--- description: Melissa McCarthy dropped intoCarpool Karaoke with an excellent take on Redman's verse in Christina Aguilera's hit song "Dirty" title: Christina Aguilera And Melissa McCarthy on Carpool Karaoke image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Christina Aguilera Gets an Assist From Melissa McCarthy on Carpool Karaoke by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2018 3:26 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2018 3:26 PM CUT When Christina Aguilera made her [_Carpool Karaoke_](http://time.com/4604627/james-corden-m/ "undefined") debut, she didn’t come alone. The singer stopped by _The Late Late Show_ on Monday night to sing some of her songs with [James Corden](http://time.com/5022211/pink-carpool-karaoke/ "undefined"). Aguilera settled into the passenger seat and sang parts of some of her biggest hits like “Dirrty” and “Genie in a Bottle” alongside Corden, who managed to keep hold of the steering wheel while Aguilera showed off her impressive skills. When she got to “Fighter,” [Corden](http://time.com/4781058/harry-styles-carpool-karaoke/ "undefined") couldn’t help but ask for a few tips on how to make his voice sound a little like hers. “That’s an angsty thing, you’ve got to get your fighter on,” she explained. Corden wasn’t sure he would be able to mimic her at his next karaoke party, though, because he sounded “like I’ve got something trapped in my throat.” When the duo moved on to singing Aguilera’s 2002 single “Dirrty,” Aguilera revealed her secret weapon—Melissa McCarthy. The actress and comedian appeared in the back seat to deliver a fierce take on Redman’s featured rap, which appeared in the original song. “You two know each other. You’ve known each other a while, yes?” [Corden](http://time.com/4977564/miley-cyrus-carpool-karaoke-2/ "undefined") asked the two stars. “We’ve known each other a while,” McCarthy said, nodding. “We did a picture together — _Life of the Party_.” “Which we obviously are,” Aguilera added. No arguments here. Watch below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5252310/christina-aguilera-carpool-karaoke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5252310/christina-aguilera-carpool-karaoke/"},"headline":"Christina Aguilera Gets an Assist From Melissa McCarthy on Carpool Karaoke","datePublished":"2018-04-24T15:26:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:24.755Z","description":"Melissa McCarthy came by Carpool Karaoke to help Christina Aguilera on \"Dirty\"","url":"https://time.com/5252310/christina-aguilera-carpool-karaoke/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Late Night Television","Christina Aguilera","carpool karaoke"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5252310/christina-aguilera-carpool-karaoke/","name":"Christina Aguilera Gets an Assist From Melissa McCarthy on Carpool Karaoke"}}]}] ```