14 massive hit songs that were first rejected by other pop stars

The wild behind-the-scenes process of creating a pop music hit can often involve writers and producers shopping their songs around to different artists.Thanks to Billboard Music and artists themselvesdishing to magazines andMTV, we know the backstory for some of the world's biggest pop songs and the artists who almost sang them instead.From Britney Spears to Rihanna and more, keep reading for a look at 14 chart-topping pop hits that were passed up by other artists.Amanda Macias contributed to another version of this article.Britney Spears first ever single "...Baby One More Time" was rejected by TLC first.In 2015, MTV News asked TLC membersTionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas about their choice to pass on the song."I was like, I like the song but do I think it's a hit' Do I think it's TLC' I'm not saying 'hit me baby.' No disrespect to Britney," T-Boz told MTV News."It's good for her. But was I going to say 'hit me baby one more time'' Hell no!"Listen to Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" here."I'm A Slave 4 U" was almost recorded by Janet Jackson instead of Britney Spears.Billboard reported that the Neptunes-produced track "I'm A Slave 4 U" was offered to Janet Jackson first.Only afterJackson passed on it did Spears get to record the sex-charged single and dance onstage with a memorable gigantic snake.Listen to Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U" here.Remember Jennifer Lopez's early dance hit "Let's Get Loud"' That song was first written by Gloria Estefan for herself, but she decided to pass it onto Lopez.Gloria Estefan wrote the dance hit in the late '90s, but reportedly decided it was too similar to her past hits and gave it to Jennifer Lopez instead, who used it on her debut studio album "On the 6."You can still hear Estefan's take on the song, which was used as a bonus track for her 2011 album "Little Miss Havana."Listen to Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud" here.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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