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| Created by | Timbaland and Swizz Beatz |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (with 5 specials) |
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| Release | March 24, 2020 – present |
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Verzuz is an American webcast series created by record producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. It was introduced during the 2020 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.
The web series won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Series in 2021.
- ^ Leight, Elias (October 29, 2020). "Verzuz's Founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz -- Future 25". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 12, 2020.