Which Members Of These Defunct Musician Couples Are Winning Today?

By Alexa Tietjen

January 9, 2015 / 8:00 AM

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If Sex and the City's character Samantha taught us anything, it's that every breakup gives way to competition. Even if the breakup occurred on good terms, and especially if it didn't, both parties automatically enter into the "Who'll Die Miserable?" game. As with every game, there's a winner, a loser, and occasionally, a tie. Who came out ahead of his or her ex in these past musician couples? Click through the photo gallery to find out.

The Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon split is one of last year's celebrity breakups we're still not over. Scroll through the photo gallery if you want to see which of these two we think is winning the breakup game, but for now, watch The Gossip Table dish on Mariah and Nick's split.

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