmalade' With Rita Ora","datePublished":"2015-10-13T05:52:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:44:08.008Z","description":"The Australian rapper took to Twitter to voice her disapproval of Ora's suggestion","url":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/","keywords":["celebrities","Music","rap","controversy","Iggy Azalea"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/","name":"There's No Way Iggy Azalea Is Going to Remake 'Lady Marmalade' With Rita Ora"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song","description":"At the age of 74, electronic music producer Giorgio Moroder is releasing his first album in three decades.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/J4PWndMR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-06T22:07:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J4PWndMR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4070941/iggy-azalea-rita-ora-lady-marmalade/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```