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Verzuz | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | |
Format | Live streaming (video) |
Created by | Timbaland and Swizz Beatz |
Updates | Ongoing weekly |
Production | |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 43 (with 5 specials) |
Publication | |
Original release | March 24, 2020 |
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Verzuz is an American webcast series created by record producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, that airs on Verzuz TV.
Verzuz was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic as a virtual DJ battle, with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz facing off in its first iteration through an Instagram Live broadcast in March 2020.[1]
The series invites two musicians, predominantly R&B and hip hop, such as Mario and Omarion, to highlight their discographies in two 10-song rounds during a three-hour session.
Episodes include battles between producers Teddy Riley and Babyface, singers Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, Brandy and Monica, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, and rappers Ludacris and Nelly, as well as Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane.
On March 9, 2021, the series was acquired by TrillerNet.[2]
The web series won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Series in 2021.