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Rihanna confirmed this week that she has teamed up with Shakira for a new single titled Can't Remember To Forget You.

And on Thursday fans of both Rihanna, 25, and the Columbian singer were no doubt further excited when the cover art for their hotly anticipated collaboration surfaced.

Shakira, who grew up in Barranquilla, Colombia, said soon found she had a lot in common with Rihanna after getting to know her during recording.

Shakira famously worked with lookalike singer Beyonce on song Beautiful Liar, and the pair were identically styled in the accompanying music video.

Pitbull first teased fans with the idea that Shakira and Rihanna had recorded a duet for the Latina pop singer's forthcoming album.

He shared he originally wanted Rihanna to record the hook on his recent single, Timber, featuring Ke$ha.