A mid-year Nielsen study dedicated a small section to the Verzuz effect. On Thursday, Nielsen Music and MRC Data released its United States Midyear Report for the first half of 2020. The study analyzed the current state of the music industry, also breaking down effects before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. One response to … Read moreThese Artists Had the Biggest Streaming Bumps After Verzuz Battles
The two rappers could rep New York and Atlanta in an upcoming battle. T.I. recently announced he’s interested in squaring off with 50 Cent in a Verzuz battle. Over on Instagram in a video on the New York rapper’s 50th birthday, T.I. shared, “For your birthday, I offer you a challenge sir.” He also added, … Read moreT.I. & 50 Cent Could Potentially Square Off In Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle
My homie wanna holla atcha. “Which one?” *my homie when I point to him* pic.twitter.com/JR092iCa03 — R’Avion (@icanonlybemekh) June 30, 2020 It’s been quite the week that started with Queen Bey addressing us lowly lessers for 3 minutes at the socially distanced BET Awards just 24 hours before everything swerved left with August Alsina spilling … Read moreThese Happy Drunk Jadakiss Memes Are Absolutely HILARIOUS
Monday on Elm Street. The epic match-up of Freddy vs Jason comes to Verzuz for the webcast series’ latest rap battle between Fabolous and Jadakiss. On Monday night (June 29), Brooklyn’s Loso and Yonker’s Kiss stood side-by-side and went punch line for punch line for 20 rounds of their classic songs. The well-respected MCs brought … Read moreTIDAL: Fabolous vs. Jadakiss
Watch last night’s Verzuz showdown in full. In case you missed the memo, Alicia Keys and John Legend commemorated this year’s Juneteenth by squaring up in the latest installment of Verzuz. Announced earlier in the week, the match-up was billed as a celebration of the holiday, pitting the catalogs of two perennial r&b stars against one … Read moreRelive Alicia Keys and John Legend’s Juneteenth ‘Verzuz’ Battle
Happy Juneteenth! After a few weeks off, Verzuz makes its return on Juneteenth for the powerful showdown between John Legend and Alicia Keys. For the first unisex session, the two multi-platinum and Grammy-award winning artists brought their pianos alongside for 20 rounds of their classic hits from Legend’s “Ordinary People” to Keys’ “A Woman’s Worth”. … Read moreTIDAL: Alicia Keys vs John Legend
(Photo by Kevin Mazur for WireImage via Getty Images) The match-up will commemorate this year’s Juneteenth celebration. R&B hitmakers, Alicia Keys and John Legend, will square up in the next Verzuz battle. Announced via Instagram and Twitter this morning, the live-streamed showdown will celebrate this year’s Juneteenth with an official start time of 8pm EST next Friday. … Read moreAlicia Keys and John Legend are The Next ‘Verzuz’ Match-Up
kirk. franklin….bye “I’m not plies” pic.twitter.com/8MgTvqxIq1 — kaayyy (@keepitKay_) May 31, 2020 We don’t even want to think about this quarantine without the now iconic Verzuz series that came thru with a much needed Sunday Service headlined by Gospel titans Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond who showed up, showed out and blessed over 250,000 people … Read moreBrighter Day: Kirk Franklin & Fred Hammond’s Powerful Verzuz Service Sends The Saints Into A TIZZY
Can they get a witness? Healing and uplifting the spirits of all, Verzuz took us to church this Sunday evening for the first gospel celebration with Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond. Opened with a sermon with Bishop T.D. Jakes, and the two gospel legends in coordinating “I Can’t Breathe” and “I Can’t Breathe Again” t-shirts … Read moreTIDAL: Kirk Franklin vs. Fred Hammond
Photo Credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are now enforcing a rule to ensure proper sound quality. The latest Verzuz matchup is officially here. On Thursday, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond will face off in a battle of gospel titans. Catch the battle … Read moreKirk Franklin and Fred Hammond To Face Off in “The Healing” Verzuz Battle